WE ARE O GROUP OF FRIENDS ALL INTERESTED IN MOUNTAINEERING, SPELEOLOGY AND EXPLORING.

OUR PHILOSOPHY IS TO REACH REMOTE OR UNEXPLORED AREAS WITH OUR OWN STRENGTH AND TRAVELLING INDEPENDENTLY.

THIS FORCES US TO REINVENT FOR EVERY TRIP THE MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND OUR EQUIPMENT. SO WE HAVE TRAVELED BY: KAYAK, CANOE, HORSES, BICYCLES, FEET, DONKEYS ETC.

NOT ALWAYS WE WERE ABLE TO REACH OUR MATERIAL GOAL BECAUSE OF THE PARTICULAR NATURE OF THE TRIPS. BUT ALWAYS WE GOT WHAT WE ARE LOCKING FOR: EMOTIONS, INSIGHT TO UNTOUCHED AREAS OF THE WORLD, THE FEEL OF FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN THE MEMBERS OF THE EXPEDITION, KNOWLEDGE OF OUR OWN LIMITS AND FUN.

BESIDE THIS EXTREME TRIPS I DID, MOSTLY WITH MY GIRLFRIEND, A LOT OF TRIPS BY BOAT, BICYCLE OR FEET IN AREAS NORMALLY CONSIDERED QUITE TOURISTY. BUT HAVING YOUR OWN TRANSPORT ALLOWS YOU TO LIVE ADVENTURES EVERYWHERE.

I HOPE THIS SITE WILL TEMPT YOU TO REACH BEYOND THE USUAL TRAVELSCEMES, OR IF YOU ALREADY DO, GIVE YOU SOME NEW IDEA.

THATS THE TEAM:

        MYSELF, AXEL KAISER. BORN DECEMBER 1966 IN GERMANY LIVING FOR 25 YEARS IN FLORENCE ( ITALY). I GOT A DOCTOR DEGREE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE BECAUSE I ALWAYS WANTED TO WORK ABROAD AND THIS SEEMED THE BEST DEGREE TO DO THAT. AFTER SOME SHORT EXPERIENCES I UNDERSTOOD THAT TRAVELLING IS GREAT WORKING ABROAD IS JUST AS BORING AS WORKING AT HOME SO I OPTED FOR THE LATTER AND USE ALL MY FREE TIME TO PLAN AND TO TRAVEL. I'M ALSO ENTHUSIAST ABOUT MOUNTAINEERING AND CAVING. FOR MANY YEARS I HEADED THE ITALIAN RESCUE TEAM FOR CANYONING. RIGHT NOW I'M VERY BUSY PUTTING TOGETHER THIS WEBSITE BECAUSE: IF YOU ARE'NT ON THE NET YOU AIN'T ANYBODY.

    ANA ZANDOMENEGHI, BORN IN BRAZIL 1966.GRADUATED IN HISTORY IN BRAZIL AND IS NOW WORKING AT HER DOCTOR DEGREE IN ITALY. FOR 11 YEARS SHE LIVES IN ITALY WHERE WE MET. NOW WE LIVE TOGETHER IN  FARMHOUSE ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF FLORENCE. IN THE LAST YEAR SHE LEARNED TO APPRECIATE ADVENTOROUS STYLE OF TRAVEL EVEN IF SHE DOESN'T DESPITE A RELAXING DAY ON THE BEACH.

 

 

 

 

MARCO.jpg (6654 byte)    MARCO TAVERNITI, BORN 1967 IN ITALY. DOCTOR DEGREE IN ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE. MY ALL TIME MATE. JUST GIVE HIM A GOAL AND HE WILL FIND THE HARDEST WAY TO GO THERE. AN ENTHUSIASTIC CLIMBER AND CAVER FOR MANY YEARS IN THE ITALIAN MOUNTAIN RESCUE TEAM

 

    ANDREA LOMBARDI

 

 

 

 

MASSIMO (IGOR) MARINI