Stubborn. Curious. Focused.

Young, I explored my native French Alps, hiking and mountain biking. I was keen to constantly raise the difficulty level of my micro-adventures to expand my own boundaries. I dreamed of exploring places unsettled and unknown. 

Later, engineering degree in hand, I jumped at the opportunity to work abroad, running operations in environment incredibly challenging technically, physically, and mentally while discovering new places and cultures. But the pace of my job and the constant relocations were taking a toll on my young family, and I decided to slow down.

I left engineering and started a business in California that allowed me to spend more time with my family. As a business owner, I faced a new set of challenges, especially at the beginning, which kept me engaged. However, as the business grew, and work demands subsided, my thoughts returned to those childhood dreams of adventure and exploration.

So I made the decision to cross Death Valley in the winter, on foot, and unassisted, entirely off-trails. And failed. So, I went back again, with renewed focus, and succeeded.

This first adventure opened a new world to me and I wanted to explore more regions few people ever fully experience. In Siberia, I completed a full solo and unsupported crossing of lake Baikal in Winter, followed the same year by a world-first unsupported crossing of Death Valley in the summer heat. 

When my mind is idling, I start to day dream about new adventures. I am drawn to extreme environments because they ask us of ourselves "can I?" and invite those who dare to respond "how will I?" It is the type of adventure where success on the first attempt is not guaranteed and failure is just another excuse to go back and try again.