Uploaded February 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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A documentary capturing the challenging journey home for mountaineers Max Kroneck and Jochen Mesle. Traveling exclusively by bike and ski, the pair traverse over 2, 500km and 10 degrees of latitude through the Balkans, exploring some of the wildest mountains in Europe, looking for the most beautiful ski runs, and meeting locals along the way.

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DIRECTED AND PRODUCED BY: El Flamingo

FESTIVAL AWARDS
Best Snowsports Film @ Banff Mountain Festival 2022
Audience Award @ Filmfest St. Anton 2022
Jury Award @ Filmfest St. Anton 2022

CHECK THE COMPLETE ROUTE ON KOMOOT:
komoot.de/collection/1417512/-balkan-express

THIS IS A CARBON-NEUTRAL FILM:
Unavoidable emissions during production have been compensated with the help of ClimatePartner: fpm.climatepartner.com/tracking/18138-2211-1021/de

SOUNDTRACK:
open.spotify.com/playlist/2tQAnJNCDsdByQubVYBShU?si=cb56984b7ee04d8e

ILLUSTRATION: Srdja Dragovic

Special thanks to all the incredible people we met along the way!