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Nick

Nick

  • Joined: April 13, 2025
  • Articles: 105

NNormal Presents | The Nomad with Elhousine Elazzaoui

From the dunes of Morocco to the summits of Europe, Elhousine Elazzaoui entered the world of competition by chance. But he never stopped running.
Beyond his victories, including the Golden Trails World Series title, Elhousine is known for something deeper. His ability to transcend borders, earn respect and build lasting friendships. Now, for the first time, he shares the story behind the stride.
The Nomad is about where he’s from, how far he’s come and the people who moved with him.

DIG: An Alaskan snowboard film

Ryland Bell has always been a dark horse. Born in Alaska and based year-round in Haines, the notoriously hardcore snowboarder and lifelong commercial fisherman spends his winters quietly hiking world-class spines from his backyard. In April of 2025, he headed deep into his home mountains in search of the biggest line of his life.

A Story about Finding Balance | Frida Karlsson

What does it really take to turn a childhood dream into Olympic gold? ​​For Swedish skier Frida Karlsson, the path wasn’t about following the traditional formula for success in cross-country skiing. She had to carve out her own way in a sport defined by rigid structures and endless endurance.​​Following a breakdown, she then rebuilt herself, rediscovering joy in the process, and unlocked the strength to chase her dreams on her own terms. ​This is the untold story of her journey - from obsession to burnout, from struggle to triumph.​​Frida’s competitive spirit has always driven her to be the best, but understanding that being an athlete is just one part of her identity allowed her to find balance. Her story isn’t just about medals - it’s about learning, growing, and discovering the power of pushing beyond limits while staying true to yourself.

The North Face Presents: K2 Chasing Shadows

For decades, the prevailing belief in mountaineering was that humans couldn’t survive above 8,000m without supplemental oxygen; a notion disproven in 1970, when Reinhold Messner became the first person to climb Mt. Everest with no bottled oxygen. This feat prompted further paradigm shifts, prompting alpinists to pursue progressively more stripped-down approaches. In 2022, The North Face Athlete Benjamin Védrines set out to break K2’s FKT, failing his attempt and barely escaping to tell the tale.
He returned in 2024 to fulfill the challenge that had come to define him—and face the psychological scars of his earlier mission.

From Injury to World Cup Victory: The story of Kirsty Muir

From dry slopes in Aberdeen to the biggest stages in freestyle skiing, Kirsty Muir’s journey is anything but ordinary.​ Her path wasn’t easy. Life looked very different from her peers, and after a major injury left her off skis for nearly a year, she faced the added challenge of watching others progress. But through creativity and an unstoppable drive, Kirsty turned setbacks into stepping stones.​Her journey from Scotland’s hidden ski culture to a World Cup breakthrough is a story of resilience, passion, and inspiring the next generation to believe that even the unlikeliest beginnings can lead to greatness.​

Light It Up

As kids, we all spent a good chunk of our off-season, evenings, and throughout injuries getting fired up to ride with bike movies. We'd collect DVDs and watch them on repeat until it was light enough to ride or the snow had finished melting. With the release of the Bottlerocket we wanted to create something to showcase how rad our athletes are and what they get up to on their Bottlerockets. This video showcases old and new spots in 6 segments ranging from Peruvian freeride lines to BC loamers as well as a modern day look at "freeride" with some massive FEST jumps in Slovenia. 'Light it Up' tries to strike a balance between the style of films we watched our heroes throwing down in and modern-day freeride. Take a peek a this new video of our crew doing what they do best!

The High Life: The Final Season of Chamonix’s Oldest Refuge

In the final season of the original 119-year-old Le Refuge de la Charpoua, hutkeeper of eight years, Sarah Cartier, and her two children, embrace the high life and all its history in the mountains near Chamonix, France. The timeworn little building, set to be rebuilt in the same place in 2023, is surrounded by towering granite walls and alpine light providing them with a mystical setting to do all the dailies of cooking, cleaning and climbing; a place to breathe in the freedom of the high life while the sights and sounds of the busy world below fall away.

YETI Presents | A Thousand Casts

Throughout the course of Oliver White’s life fly fishing has been at the root of a series of once-in-a-lifetime events. What started as physical therapy led to the financial district, a business opportunity, and a near-death situation. His pursuit of fish on the fly now takes him to the mythical, magical country of Bhutan to do what he does best – figure things out.

Juho Knuuttila | Team Mountain People

This episode of Team Mountain People follows Juho as he ventures into the heart of the polar night, where solitude, shifting weather, and the vastness of the Arctic landscape become both companion and adversary. As he pushes deeper into the mountains, the story explores what keeps an athlete moving when warmth, comfort, and daylight are in short supply. His experience reveals that success in winter climbing goes far beyond technical skill. It’s about resilience, intuition, and the quiet, personal reasons that pull us into wild places.