RAFAŁ BAUER

I have traveled Iceland, Caledonian mountains, Grampians, Cambrian mountains, Pennins, as well as Abisko and Sarek National Park in Lapland all by myself. In 2017, I set the Cape Wrath Trail speed record. I am the author of the iotochodzi.com blog. My goal for the near future is to travel all the Scandinavian countries and to explore the Scottish massifs.

In my travels I am looking for solitude, inspiration and the extreme. This is a strange combination, but lonely marches give me a chance to achieve these goals. Walking through Scandinavia all by myself prompts me to think about the things I would not otherwise consider thinking of everyday. Scandinavia inspires with its wildness and raw nature. Under such conditions, I am very much tempted to take parts in extreme stunts, to which I succumb easily.

LESZEK CICHY

I have traveled Iceland, Caledonian mountains, Grampians, Cambrian mountains, Pennins, as well as Abisko and Sarek National Park in Lapland all by myself. In 2017, I set the Cape Wrath Trail speed record. I am the author of the iotochodzi.com blog. My goal for the near future is to travel all the Scandinavian countries and to explore the Scottish massifs.

In my travels I am looking for solitude, inspiration and the extreme. This is a strange combination, but lonely marches give me a chance to achieve these goals. Walking through Scandinavia all by myself prompts me to think about the things I would not otherwise consider thinking of everyday. Scandinavia inspires with its wildness and raw nature. Under such conditions, I am very much tempted to take parts in extreme stunts, to which I succumb easily.

AGNIESZKA KORPAL

Mountain air gives me strength. I believe that nothing is impossible, all you have to do is to really want something and work hard to do it. I like to discover new places, preferably wild and isolated ones.

As a teenager I started to train for the triathlon, later I only wanted to go further, longer, faster. I took part in dozens of adventure races that lasted more than 20 hours. I compete in mountain ultramarathons - running a distance of 50-120 km. I reached the Crown of Polish Mountains by riding 1750 km by bike, alone. This took me 15 days 15 hours and made me the first Pole to do this. For this achievement I received a distinction during the KOLOSY awards in the category of 'Achievement of the Year'. In 2013, I managed to beat the record for running to the top of each peak that make the Crown of Polish Mountains. I implemented various long-distance running initiatives in the Alps and the mountains of Corsica. I have visited dozens of countries.

ADAM LATUSEK

I like every kind of climbing. From bouldering to ice climbing. Of course, I see differences between Patagonia and Tatra mountains, between Adamów and Frontinebleau, but usually its the people, adventures and coffee that are more important to me.

Mountains are for me a place where it is worth being, I try to be there whenever I can. It has never been for me a matter of purpose, challenge or ambition. As with breathing - I do not think about it, I just do it.

ANDRZEJ MELLER

I am an anthropologist of culture by education, a reporter by profession and a passionate traveler. En route since the age of 17. When traveling, I try to find breathtaking nature and make contact with people who are somewhat different from those that I meet every day at home. The desire to acquire new knowledge is what drives me to continue traveling.

I started my travels by going to Siberia and the Russian Far East. I then traveled to India by land a couple of times. Over the years, I wrote reportages and worked as a war correspondent in the Caucasus, India, Iran, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Southeast Asia and in North Africa during the Arab Spring. Recently, I lived with my wife in Vietnam for three years. In 2016 I wrote my latest book titled 'Czołem, nie hien' which became a bestseller. This year I am again going to India, this time by camper.

KAROLINA OŚKA

Climbing is my way of discovering the world, people and myself. In the mountains, I try to look for challenges, try to get a perspective on the world, its mechanisms, problems, the feelings of freedom and closeness to nature. That is something that is difficult to experience while living in the city. Besides, I like to get really tired.

I started with sport climbing. With the achievement VI.6 + RP and 8a OS levels, the desire to try something more complex, something that will break me out of the routine, that appears while working on difficult projects continued to grow in me. Hence the idea to transfer my skills to larger walls. It began in the Tatras, then the passage of the Cantabrian Pillar (8a + 500m) at Naranjo de Bulnes in Spain aroused a hunger in me for even greater walls. A year later in Yosemite I climbed the Final Frontier (5.13b. Xxm) and Freerider. Climbing the Freerider on El Capitan is my biggest climbing achievement so far.

WOJTEK PEŁKA

My greatest passion in life is rock climbing. I love the climate of each rock climbing sector. Surrounded by rock, I tend to forget about the whole world, instead concentrating on the path and talking to friends. It is the unique experience and special memories brought from every trip that motivate me to work and train further.

I started my adventure with climbing at the age of 8. Regular extracurricular activities quickly became my favorite form of spending free time. With time, they turned into a life passion. In the juniors category I was a Polish champion three times in a row and I was on the podium of most cup competitions. Last year, I also became the Polish Senior Champion in the lead climbing competition.

KUBA RYBICKI

While traveling I am looking for truth, beauty and goodness. By education I am a sociologist and a scholar of the territories of the ex Soviet Union - I have a passion that constantly drives me to go to the East, which I love dearly - a feeling I believe is not mutual. I am a photographer by passion and profession. I have been awarded several international photo awards, including the Travel Photographer of The Year award. I write travel books and work for various magazines and travel portals.

I happened to reach places where very few people were before, or nobody in fact, as in the case of the peaks of previously unconquered mountains. The motivation at that moment is to move the boundaries of our cognition a little further. In 2016, I tried to reach the peak of the worlds second highest unconquered mountain - Lauche Kang III (7250m a.s.l.). I have crossed Lake Baikal and traveled through Greenland in the winter by bike. During ordinary expeditions I am curious about people, how they live, what they do, what makes us similar and different.

MARCIN WERNIK

I always try to set ambitious goals and then to reach them. Mountains offer me with a sense of freedom and tranquility. As soon as I set my first step on a mountain trail, all my problems seem to go away. Its only the 'here and now' that matters. I dream about things seemingly unachievable and the desire to make those things happen is what drives me the most to take action.

I've been climbing for a quarter of a century now, mainly in the mountains, both during summer and winter. The Tatra Mountains, the Alps, Patagonia, Karakorum, Alaska. In Patagonia, I have climbed Cerro Torre and Fitz Roy. In Karakorum, I reached a pristine peak at 5809 m a.s.l. and marked a new route to the ridge at 6010 meters above sea level at another unconquered summit. In addition to climbing, I realize myself in other spots. I am the creator of the HardaSuka ultra triathlon considered one of the most difficult in the world.