Canon equipment taken to the extreme

For most of us even the thought of trying to climb the world’s highest mountains is beyond our imagination, but for the world’s best mountaineers scaling them is not enough. For top exponents like Simone Moro the challenge is to take on the 14 highest peaks over 8,000m under their most extreme conditions – during the winter season.

But he doesn’t attempt these amazing feats on his own; he shares them with the whole world via the world wide web using camcorders, cameras, laptops and satellite modems. But what equipment can survive and function in sub-zero conditions of -40 degrees Centigrade, hurricane force winds and blizzards? Simone Moro is not only at the forefront of mountaineering but also in the creation of blogs, bringing them to life with high definition video. The results amount to spellbinding journals of one of the greatest challenges known to mankind.