Les Others - Offside?

Volume 19

Not so long ago, for most nature lovers, walking a trail, climbing a rock face, or cycling a mountain pass was still a purely personal pleasure. Yet, just a few years have been enough to divert our outdoor activities onto different paths: the pursuit of performance, the obsession with self-improvement, the race for profitability...

Far from being an exception to the rule, we wanted to question these developments by asking: can we still simply play? Walk, run, climb, cycle, fly, ski – with no other goal than wonder and pleasure?