Evrard Wendenbaum

Evrard Wendenbaum (born March 13, 1979) a geologist by training, is now an outdoor photographer, videographer and filmmaker adventurer (climbing expedition kind).

Wendenbaum was born in Saint-Martin-d'Hères, France into a family of teachers. Very young, he participated in the mountains with Sebastian, his elder brother. The latter helped him discover the treasures that lie behind the Alps and 15 years since he launched himself into mountaineering.

In December 2000, he moved to Tucson (USA) as an assistant Glaciologue and works for the Department of Hydrology and Water Resources University of Arizona. In January 2002, he took part as an assistant researcher Tectonics and Sedimentation "to the mission Oceanographic" Caramba "(CNRS-IFREMER) on the chain submarine in the Caribbean. In 2002, he graduated from DEA in "dynamic of the lithosphere: ocean margins of the mountain." In January 2003, he became a cultural leader - geologist at the Centre of Geology at the Oisans. He gives lectures and guides trips until July 2004. At that time, he also trained and anthropological documentary Cinema at the Sorbonne University in Paris.

Photo reportage

Between 2003 and 2007, several expeditions, he made a large number of photographic and publications in the French press (including Paris-Match, Sport, Vertical, Montagnes Magazine and Climbing) and European (including Aktuell, View, Pareti, Alpinist, Rock and Ice, Escalar, Muntana, Alp and Klatring).

Photo advertising

Since 2001, his photos have fuelled regular means of communication (including catalogues, advertisements, posters, advertising and websites) of various companies (including Petzl, Beal, Expé, Vertical, Lafuma and Migoo) and institutions (City Grenoble).

Expeditions

This nature-lovers and indefatigable adventurous travels the world in search of unexplored corners and often inaccessible. Since 1999, he organized many expeditions, sporting first (climbing, trekking, mountaineering, canyoning, kayaking), and then recently, he went on exploration projects, including one conducted in 2008 in Madagascar in the mountain of Makay.

* 1999: Argentina (Tentative first descent in snowboard of Aconcagua, higher top of America (6962 m))
* 2000: USA (Escalade and trek in the national parks of the American West), the Balearic Islands (Canyoning)
* 2001: Bulgaria (Trekking in all mass in the country), USA (Climbing in Yosemite National Park with the ascent of Half Dome and El Capitan)
* 2002: Turkey (Hiking and canyon in the exploration of the massive Aladaglar)
* 2003: Reunion Island (2003 Expé scholarship, Canyoning), Algeria (Trekking and climbing exploration in the Tassili N'Ajjer)
* 2004: Morocco (exploration trekking and climbing in the mountain of Jebel Sarho), Madagascar (Exploration by canoe, mountain bike, climbing)
* 2005: Croatia (Exploration Sea Kayaking in new areas of escalation on the island of Hvar), Patagonia (Exploration and first to Ski in the mountain of Fitz Roy, winner scholarship Expé 2005), Sardinia (Photo essay on the climbing walls marines on the island), India (Exploring new areas of escalation in the south and ski mountaineering in the Himalayas)
* 2006: Mayotte (First round of the island in Sea kayaking), Pakistan (First climbing free pillar of Western Trango Tower 6253 m), Alaska (First ski in the mountain of Denali and Sea kayaking around Kenai Peninsula), Venezuela (Second ascent climbing free Salto Angel, highest waterfall in the world), India (Exploration and opening new areas of escalation in the south)
* 2007: Madagascar (Trek dans le massif of Andringitra and discovery of the country sinners Vezo), Reunion Island (Trek, canyoning, Volcano Eruption the Piton de la Fournaise ...)
* 2008: Madagascar (First scientific exploration of the massive Makay, adventure, canyoning, climbing), India (climbing in Hampi), Alaska (exploration and crossing the Kenai Peninsula)