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Julien  Yamba
Julien  Yamba

Julien Yamba

Discipline: Mountain Running® Team

ABOUT ME:

Originally from France, I have been living in Quebec (Canada) for more than 10 years now.

Above all, I am an outdoor sports enthusiast, and I particularly like the mountains, in winter as in summer. I like to travel with the seasons, sometimes on foot, sometimes on skis, in order to immerse myself in the marked changes of the season.

Since the birth of my first child in 2015, I have diligently resumed training, in order to take up new challenges, and thus reach the top of my inner mountain!
I have practiced a lot of short distances in recent years, but since last year, I have discovered a new passion for medium distances, around 100k with a steep drop...in the mountains!

Also, I like to alternate sports, depending on the season. Thus, I abandon my running shoes in winter, to exchange them for skis, and thus practice ski touring.
La Sportiva is for me the ideal brand for a jack-of-all-trades; it accompanies me in the practice of climbing as much as skiing, trail running, in short, all the sports I practice.

 

PROUDEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Oct 2019 | 1st and FKT at Pico Duarte Express (46k - 3200m D+)
Jan 2020 | 10,000 meters of positive elevation of skimo without assistance
All of 2022 | Complete three ultra wins in the first season at this new distance (100K)

Break with a "sedentary" lifestyle at the end of my studies.
My children and I maintain a daily balance between family, sport, and work.
Practice various mountain sports (trail running, skimo, rock, and ice climbing) according to the seasons and desires.

 

Q+A:

Who is your favorite climbing partner?

My favorite partner is Richard Ferron, who shares a large number of passions with me, and more particularly, skimo, trail, rock and ice climbing, mountaineering. Our understanding is optimum, because we have the same professional issues, the organization of family life, and above all, she is the only person I know capable of getting up on weekends at 4 a.m. winter, to go to train in skimo by - 25 degrees celsius!

What's your go-to hype song?

Currently, I listen to French rap, especially Lomepal and Orelsan

What was the first La Sportiva product you tried?

The first product I tested at La Sportiva ... if I remember correctly, it was a pair of climbing shoes with laces ... The Nago which made me have red feet when I took them off at the end of the day.

Which charity/advocacy organization do you belong to?

Centraide is a Quebec foundation that collects donations and redistributes them to a vast network of local associations, in order to fight poverty, end social exclusion, reduce inequalities and prevent social problems.

 

RESTING HEART RATE:

42 BPM

 

 

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