Category Archives: A sporting life

A Summer Manifesto

Photo: Classiq Journal   A good surfer… Shares wax Doesn’t geotag lesser-known waves Knows there’s more to life than beers, barrels and BBQs May also enjoy beers, barrels and BBQs Is a respectful traveler Has a towel Remembers when they … Read More

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An Homage to the Ball Kids at Roland Garros

This year’s Roland Garros official poster is created by Louise Sartor and is an homage to the ball kids. It has a timeless quality to it, embodying not only the beauty of the tennis game – its vibrancy, elegance and concentration – but also Read More

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A Sporting Life: In Search of Its Lost Elegance

Photograph by Jacques Henri Lartigue   Snow makes everything better, doesn’t it? Not just because snow somehow blocks out the rest of the world and you become aware of your own unique place in it, or because there is nothing … Read More

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A Sporting Life: Reinhold Messner

Reinhold Messner is not only the original alpinist, but a true adventurer, a complex explorer and a storyteller. “What’s happening on Everest, with sherpas preparing everything, is tourism.” Read More

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Stories from Retezat Mountains

There’s a different world up there. It’s just you and the mountain. You have to be present, you have to have all your senses awake, you have to be prepared. Read More

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