My partners have given me so many opportunities and I am forever appreciative that they support my often, slightly crazy, concepts and have been enablers who believe strongly in the spirit of adventure.
THE NORTH FACE
Providing gear for the toughest conditions and making a tent a happy home. I have been lucky to be with The North Face for the past seven years, enabling some of my biggest adventures, from Mission Antarctic through to their support and belief in the new How To XV series.
SWATCH
Swatch is my longest standing sponsor of 22 years… which is really showing how old I am!
Since their conception in 1983 they have always been pushing boundaries and stopping us all from taking life too seriously.
Rossignol
I am very proud to work with Rossignol and the snowboard team there, who have helped me make some amazing freeride boards, tinkering away with different designs and bringing my first splitboard to market.
AUDI
One of my more recent sponsors, I am going to say driving an Audi around is pretty fun!
Also taking on my first #quattroroadtrip with Sam Smoothy and Nadine Wallner to ski the East Face of Mt. Cook turned into a very special adventure.
SMITH OPTICS
Along with making fantastic eyewear, Smith also make life saving helmets.
In the last couple of years I have been very grateful to have my head encased in these guys gear.
Beyond the helmets the goggles are great in all conditions and very stylish… especially my pro model!!
www.smith-optics.com
Deeluxe
FATMAP
FATMAP is my go to tool in the mountains, I use it for planning my adventures, finding my way and tracking. It also has a lot of smart tools that I use constantly when I am out and about, from gradient overlays to snow depth, actual, forecast and fresh, it is an amazing tool that I love using.
WWW.FATMAP.COM
Being able to customise my boots for the big mountain with Deeluxe, to add in Vibram soles, and special crampon notches, has given me so much confidence when I am hanging around on ridges or hiking up icy faces.
www.deeluxe.com
Verbier
Although I grew up in the Pyrenees my winter home is Verbier, with amazing freeride terrain and centrally located in the Alps I never get tired of riding here.
www.verbier.ch
PETZL
Petzl is yet another of my sponsors who saved my life… I love riding with their ice axes it really helps me to feel secure, but all their equipment in the mountains is fantastic, from lightweight harnesses to the Rad rope.