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Building your climbing skills: The Path to Everest
The day unfolds as I move through forests of Canary Pine, subtropical birch forests, sandy arid desert and the rocky volcanic centre. During this time I appreciate the camaraderie of fellow runners that switches from silent companionship interspersed with sporadic friendly conversation. A pleasant distraction from the inevitable physical pain and fatigue that builds. Time passes. 19 hours 6 minutes and 59 seconds later the finish line awaits.
MANASLU EXPEDITION ↗ 8,163m ↖ (26,781 ft)
There’s something delicious about running through the night in the early hours. The rest of the world could be on another planet. Daily life slips away, work commitments, ongoing house renovations, social media, expectations, assumptions… Only the present moment exists. At the heart of it ultra-running is so simple. One foot in front of another. And yet traversing such distances often lies beyond my comprehension. The enormity of it all. It’s almost impossible for my mental brain to fathom.
Pre-Acclimatization
Kathmandu → 1,350m Phakding → 2,610m Tengboche → 3,860m Dingboche → 4,410m Lobuche → 4,910m ✬ Everest Base Camp ✬ Final Altitude ↳ 5,364m
The mountain has also been climbed in the winter, but that is not popular because of the combination of cold high winds and shorter days. By January the peak is typically battered by 170 mph (270 km/h) winds and the average temperature of the summit is around −33 °F (−36 °C). Below the summit, there is an area known as "rainbow valley", filled with dead bodies still wearing brightly coloured winter gear. Down to about 8,000 m (26,000 ft) is an area commonly called the "death zone", due to the high danger and low oxygen because of the low pressure. The closest sea to Mount Everest's summit is the Bay of Bengal, almost 700 km (430 mi) away. To approximate a climb of the entire height of Mount Everest, one would need to start from this coastline, a feat accomplished by Tim Macartney-Snape's team in 1990. Climbers usually begin their ascent from base camps above 5,000 m (16,404 ft).
The China–Nepal border runs across Mount Everest's summit point. Its elevation (snow height) of 8,848.86 m (29,031 ft 8+1⁄2 in). On 9 October 2005, after several months of measurement and calculation, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping announced the height of Everest as 8,844.43 m (29,017.16 ft) with accuracy of ±0.21 m (8.3 in). Below 7,000 m (23,000 ft), the Rongbuk Formation underlies the North Col Formation and forms the base of Mount Everest. It consists of sillimanite-K-feldspar grade schist and gneiss intruded by numerous sills and dikes of leucogranite ranging in thickness from 1 cm to 1,500 m (0.4 in to 4,900 ft). These leucogranites are part of a belt of Late Oligocene–Miocene intrusive rocks known as the Higher Himalayan leucogranite.
27°59’18”N 86°55’31”E [1] ✣ ✤ ✣
Ineos 1:59 Challenge Breaking the 2-hour mark
42 Kilometers Midfoot Strike Lightweight Negative Split Electrolytes Half-Marathon
Emotions surface as the clock high above the iconic Kapitalplatz inches closer to 5 o’clock on a mid-summer Saturday in Salzburg, Austria. Surrounded by fellow European ultra-runners waves of relief, grief, happiness, anger, joy and frustration surge through me. My relationship with running has also shifted slightly. Since 2015 with my inaugural Marathon des Sables across the Sahara Desert I’ve travelled, trained and raced around the world at an eye watering pace. It’s been an intense lifestyle which I’ve loved and concurrently invested a huge amount of time and energy; almost obsessively. I’ve placed a tremendous amount of physical, mental and emotional pressure on myself to perform and push my limits; which again I’ve loved; yet simultaneously made large sacrifices. I’m not 100% sure I’ve got or want the drive, hunger or edge to push myself to those levels again. The Mozart 100 route traces a wonky double figure of eight east from the City of Salzburg with two meaty climbs at 35km up the Zwolferhorn mountain and 55km up Schafberg; the remainder of the route despite looking convincingly ‘rolling’ on the profile profile is deceptively hilly and technical in places. Passing through idyllic Austrian Alpine mountain pasture I almost expect Heidi to appear through the morning mist leading a heard of goats and fight an inner urge to burst into the song the ‘Hills are alive with the sound of music’ in my best Julie Andrews impersonation.
The ultra-world has changed over the fifteen years. Tracing the banks of Lake Fuschl and Lake Wolfgang watching people frolicking in the cool waters I seriously began to question my lifestyle choices. Swimming, SUPing or simply watching the world go by seemed infinitely preferable to grinding it out one foot in front of another in the relentless 31 degrees heat. The race descends into a search for streams to pour water over myself; race tactics changed to 'shade = run' and 'sun = power walk'. Every step a step closer to the finish line. For 105km I was accompanied by ghosts of the past; my younger self. Memories of the relentless heat during Marathon des Sables, standing on the podium for Ultra Trail de Mont Blanc, tackling steep canyons in Oman by UTMB, the steamy jungles of Sri Lanka and more - I’ve surpassed my wildest dreams and pushed beyond my perceived physical, mental and emotional boundaries on the trails again and again. Maybe it’s time to step away. Endings yield beginnings. Create space for a new era. Whatever that looks like. Crossing the finish line in a respectable time of 15:28:48 as 10th lady and 140th overall could be labelled a success by my logical and rationale persona. However, my unhelpful inner critic takes glee in taunting me to what a younger, fitter and more determined Anna-Marie ‘could’ have done. My journey is to make peace with this part and be gentle with this wistful longing.
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Information

