Monte Rosa is the highest mountain range in Switzerland with the Dufourspitze, its highest peak, at 4,634m in altitude, and is home to the longest mountain pass in the Alps: the Marinelli. It also harbours Géraldine Fasnacht’s dream. For years she has nurtured a desire to tame the mountain, through snowboarding and wingsuit flying. “4634 - Perception” is a poetic voyage that takes the viewer through this extraordinary woman’s life, from preparation to landing, including the take off, flight and sensation of boundless gliding. In this 26-minute film, Géraldine shares her philosophy and viewpoint of the mountain with us through inspiring and passionate messages that will help each of us put the present and life itself into perspective...
On the border between Switzerland and Italy, Monte Rosa conceals a long and careful climb through glaciers over 4,000m high. After the Matterhorn, another Swiss mountain peak, opened in 2014, Géraldine Fasnacht dreamt of setting off on an adventure that would combine wingsuit and snowboard. It was clear that she would snowboard across the Marinelli pass. After long days of planning and drawing different trajectories, Géraldine wanted to find a starting point that would allow her to wingsuit from the high mountain landscape down to the valley. After several months of physical and technical training for efficient take offs, she needed to wait for better conditions in order to carry out the wingsuit flight. But as Géraldine said, “What counts is the journey... The mountain’s teachings are shown during these moments in which one surpasses oneself and becomes at one with the elements.”
Since 2015 Geraldine Fasnacht has been TAG Heuer ambassador. A relationship based on long term confidence with the Swiss watchmaker based in La Chaux-de-Fonds. When the project "4634" took form Tag Heuer supported it.
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