KLEMEN MALI, the founder of the company

Klemen was born in Slovenia in a small town called Kamnik. Growing up in the Alps, he started skiing and hiking as soon as he could walk. Klemen started climbing in 1989 when he joined the Kamnik Alpine Club. During the winter seasons he excelled at alpine back country skiing, achieving many first ski ascents in the Slovenian Alps. Klemen has extensive climbing experience around the world: Alaska – Kichatna Spires Denali Range, Canada, South America’s Andes, and the Karakoram – Pakistan Himalaya. Shifting his focus to teaching alpine safety, he became a certified IFMGA Mountain Guide, who regularly teaches mountaineering and Crevasse rescue courses. He has lead successful climbing and skiing trips in the Alps, BC’s Coast Mountains and Patagonia. His hobbies included developing new climbing areas around the world, traveling with his family, and photography. He speaks English, Spanish and Slovenian.

Filmmaking

“Karakoram Khush 2004” is a story about a small Slovenian expedition to the Pakistanian Trango Range in the Karakoram. Together with successful climbers Tomaž Jakofčič and Miha Valič, we did the first alpine ascent of Eternal Flame route on the Trango Tower. Through interviews and on-location shots we tell the story through joy, fear, luck and personal views. It is more than a document of our successful climbing since the film creates a mosaic of all relevant aspects of being a dedicated mountain climber. The title of the film, Karakoram Khush, implies the joy of traveling, climbing, having good time: the joy of life.

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