Design

Emmanuel Besse

Team

Léa Bruneau
Hugues Gentile

Version

1.001

Awards & distinctions

14th Hiiibrand International Brand & Communication Design Awards - Bronze Awards
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About this font

Terrane, a typeface that opens dialogues

Terrane is a humanist typeface designed to open dialogues. It exemplifies the dualities inherent in humanist design by balancing apparent simplicity with subtle complexity. As a low-contrast sans-serif, Terrane projects clarity and openness with forms that feel culturally grounded and organic. While Terrane’s design roots are firmly planted in the humanist sans tradition, the serif counterpart explores more exotic, lesser-known traits. Methodical and modern, Terrane proposes a synthesis of warmth and exactitude.
While Terrane’s bold weights carry a sense of warm cheerfulness, it is able to behave as a contemplative and assertive typeface. This subtle confidence feels appropriate where restraint and rigor are expected. Terrain establishes a steady, composed tone effectively conveying intellectual rigor and human-centered narratives. The humanist curves contribute to a somewhat natural cadence that’s inviting to the reader without compromising its structural integrity. At the same time, Terrane’s moderate contrast and careful construction anchor it in a framework of utilitarian elegance.
The true versatility of Terrane lies in its dual nature as both a sans-serif and a seriffed typeface. Terrane Sans is serviceable and polyvalent, marked by its low contrast and not-so-wide apertures that secure readability in demanding environments. Meanwhile, Terrane Serif introduces stone-cut gravitas and maintains the low-contrast ethos of its counterpart. Both typefaces share identical proportions, and pairing them creates a harmonious relationship. Transitioning from one to another is seamless, creating its own miniature design system.
With its inscriptional quality, Terrane Serif brings a sense of permanence and authority, making it compelling in an editorial context and striking as a small-size display typeface. Terrane Serif is a nuanced acknowledgment of inscriptional traditions in that it does not resort to the fragility of high-contrast designs. The serifs are measured and deliberate, suggesting an architectural solidity that complements the open and contemporary structure of the sans-serif. This Petit Serif-inspired approach stands apart as a thoughtful and functional reimagining of classical forms but also of some photo-lettering exploration of the 70s.
Terrane Sans feels at ease where clarity and approachability are expected, making it exemplary for applications that must communicate professionalism and accessibility. The serif variant, on the other hand, lends itself to literary layouts that express modern relevance and cultural depth. Together, the two styles enable designers to create typography systems that know how to stay both cohesive and full of nuances, serving as a toolkit for storytelling across mediums.
Terrane is a visual conversation between the human and the monumental. It’s right at home in both digital frameworks and engraved in stone, collating eras and mediums with understated elegance. Whether supporting an academic journal, guiding a museum visitor, or defining a brand’s voice, Terrane adapts with presence, serving as both a vessel and a canvas for the ideas it carries. It is, in every sense, a typeface that opens dialogues.
Campaign by Maxime Verret

Formats

Static (OTF, TTF, WOFF, WOFF2)

