The City of Adventurers – 2019 edition

The event "la Cité des Aventuriers" to which we were invited on the weekend of 21 and 22 September 2019 to present our technical clothing at the Cité des Sciences, was rich in testimonies, encounters and discoveries.

Many adventurers were present to share their experiences, passion and knowledge with an audience equally passionate about Adventure with a capital A.

Equipped with playful or didactic activities, the stands allowed the youngest to discover the fabulous universe of adventure.

Among the adventurers present, at the risk of forgetting some, there were Rémi Camus, Eléonore Lluna, Sébastien Roubinet, Mattieu Tordeur, Charles Manini and Benjamin Bergnes, as well as Jean-Louis Etienne. Among them, the majority selected our technical clothing.

Rémi Camus is a French adventurer who undertakes environmental expeditions to raise awareness about water conservation.

He made several expeditions including crossing Australia by running, the descent of the Mekong river by hydrospeed swimming, and the Tour de France by swimming. He notably made himself known in the media during his participation in the television program Wild.

Sébastien Roubinet is a French adventurer, explorer and navigator and is the first man to sail through the Northwest Passage.

He therefore practiced the Northwest Passage which connects the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean by sail. He sailed the coasts of Greenland also under sail, and crossed Cape Horn on a small non-habitable sport catamaran.

Mattieu Tordeur is a young adventurer and lecturer, member of the French Explorers' Society. After crossing the Sahara on an electric bike, or completing several marathons around the world, in 2019 he became the youngest explorer in the world and the first French person to reach the South Pole alone and without assistance.

Charles Manini and Benjamin Bergnes are French adventurers.

They have a plan to cross the Northwest Passage in the Arctic Ocean, by pedalo, over 100 days.

All our partners regularly wear our AKAMMAK thermoregulatory clothing when they go on expedition. Equipped with our ColdWinner® clothing to protect against the cold and FreshWinner® clothing for summer periods, our technical garments know how to support them throughout their adventures.

Among the other adventurers present on site, there were also Bouchra Baibanou (Moroccan mountaineer and first woman from Africa to have climbed the 7 highest peaks in the world), Jean-Jacques Savin (crossing the Atlantic in a barrel), Élodie Arrault and Dominique Bleichner (drifting by boat towards the Mauritanian coast), Samuel Marie (around the world in a wheelchair) and many others.

Visitors were able to discover various stands of equipment, food, and agencies related to the field of travel and expedition, climbing workshops or zip line experiences through several activities present on site. Young and old were able to converse with these adventurers in order to exchange with them, and discover the fabulous world of adventure. A big thank you to everyone and to the Cité des Sciences whose friendly and professional team has made this event possible and joyful.