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Conquering the summits of the French Southern Alps
Mont Ventoux is a mountain in the Provence region of southern France, located some 20 km (12 miles) northeast of Carpentras, Vaucluse. On the north side, the mountain borders the department of Drôme. At 1,910 m (6,270 ft), it is the highest mountain in the region and has been nicknamed the "Beast of Provence", the "Giant of Provence", or "The Bald Mountain". It has gained fame through its inclusion in the Tour de France cycling race; in 2009 it was the scene of the first penultimate-day mountain top finish in the Tour de France, with Alberto Contador sealing his yellow jersey.
From the South: climb starts in Bédoin: 1,617 m (5,305 ft) over 21.8 km (13.5 mi). This is regarded as the most difficult ascent, and is ranked by PJAMM Cycling as the 3rd most difficult bike climb in France. Until Saint-Estève, the climb is 3.9% over 5.8 km (3.6 mi), but the remaining 16 km (9.9 mi) has an average gradient of 8.9%. To serve as a comparison the climb of Alpe d'Huez is about 13.8 km (8.6 mi) at an average gradient of 7.9%. The last kilometres may have strong, violent winds. The ride takes 1+1⁄2 to 2+1⁄2 hours for trained amateur riders.
As the name suggests, it can get windy at the summit, especially with the mistral; wind speeds as high as 320 km/h (200 mph) have been recorded. The wind blows at over 90 km/h (56 mph) for 240 days a year. The road over the mountain is often closed due to high winds, especially the col des tempêtes ("storm pass") just before the summit, which is known for its strong winds. Its isolated position overlooking the valley of the Rhône ensures that it dominates the entire region.
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SAINT-ÉTIENNE → LYON ❷⓿ Christo-en-Jarez ③③ Sainte-Catherine ④⑧ Le Camp « Liquide » ⑥① Soucieu-en-Jarrest ❻❽ Chaponost
The Theodore Solomons Trail is a long-distance trail in the Sierra Nevada mountain range of California, passing through Yosemite, Kings Canyon, and Sequoia National Parks, and the Sierra National Forest. From the northern terminus at Glacier Point in Yosemite and the southern terminus located at Horseshoe Meadow, the trail's official length is 271.3 miles (436.6 km).
ELEVATION 2173mD+ 2598mD-
The Mid State Trail is a 327-mile (526 km) linear hiking trail located in the Appalachian Mountains and Allegheny Plateau of central Pennsylvania, United States. The original route of the trail extended from near Alexandria on US Route 22 in Huntingdon County, to the West Rim Trail near Blackwell in Tioga County. It has since been extended to both the south and north, reaching from Maryland to New York.
FRIDAY 07:36PM [9600M] - 31.2KM ★ ✯ ★ Saint-Gervais Altitude: 811m (+935m / -1164m)
Understory Backpacking Wilderness Hypothermia Navigation High Exposure
"Midnight… The time Cinderella turns into a pumpkin. The time I’d usually be tucked up fast asleep in bed though tonight it signals the start of a 147km journey over 9,100m through the Italian and French Alps from Courmayeur back to Chamonix, my mountain home. Welcome to the Tour de Savoie!" Beautiful, technical, wild, demanding, there are not enough adjectives to describe the TDS. Acronym for "Sur les Traces des Ducs de Savoie" (following the footprints of the Dukes of Savoie), the TDS links the Aosta Valley to the Savoie, allowing you to discover the villages of the Tour du Mont-Blanc and the mountains that surround them. To cross this unique playground is to walk where history and mountains, the technical terrain and the kindness of its inhabitants blend together. In addition to its traditional departure from Courmayeur, the new edition of the TDS takes you through the Beaufortain region winding through the most amazing places of the massif such as Pas d'Outray, with its breathtaking view of the Pierra Menta and Grand Mont - two mythical places for ski mountaineering. Not to mention Hauteluce with its typical hamlets and its breathtaking view of Mont-Blanc. This different challenge is a far more technical and remote course than the other UTMB races. Think trails which dwindle into nothing and are only visible due to the race markers; are predominantly composed of tree roots and rocks; or the gradient becomes so steep crab like side stepping maneuvers are the easiest way down. The route also passes through swathes of remote mountains with limited aid stations so it’s essential to carefully consider how much food and water to carry. With its unique landscapes, its friendly and alpine atmosphere, the TDS is more than ever a world-class event and the adventure of a lifetime. It is up to you to come and write the history of this spectacular race. With its unique landscapes, its friendly and alpine atmosphere, the TDS is more than ever a world-class event.

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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Glyphs

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OpenType Features

Production Type ships OpenType fonts with built-in features such as ligatures, alternates, or pictograms. Here are some of the most important features. To view a comprehensive list of features, please refer to the PDF specimen.

Case-Sensitive Forms

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Slashed Zero

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Superscript

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Scientific Inferiors

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Numerators

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Denominators

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Fractions

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Ordinals

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Tabular Figures

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Proportional Figures

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Stylistic Set 1

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Stylistic Set 5

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