Language support

Acheron, Achinese, Acholi, Afar, Afrikaans, Alekano, Aleut, Amahuaca, Amarakaeri, Amis, Anaang, Andaandi, Dongolawi, Anuta, Ao Naga, Aragonese, Arbëreshë Albanian, Arvanitika Albanian, Asháninka, Ashéninka Perené, Asu (Tanzania), Atayal, Balinese, Bari, Basque, Batak Dairi, Batak Karo, Batak Mandailing, Batak Simalungun, Batak Toba, Bemba (Zambia), Bena (Tanzania), Bikol, Bislama, Borana-Arsi-Guji Oromo, Bosnian, Breton, Buginese, Candoshi-Shapra, Caquinte, Caribbean Hindustani, Cashibo-Cacataibo, Catalan, Cebuano, Central Aymara, Central Kurdish, Central Nahuatl, Chamorro, Chavacano, Chiga, Chiltepec Chinantec, Chokwe, Chuukese, Cimbrian, Cofán, Congo Swahili, Cook Islands Māori, Cornish, Corsican, Creek, Crimean Tatar, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dehu, Dutch, Eastern Arrernte, Eastern Oromo, Embu, English, Ese Ejja, Faroese, Fijian, Filipino, Finnish, French, Friulian, Galician, Ganda, Garifuna, Ga’anda, German, Gheg Albanian, Gilbertese, Gooniyandi, Gourmanchéma, Guadeloupean Creole French, Gusii, Haitian, Hani, Hiligaynon, Ho-Chunk, Hopi, Huastec, Hungarian, Icelandic, Iloko, Inari Sami, Indonesian, Irish, Istro Romanian, Italian, Ixcatlán Mazatec, Jamaican Creole English, Japanese, Javanese, Jola-Fonyi, K'iche', Kabuverdianu, Kala Lagaw Ya, Kalaallisut, Kalenjin, Kamba (Kenya), Kaonde, Karelian, Kashubian, Kekchí, Kenzi, Mattokki, Khasi, Kikuyu, Kimbundu, Kinyarwanda, Kituba (DRC), Kongo, Konzo, Kuanyama, Kven Finnish, Kölsch, Ladin, Ladino, Latgalian, Ligurian, Lithuanian, Lombard, Low German, Lower Sorbian, Luba-Lulua, Lule Sami, Luo (Kenya and Tanzania), Luxembourgish, Macedo-Romanian, Makhuwa, Makhuwa-Meetto, Makonde, Makwe, Malagasy, Malaysian, Maltese, Mandinka, Manx, Maore Comorian, Maori, Mapudungun, Marshallese, Matsés, Mauritian Creole, Meriam Mir, Meru, Minangkabau, Mirandese, Mohawk, Montenegrin, Munsee, Murrinh-Patha, Mwani, Mískito, Naga Pidgin, Ndonga, Neapolitan, Ngazidja Comorian, Niuean, Nobiin, Nomatsiguenga, North Ndebele, Northern Kurdish, Northern Qiandong Miao, Northern Sami, Northern Uzbek, Norwegian, Nyanja, Nyankole, Occitan, Ojitlán Chinantec, Orma, Oroqen, Palauan, Paluan, Pampanga, Papantla Totonac, Papiamento, Pedi, Picard, Pichis Ashéninka, Piemontese, Pijin, Pintupi-Luritja, Pipil, Pohnpeian, Polish, Portuguese, Potawatomi, Purepecha, Quechua, Romanian, Romansh, Rotokas, Rundi, Rwa, Samburu, Samoan, Sango, Sangu (Tanzania), Saramaccan, Sardinian, Scottish Gaelic, Sena, Seri, Seselwa Creole French, Shambala, Shawnee, Shipibo-Conibo, Shona, Sicilian, Silesian, Slovak, Slovenian, Soga, Somali, Soninke, South Ndebele, Southern Aymara, Southern Qiandong Miao, Southern Sami, Southern Sotho, Spanish, Sranan Tongo, Standard Estonian, Standard Latvian, Standard Malay, Sundanese, Swahili, Swati, Swedish, Swiss German, Tagalog, Tahitian, Taita, Tedim Chin, Tetum, Tetun Dili, Tiv, Tok Pisin, Tokelau, Tonga (Tonga Islands), Tonga (Zambia), Tosk Albanian, Tsonga, Tswana, Tumbuka, Turkish, Turkmen, Tzeltal, Tzotzil, Uab Meto, Ume Sami, Upper Guinea Crioulo, Upper Sorbian, Venetian, Veps, Võro, Walloon, Walser, Wangaaybuwan-Ngiyambaa, Waray (Philippines), Warlpiri, Wayuu, Welsh, West Central Oromo, Western Abnaki, Western Frisian, Wik-Mungkan, Wiradjuri, Wolof, Xhosa, Yanesha', Yao, Yapese, Yindjibarndi, Yucateco, Zapotec, Zulu, Záparo

About the designers

  • Emmanuel Besse

    Designer

    Emmanuel Besse is an art director and a type designer with a focus to open-ended and inclusive approach to communication.
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OpenType Features

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Case-Sensitive Forms

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Scientific Inferiors

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