United by Summits

Every year, the United by Summits project by adidas TERREX and EOFT makes an outdoor film project possible!

2023 winning project

Ebony Peaks

From Berlin to Bishorn: A FLINTA※ rope team and their first 4,000 meter peak

Five people stand 200 meters below the summit of the Bishorn in Switzerland. They have a difficult decision to make—should they keep fighting their way up or is it time to pack it in? They have been eagerly anticipating this mountain tour for month; now they might have to go home without a photo at the summit.

There is a passionate debate while the camera continues to roll. Helen, Hanna, Maria, and mountain guide Susann are part of Tsellot Melesse's United by Summits winning film project. The filmmaker from Berlin wants to achieve her own personal summit moment along with them on the 4,151-meter-high Bishorn. But, as the saying goes, "It's not an adventure until something goes wrong."

With this project, Tsellot wants to give FLINTA※ the opportunity to discover high mountains and ascend several meters of altitude for the first time in their lives. Along with Maria, Helen, and Hanna, Tsellot sets out for the Bishorn without truly understanding what climbing a four-thousand-meter peak entails.

FLINTA※ is a German akronym and stands for females, lesbians, intersexual, non-binary, trans, and agender people.

You can see what the group experiences and the decision they make 200 meters below the summit in the film Ebony Peaks on the adidas TERREX YouTube channel from mid-October.

2022 winning project

IALAKHA

IALAKHA means something like: "Everything you are, everything you feel, that is you - and you are allowed to be happy about that!" On their ski traverse, the two amateur athletes Levi and Heli want to rediscover what defines them as individuals. The goal is to find a connection through the mountains between the last two inhabited villages in the Racha and Svaneti regions (Georgia). Equipped for ten days, they embark on their journey - while local hero "Zura" wishes them well: "Man... you're crazy. That's impossible!"

Adventure is so much more than just climbing the next mountain.

When you discover new paths for yourself, overcome obstacles, tackle a long-delayed dream, or simply feel a connection with nature—that's your summit moment.

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