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“Since I started climbing a few years ago, I’ve read countless stories about The Eiger and it’s infamous history. I put it in my head that one day, I’d have the skills and strength to climb it. This year, I spent a month climbing in The Alps and ended up in Interlaken, Switzerland- which isn’t far from the town of Grindelwald where The Eiger is located. Just for kicks, we checked the weather for the next few days and found that it was perfect. In what seemed like a split second decision, we packed our bags and made our way to the Mittellegi Hut, and over the course of two days climbed the classic Mittellegi Ridge to the summit of The Eiger. It was without a doubt the strangest mix of exciting and scary on any climb I’ve done, and one of my proudest summits to date. Brittle, rarely protectable rock, and snow on the route made for a very uneasy and unsettling vibe for two days on this infamous mountain. It definitely lived up to its reputation.” Photo by Chris Brinlee, submitted fby ambassador @christianlanley #LifeProofGoals
Share with us on Instagram your highlights from 2016 for a chance to win a $100 REI gift card and LifeProof prize pack for our December Instagram contest #LifeProofGoal. Want to learn more? Check out the whole contest here: bit.ly/LifeProofGoal16.
So tell us, what’s been your biggest achievement in 2016?
The end of the year is a time for reflection, a time to look back through the past year and remember the good times and sometimes the bad.
Here at LifeProof we want to celebrate your biggest achievements from the past year! Share with us on Instagram your highlights from 2016 for a chance to win a $100 REI gift card and LifeProof prize pack!
Want to win? Here’s how to enter:
Contest ends 12/31 11:59 pm MST. Contest T/C.
December judge, ambassador Christian Lanley. Photo by @christianlanley in Chamonix, France.
Even thought the weathers starting to change, we know you’re not stopping your adventures. Where are your favorite places to explore during the fall season? What activities to participate in? Show us for a chance to win a LifeProof swag pack: LifeProof phone case of your choice, LIFEACTÍV accessory of your choice, choice of LifeProof apparel, Stance socks, LifeProof Duffel bag, LifeProof drawstring bag, MIZU water bottle, LifeProof sunglasses, and more!
How to enter:
Guest judge, Ashton Bjaranson will be helping us picking winners at the end of the month.
Photo by ambassador Brian Walker, South Lake Tahoe.
We’re excited to announce our September Instagram contest #LifeProofRealtree! With fall leaves changing and cooler weather sprinkling in, we want to see where you take your Realtree camo on adventures. We’re teaming up with our friends at @realtreeoutdoors to giveaway a Moultrie Panoramic 150i game camera and LifeProof prize pack.
Want to win? Here’s how to enter:
Ambassador Mike Pham will be helping us chose a winner at the end of the month to receive this awesome prize pack!
Contest ends 9/30 11:59 pm MST. Contest T/C.
With summer coming to a close we want you to go all in during the month of August! Push the limits, take that next big step and live LifeProof. We’re giving away a LifeProof swag pack, including our new apparel!
How to enter:
Great shot by ambassador Austin Rauh tracking Travis Homan catching some air!
Your weekends are filling up with wakeboarding, kayaking, and beachside hangouts and we want to see your best exhilarating water photos and videos for our July Instagram contest #LifeProofWaterProof. We’re teaming up with IceMule Coolers, a portable backpack high-performance soft cooler, to giveaway a IceMule Pro Cooler (20L) and LifeProof prize pack including your choice of phone case and LIFEACTIV mounts.
Here’s how you can win:
July’s judge Jeff Wolsleger, LifeProof ambassador, hails from Canada and takes outstanding shots featuring water like the above featured photo, “So thankful for LifeProof making it possible to get those cool underwater shots… Or just being safe while accidentally dropping it in the water at Bow Lake.” Make sure to stay up to date with him on Instagram.
It’s Great Outdoors and Camping Month!
Where are your favorite camping spots? What great outdoor activities do you partake in when you’re camping? We’re teaming up with UCO Gear to giveaway a prize pack including; A-120 headlamp, Special Edition Candle Lantern and Stake Lights PLUS LifeProof prize pack.
Here’s how you can win!
Our guest judge this month is LifeProof ambassador Charlie Keating. You can check out all his adventures on his Instagram here!
