Con il patrocinio della Maison Grande nella Vallée de Joux, un team di tre alpinisti stagionato, guidato dalla guida Schaffter svizzero Stéphane, è on-site in Nepal e attualmente prepara a raccogliere una sfida estrema: l'ascensione di una montagna in Himalaya che non è ancora stato calpestato da piedi umani. Tre orologi eccezionali da parte della Jaeger-LeCoultre Fabbricazione farà parte di questa avventura, a cominciare dal famoso 1958 Geofisica cronometro, insieme al Master Compressor Extreme Lab che è diventata una sensazione immediata dell'industria orologiera momento della sua introduzione nel 2007. Un terzo nuova creazione estrema in fase di preparazione per la fabbricazione workshop nella Vallée de Joux sarà anche fare il viaggio.
In un mondo in cui sembra a volte tutto è già stato scoperto, conquistando un vertice vergine è uno sforzo paragonabile al famoso spedizioni effettuate a metà 20 ° secolo, con l'obiettivo di conquistare vette più grandi al mondo uno dopo l'altro. Cerco di ripetere un risultato in confini della Himalaya mezzo secolo più tardi significava mettere insieme un team di scalatori con decenni di esperienza alle spalle e conosce bene la grandezza, la bellezza e la natura imprevedibile delle montagne.
Stéphane Schaffter, a Swiss alpinist who has scaled the fabled Bonatti Pillar, will be accompanied by Apa Sherpa, who has 19 ascensions of Everest under his belt; as well as Little Karim, who has accompanied many great sportsmen in their over 8,000-metre high-altitude expeditions.
All three men, who have displayed an indomitable spirit of adventure throughout their lives and know that limits are there to be surpassed, have naturally chosen Jaeger-LeCoultre watches as the timekeeping instruments in their daring undertaking. As brand connoisseurs will have probably guessed, the fabled Master Compressor Extreme Lab will naturally be part of the action. This avant-garde timepiece heralds the future of watchmaking, since it operates without any oil or other lubricant. Revolutionary geometry, cutting-edge technical advancements and the use of high-tech materials enable it to withstand extreme conditions such as those prevailing at high altitudes, in order to maintain its remarkable precision at temperatures ranging between -40°C to °60°C. For a watch developed with genuine passion by a dedicated Jaeger-LeCoultre research unit, the time for real-life adventure has come.
These three exceptional individuals, whose character has been honed by courage and peerless tenacity, have travelled to Nepal to embark upon an adventure that is particularly rare these days: the conquest of a peak never yet climbed. Their Jaeger-LeCoultre timepieces, all "super sherpas" in their own right, will accompany them throughout their ascension, constantly reminding them of the pioneering role played by the Manufacture in the Vallée de Joux in constantly pushing back the limits of precision while keeping pace with daring technical accomplishments.
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Stéphane Schaffter is a Swiss mountaineer born in 1953 and who settled in Geneva in the early 1970s. A fervent mountain-lover since his childhood years, he conquered the legendary Bonatti du Petit Dru pillar in the Mont Blanc mountain range at the age of just 16. Since the 1980s, he has headed a number of expeditions around the world, including many trips to the Himalayas. In 1985, he joined the select circle of mountaineers to have climbed the K2 without oxygen. This accomplished athlete is also a talented film-maker who also scaled Everest while filming the arrival at its peak of Yves Lambert and Tashi Tensing in the 50th anniversary year of the conquest of Everest. Stéphane Schaffter regularly organises expeditions on the American continent, particularly in the Andes cordillera. This elite sportsman well accustomed to extreme altitudes is particularly interested in exploring uncharted territory and engaging in new and original adventures.
Born in the early 1960s in the village of Thame, in the Everest region of Nepal, Apa Sherpa, whose real name is Lhakpa Tenzing Sherpa, lost his father at the age of 12. Having suddenly become head of the family, this eldest son of six children left school and became a high-altitude porter or "sherpa" for Himalayan expeditions. He nonetheless did not begin his real alpinist's career until 1985, even though his work as a cook or a porter did take him to the peak of Everest until 1990. Since then, he has become a chief sherpa, to the point of being deservedly referred to as a "super sherpa" who reaches the roof of the world virtually every year. With 19 successful expeditions behind him, he holds the world record for Everest ascensions. In May 2009, he took part in the Eco Everest Expedition, which aimed to raise global awareness of climate change, returning from the peak with five tons of refuse. He now lives with his family in Utah, in the United States, where last April he founded the Apa Sherpa Foundation which supports educational and economic development projects in Nepal.
Little Karim Balti was born in 1956 in the village of Husshe, perched at an altitude of 3,200 metres at the heart of the Karakoram mountain range which includes the world's second highest peak, the K2. From an early age, he showed a remarkable talent for climbing and took part in his first expedition with the American climber Dick Emerson. Over the decades since then, he has accompanied a number of accomplished sportsmen and women in their expeditions. His career now spans 30 years and has earned him the well-deserved nickname "King of Karakoram".
Manufacture Jaeger-LeCoultre
Born of an invention, the Grande Maison has always been driven by the spirit of discovery; the need to create new, ever more accurate and more complex technical marvels. Year after year, knowledge and skills have been enriched, renewed and multiplied to serve the unique purpose of mastering the countless operations involved in manufacturing watch movements and cases – the fundamental prerequisite for rising to the most daunting technical challenges.
A major player in watchmaking history, Jaeger-LeCoultre has now celebrated its 175th anniversary. The Manufacture has an impressive range of world firsts, superlative creations and legendary models to its credit, including the Reverso, the Duoplan, the Master Control, the Memovox Polaris, the Gyrotourbillon I and the Atmos. In 2009, around 1000 people proficient in over 40 watchmaking professions and more than 20 cutting-edge technologies continue to pay tribute to the pioneering ardour of the company founders by creating new masterpieces proudly perpetuating the grand horological tradition.
In 2010, as a further extension to the capacious premises now surrounding Antoine LeCoultre's original atelier, Jaeger-LeCoultre will be inaugurating a new building providing 9,000m2 of additional workshop space.
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