Thomas Ulrich
"For years, I've relied on Real Turmat's food for my adventures. For me, it's the ideal mix of calories, protein, and flavor. As is well known, the stomach contributes a lot to the well-being of humans, and this is no different in Patagonia, Greenland or the North Pole. So far, I've always been able to perform thanks to Real-Turmat-Food and if I'm in a really bad mood on the way, I choose my favorite menu from the stash: beef with vegetables and rice. Then it's better right away!"
Thomas Ulrich begins his adventurous life as a ski racer and climber, he completes his training as a mountain guide, becomes a helicopter flight assistant and paraglider tester and is one of the first to offer paragliding flights. At the same time, he worked in rock stabilization in order to finance photography, which was still in its infancy at the time. In addition, there are spectacular assignments from the film world – for example, he works as a safety guide during the filming of the James Bond film "Goldeneye" in the Swiss mountains and for the film adaptation of the novel "Miss Smilla's Sense of Snow" in Greenland.
Constantly new challenges with an uncertain outcome are what Ulrich needs. Maybe it's because of the Eiger, in front of whose magnificent backdrop he grows up. He stands at the summit of the Eiger several times - once as part of an ascent with the equipment of the first climbers. The project is his idea, he accompanies it with his film and photo camera, which ultimately results in a book and a film for Swiss television and Arte.
He ventures various expeditions in Patagonia, Greenland, America and Tibet. In 2006, he wanted to be the first person to cross the North Pole alone and without support, from Siberia to Canada – and failed. He has to abort his solo attempt and is rescued under dramatic circumstances off the coast of Siberia.
But the Arctic has cast a spell over him: just one year after this formative experience, he returns to the Pole. With a Norwegian partner, he marches from the North Pole to the North Siberian archipelago of Franz Joseph Land and crosses it for the first time in more than 100 years: 1400 kilometers on foot, on skis and by kayak. For this achievement, the two were honored by the American National Geographic Magazine as "Adventurer ́s of the Year 2008".
And he remains loyal to the Arctic: every year he leads a group of North Pole newcomers to the northernmost point of the earth.
Ulrich is also a successful entrepreneur: he is co-owner of the photo agency Visual Impact, through which he sells his own photographs and the images of well-known outdoor photographers around the world. Ulrich also works as a cameraman from time to time, for example in the documentation of an Everest ascent or for the feature film North Face. Thomas Ulrich combines his skills as an extreme mountaineer and persistent explorer in a unique way with the craftsmanship of the photographer and cameraman and the unmistakable feeling for spectacular images.