Did you know it’s National Bike Month?
Since 1956 National Bike Month has showcased the many benefits of bicycling and to encourage folks to give biking a try. We’re teaming up with Garmin to giveaway an Edge 520 GPS Bike Computer worth $299.99 and a LifeProof prize pack!
Here’s how you can win!
LifeProof ambassador Mickey Witte will help us choose a winner at the end of the month. Mickey is a wife, triathlete and neuroscientist. She’s been a runner for over a decade and started racing triathlons in 2008 to raise funds and awareness for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, ALS. She is always raising the bar and setting new goals for herself.
Featured photo by Every Damn Weekend!
James Whittle and Tom Caufield were neither seasoned rowers nor professional athletes. They’re inexperienced oarsmen with a deep passion for defying what is possible and proving that everyday people can accomplish incredible feats through determination, bravery and grit.
“When people hear about the challenge, they usually ask about storms, capsizing and being eaten alive. But our main concern really was that we had never actually rowed a boat.”
Known as the toughest voyage on earth, the two embarked on the grueling voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. They departed from the Canary Islands on the 13th of December. Rowing in two-hour shifts 24 hours a day, they spent 12 hours a day pulling oars and burning 20,000 calories. After 60 days at sea - and losing 20% of their body weight - they landed on the West Indies island of Antigua.
We had a chance to catch up with them before their journey. They shared with us their training regimen, the mental preparation and the sheer craziness of the planned journey:
Q 1: You have almost no experience rowing. How are you training?
A 1: The past 16 months we’ve been training. It’s been a mixture of a number of programs, from strength to flexibility to endurance. We’ve worked with a physiotherapist to ensure that our bodies are ready for the journey. We feel that the most difficult part was that neither of us had set foot in a boat, so initially we had to jump in a rowing boat to understand the mechanics of what was involved. From there we were able to break up our training.
Q 2: Most people would agree that this voyage is a little crazy. How did you decide to take it on?
A 2: The decision cam from watching the Clipper World Boat race, which my mother was taking part in. I just saw the enthusiasm and the buzz around the crews. After this it was simply a text to James while in the pub and said we should do something big, then we got the ball rolling.
Q 3: You’ll be burning a lot of calories each day. What kind of sea rations are you bringing to keep up with the loss?
A 3: Before we left our diet was three good meals per day to supplement the training we were doing, so we were hitting about 5,000+ calories. While out on the water we will be rationed to 4 freeze-dried meals per day. Alongside this we have a number of snacks: protein balls, coconut oil & peanut butter to keep the calories high.
Q 4: How do you mentally prepare for this challenge?
A 4: The mental side of this challenge is much more important than the physical side. You can prepare for the strength training that you want, but if you’re not there mentally on day one you will fail. But we’ve been 100% confident that we can smash this. If we went in with the mentality that we’re out of our depth, it would have been a lonely place for us both. We’re lucky that we have a two-man team to push each other when things are rough.
Q 5: You’re giving yourselves two-hour breaks for every two hours of rowing. How do you switch off and get rest?
A 5: You can’t really prepare for it. We’ve been advised toward this by a number of people that have completed similar challenges. Initially, it’s going to be pretty tough to get into this pattern but we will get in the swing of things. What we’re nervous about is the other things that we have to do in the two hours: eating, maintenance, uploading, cleaning. To change things up every now and again we will row together and take some time off together.
Q 6: Let’s say a punishing storm blows through. How do you manage towering swells and gale force winds?
A 6: Rule number one is that unless it is a dead plan flat, you keep all the hatches closed. At the end of the day, it’s pretty likely that we’ll hit some big waves and get flipped. If you get flipped and everything is shut the boat will return to normal and we can row again. But if we have a tiny lapse of concentration and the latches are open then the effects can be catastrophic. If water gets into the cabins, the boat will likely stay capsized. The Atlantic is known for rogue waves so we have to be ready for these.
Q 7: How will LifeProof help you on your journey?
A 7: LifeProof has already been a massive help. I dropped my phone in a puddle of water on the boat and I had my case on so it was perfect. These devices are our lifelines while out on the water. They host all of our movies, music and books so it is amazing to know that our devices are always ready for every situation thrown at us.
