BARNES Magazine Autumn-Winter 2024: Exclusive Interview with Sarah Marquis, Inspiring Swiss Explorer
Kimberley, Australie. Expédition de survie - Sarah Marquis
How, from a childhood in the Val Terbi, on the edge of the forest in a village that felt ’cut off from the world’, does one become an explorer? Well, you don’t. “One is/is born an explorer”, says Sarah Marquis. Grasping the significance of this premise requires going beyond the words. Probing the depths of the soul, the bedrock of the entire life philosophy of the woman who was named National Geographic Adventurer of the Year in 2014. Looking beyond performance to the most important thing, the driving force behind each of her extraordinary expeditions into the deepest reaches of hostile territory: surpassing one’s inner self and its associated goal of ’knowing oneself’. It’s a challenge that transcends (mere) physical performance, and the key lies in getting a perfect grasp of the territory, something that can only be achieved by ’becoming one with it’.
An immersion in the world of Sarah Marquis.
You spent your childhood in Montsevelier, a small village of 500 people in the Swiss Jura. What was it like there?
Imagine a village of a few hundred people, on the edge of a forest. To me, as a child, it seemed like the edge of the world. This is where I grew up with my two brothers. We owned a house, with a garden, animals that we ate, and we spent all our time outdoors. My mother passed her self-taught knowledge of plants on to me, along with her fishing skills, both of which have come in very handy on my expeditions.
An immersion in the world of Sarah Marquis.
You spent your childhood in Montsevelier, a small village of 500 people in the Swiss Jura. What was it like there?
Imagine a village of a few hundred people, on the edge of a forest. To me, as a child, it seemed like the edge of the world. This is where I grew up with my two brothers. We owned a house, with a garden, animals that we ate, and we spent all our time outdoors. My mother passed her self-taught knowledge of plants on to me, along with her fishing skills, both of which have come in very handy on my expeditions.
Find the full interview in the BARNES Magazine.
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