MOUNTAIN JAM
An ultrarunner challenge, conceived by ultrarunners.
Identify two key points in nature. And connect them with a trail that is as aesthetically pleasing as it is meaningful.
As straight as possible.
Passing through all the peaks.
With the greatest distance.
Everyone is free to chart their own course, giving free rein to their creativity.
Nothing complicated; until the start. Several teams of runners leave together from point A, only to disperse on the trails and meet up at point B: exhausted.
MOUNTAIN JAM #001:
■ ANNECY-CHAMONIX through the mountains.
■ Between Saturday, June 7th and Sunday, June 8th.
■ Three teams.
MOUNTAIN JAM #002:
■ CURRENTLY BEING ORGANIZED.
Linking Annecy to Chamonix: a crossing of the Alps by those who run far. Very far.
Between Saturday, June 7 and Sunday, June 8, 2025, three teams from the WISE community reinterpreted the Annecy — Chamonix line through the mountains.
Each route was conceived as a manifesto. No competition, no imposed format. Just an aesthetic of effort: moving forward together, in the mountains and in semi-autonomy, with the sole objective of creating something authentic.
Three teams. Two days. A wild and challenging traverse along ridges, trails, and rocks. Partially self-sufficient with only one constraint — to share a meal at the refuge on the first night.
Each team has chosen its own line. Each line reflects a style. A perspective. A way of inhabiting the mountain.
You can find their story on the WISE blog:
