Ski instructor and trail runner, he reveals the secrets of his adventures around the globe

Ski instructor and trail runner, he reveals the secrets of his adventures around the globe
Ski instructor and trail runner, he reveals the secrets of his adventures around the globe

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Jan 5, 2025 at 8:00 a.m.

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Alain Bohard, extraordinary adventurer et ski instructor in Prémanon, in the Jura, continues to inspire with his exploits. Accustomed to trails et triathlonshe traveled thousands of kilometers across the globe, on foot, on skis, by kayak or by bikein conditions often extremes. With his new book Shirtless and cheekyit offers a captivating storymixing physical challenges, human encounters et communion with nature.

The work, planned in version papier for the end of the year and digital format later, retrace a life of exploration. Of the crossing the Danube or of the Mediterraneanto the icy expanses of Arctic Circlepassing through the Sahara desert and the Haut-Jura mountainseach step testifies to the tireless quest by Alain Bohard for push your limits while weaving unforgettable links with local populations.

The common thread of his adventures remains sport, but Alain Bohard is doing well beyond performance.

“I have before me a box full of memories: notes on browned paper, battered drafts, threadbare cards, and a tired address book. My most precious possession? A pencil emaciated to the bone, faithful companion of my adventures.”

In this box, add treasures collected on the way: a couteau sheeta Romanian placemat or even the drawing of a Hungarian child. Each object tells a storyeach memory, an encounter.

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“Starting from a dream, I became the man I wanted to be: a full-time adventurer.”

Shirtless and cheeky is much more than an adventure book. It is an invitation to explore the worldto listen to its whispers, and to discover, at the bend of a path, what it truly means to live.

René Delobelle (CLP)

Alain Bohard signed his book on Saturday December 28, 2024 at the Vents de Terre bookstore in Les Rousses.

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