ABOUT THE DIRECTOR Born in Lemoa (Bizkaia, Basque Country), on 12th of December 1981, ALEX TXIKÓN is the youngest of 13 brothers and sisters. When he was no more than 3 years old, his brother Javi, the one who taught him to love mountaineering, took Alex to the top of Gorbea mountain, one of the most emblematic peaks in Basque Country. He joined Ganzabal Mountain Club at teenage and could try himself in Pyrenees, Picos de Europa and Alps for the first time. In his 17, he traveled to Pamir Mountains and he was just 21 when he reached the summit of his first +8.000 m mountain: Broad Peak (8.051m) in Pakistan. Alex Txikón has taken part in more than 30 expeditions so far, has climbed up to the summit of 12 of the 14 highest mountains and, chiefly, has lived the most incredible experiences in wonderful places all over the world and with the most amazing people he could never had imagined. The first important step in his career came in 2005 when joining Al Filo De Lo Imposible Spanish TV programme, working as a high altitude cameraman also for Edurne Pasabans "14 x 8.000" project. But, in 2011, although having received the invitation from Pasabans team for Everest, Alex Txikón felt having completed a stage and needed to start a new one looking for different ways of practicing mountaineering. Thats how he began to lead winter expeditions for which he is specially well known nowadays. These last years he has opted for projects that probably are less successful but much more valuables in terms of technicality, difficulty and commitment. North faces, new routes, alpine style, big walls its a risky but immensely satisfying choice. As well as alpinism, Alex Txikón practices rock climbing, BASE jumping and basque rural sport such as wood cutting; hes an insatiable adventureman, loves exploring, travelling and meeting new friends, something which must be part of any project or goal that he faces. |