OVERLAND

FROM ALASKA TO PATAGONIA

On the hunt for truly unexplored mountaineering, paragliding, and flying experiences, our athlete Paul Guschlbauer embarked on Project Overland. For six months, Paul undertook an unprecedented adventure where he made his way all the way down from Alaska to the most southern point of Patagonia, with just his dreams, hopes - and his 1956 Piper Supercub bush plane.

 

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THE GEAR THAT HELPED
PAUL´S DREAM COME TRUE

To help fund Project Overland, we donated 10% of every product purchased from
Paul's dedicated gear selection.

ABOUT PAUL GUSCHLBAUER

Paul has been a Salewa athlete and a hero of ours for more than five years. He is an adventurer, an outdoor enthusiast and a man of the mountains. Paul is currently a sponsored athlete of Redbull, has a successful career as a professional paragliding pilot and is a multi-time Red Bull X-Alps finisher.

Paul is taking on a new challenge in the wake of the death of his good friend Hannes Arch, he is becoming a world-class plane pilot with the desire to explore unprecedented destinations.

With Overland, Paul took his skills to new terrain in both air and mountains as he explored the western hemisphere. Paul Guschlbauer flew a 50-year-old prop plane 18,000 km, through two hemispheres and 17 countries in 180 days! The trip begun on the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere, June 21, 2018 and lasted 6 months. From solstice to solstice.

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ABOUT PAUL GUSCHLBAUER

Paul has been a Salewa athlete and a hero of ours for more than five years. He is an adventurer, an outdoor enthusiast and a man of the mountains. Paul is currently a sponsored athlete of Redbull, has a successful career as a professional paragliding pilot and is a multi-time Red Bull X-Alps finisher.

Paul is taking on a new challenge in the wake of the death of his good friend Hannes Arch, he is becoming a world-class plane pilot with the desire to explore unprecedented destinations.

With Overland, Paul is looking to take his skills to new terrain in both air and mountains as he explores the western hemisphere. Paul Guschlbauer will fly a 50-year-old prop plan 18,000 km, through two hemispheres and 17 countries in 180 days! The trip will officially begin on the longest day of the year in the southern hemisphere, June 21, 2018 and last 6 month. From solstice to solstice.

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FROM HERE TO THERE BY AIR

The Pan-American Highway runs from Alaska to Patagonia. Paul Guschlbauer was flying the whole way in his Piper Super Cub plane - Bush flying 18,000 km – 14,000 of them through mountain ranges. Paul was crossing terrain where runways were few and far between, taking off and landing was wherever he chose to and exploring unique mountain areas where few people have ever been. Paul completed his journey along the Pan-American highway by a mix of paragliding, climbing, skiing and speed hiking!

Here are a few magical spots Paul stopped at and experienced along the way:

70°NORTH

Starting out from Prudhoe Bay, North Alaska – a settlement of 2,000 people above the Arctic Circle.

55° SOUTH

Finishing in Ushuaia, Argentina, the capital of Tierra del Fuego, the southernmost city in the world.

17 BORDERS

The Pan-American Highway crosses 17 borders and two hemispheres.

18,000 KM

Paul is flying 18,000 km, 14,000 of them are through mountain ranges.