Race stories and mountain projects from Swiss pilot Chrigel Maurer.
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About their work
Christian “Chrigel” Maurer documents hike-and-fly races, mountain journeys and their preparation. His channel includes flying footage, the work of his team and film projects about travelling through the mountains. Alongside his sporting activities, he offers talks and pilot coaching.
CHASING THE FLOW – Official Trailer
530 kilometers from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, on foot or flying. In the adventure race X-Pyr, each of the 50 athletes takes on the course with their own support team. This year, one thing was front of mind for Chrigel Maurer: getting back into the flow.
CHASING THE FLOW shows how a team operates in the middle of a race — the decisions made on the fly, and what it takes for everything to come together in the end. Shot by Chrigel and his team themselves, bringing viewers closer than any outside camera could — and supported by a film crew on location, capturing the same moments from the air and from the ground.
🎬 Premiere: November 18, 2026, Bern
Tickets & info: https://eventfrog.ch/de/p/freizeit-ausfluege/film-kino/premiere-chasing-the-flow-one-team-across-the-pyrenees-7507768309162447710.html
Team: Chrigel Maurer, Sarah Straub, Elias Gerber, Ramon Krebs
A film by Marcial Sommer
We're excited to share this story with you!
That was our PDG, one of the best Team Skimo Race from Zermatt 57km to Verbier. Together with my Friends Thomas and Faisal we dit it in 16h 30min. The weather, the Organisation and the fans and the help of Lionel and Marc on the way was just perfect - thank you!
Our challenges
Equipment: Minimalistic but still have everything we need.
Sufficient physical and mental robustness to cope with extraordinary physical demands, in particular long, flat walks with mountain boots and heavy backpacks, many vertical metres on foot, long stages and adverse conditions.
Dealing with bad weather, wind, cold and heat.
Making good tactical route decisions based on the conditions (snow, wind, visibility, weather changes) and the human factor (our mental and physical condition).
Overcoming all challenges together and in a friendly manner.
Our equipment
Flight equipment: ADVANCE Theta / Weightless / Lightpack ULS / XC Tracer Mini V
Mountain equipment: Climbing harness / Climbing rope 35m / Back Up Line 5mm 35m / 5 screw carabiners / 3 ice screws / ice axe / crampons / 3 slings 120mm / 5 express / 5 totem cams
Electronics: Mobile phones / 10`000mAh power bank / GoPro / Headlamps / inReach
Otherwise: Hiking poles / first aid kit / stove
schöne Tour über den Festigrat und dank passendem Wind mit Start vom Gipfel des Dom`s. Der Flug dauerte 10 Minuten und wir waren wieder 3100m tiefer im Tal...
#Pi3
Was für ein Tag, beste Verhältnisse für Aufstieg und soaren! Aber Achtung, wenn am Mönch nicht so ideale Schnee und Windbedingungen herrschen, wird dieses Unterfangen schnell heikel! #righttimerightplace #training #xpeaks
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