Alt 1,500 m · Verbier

Adventure · Air · 2009

Holtanna, Antarctica

First BASE jump in Antarctica

2,880 m · 2009

A wingsuiter in a red suit standing on a snowy rock block, ice sheet on the horizon, Holtanna

The story

2,880 m · 2009

The story

A Franco-Swiss expedition carries out the 1st Basejump jump of the Antarctic continent on December 13th, 2009 from Holstinnd and December 24th, 2009 from Holtanna. It’s been more than ten years since this team of 3 boys and Geraldine dream to discover and fly from the Holtanna mountain range. Among them, all have already made several projects in the four corners of the world, but this is the first time they are isolated for 2 months on the ice cap at 1800 meters altitude sometimes with temperatures as low as -35 ° C.

To realize the first jump of the southern continent, from the top of the Holtanna and the Holstinnd, it is necessary to do the climb. The capricious weather at times and especially the katabatic wind could be violent and could have destroyed this dream. Luck was with them and they were able to achieve both goals: the 1st Basejump of the Holtanna and the Holstinnd.

After the snow storms, they took the opportunity to ski / snowboard steep slopes radiate around the base camp such as Kinntanna and finally returning to the Russian base Novolazarevskaya by skis and pulkas over 200km within 5 days.

They had the chance to realize their dream and discover a tiny part of this white paradise.

Short cut movie 15 minutes Holtanna

Full movie 52 minutes

Films

3 films

Films

  • Holtanna - big wall aid climbing and base jumping in Antarctica

    Petzl Sport

  • HOLTANNA, L'AVENTURE ANTARCTIQUE

  • Antarctique 2009, 1er saut de Basejump du continent le plus au Sud de la planète

Gallery

21 photos

Gallery

  • Backlit silhouette of a wingsuiter in a red suit facing the sun on a ridge, Antarctica
  • Two wingsuiters flying over a granite ridge and an ice field, Holtanna
  • A wingsuiter in flight beside a snow-dusted rock tower above the ice, Holtanna
  • A person in a suit on a snowy ridge under a starburst sun, Antarctica
  • A man in a red suit, goggles and helmet camera, waving in the snow, Antarctica
  • Three climbers posing on a rock at the summit of Holtanna, the ice sheet behind them
  • A rectangular granite tower rising into the blue sky, Holtanna, Antarctica
  • Brown granite spire and cliffs above a glacier under a blue sky, Antarctica
  • Dark granite peaks rising above a snow plain, Antarctica
  • Nunataks and rock towers emerging from the snow, a sea of cloud in the distance, Holtanna
  • Four people in front of a large Ilyushin plane parked on an ice runway, Antarctica
  • A small propeller plane landing on the ice before a mountain range, Antarctica
  • Four team members posing close together in front of the rock towers, Antarctica
  • Tent camp on the snow at the foot of a granite tower, Holtanna
  • A man in a white beanie folding a wing on a green tarp beside a lime sleeping bag, Antarctic camp
  • Granite towers in a blizzard, snow blowing across the ice, Antarctica
  • A tiny climber ascending a smooth granite dome under a blue sky, Holtanna
  • A large smooth, streaked granite slab with a square top against a blue sky, Antarctica
  • A ski tourer on skins crossing the snow, granite towers in the distance, Antarctica
  • Snow-covered granite tower seen from a cliff, blue sky and clouds, Holtanna
  • An adult emperor penguin and chicks on the sea ice, ice cliff behind, Antarctica

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