Katie Schide and Germain Grangier Taming Giants
On July 19th 2020, partners Katie Schide and Germain Grangier left Cervina in Italy on an epic 188 km journey to climb Mont Blanc and finish in Les Houches. With more than 42 hours in the mountains, traveling over 188 kilometers and accumulating approximately 15,000 meters of elevation over two summits over 4,000m, the iconic ultra athletes and champion trail running duo can now add this epic adventure in the Alps to their growing bucket list-worthy series of adventures completed. The expedition is depicted in a new short animated film entitled “ Taming Giants ” produced by On, Studio AKA and creative director, Simon Brotherson. As the first animated production by the Swiss sportswear company, the imaginative film tells the tale of adoration and respect for nature—a force that ...