Ski-jumping: the quadruple Olympic Champion in private

Simon Ammann on a four-thousander

Summer 2010, Breithorn/Zermatt (Switzerland)

Four Olympic titles... World Champion at large-hill ski-jumping and ski-flying... Winner of the Summer Grand Prix 2009... Simon Ammann from Switzerland is the most successful ski jumper and one of the most famous winter sports athletes of the 21st century. But how does such an extraordinary athlete spend the summer?

The answer is simple: he prepares himself for the next season - in the snow of the mountains. This summer, a dream came true for the extremely reclusive Swiss: together with a mountain guide, he ascended the first four-thousander of his life!