Strong winds, icy temperatures, and persistent poor visibility proved to be no match for two brothers who crossed the Strait of Magellan by kiteboard.
The Maurice Lacroix-backed venture pitted Swiss brothers Geza and André Scholtz against the passage of water named after Portuguese explorer, Ferdinand Magellan. He was the first to sail through the 560-km (348-mi) strait in 1520.
“We congratulate the expedition team who has proved once again that we should always hold onto our dreams in order to make them come true,” said Marc Gläser, managing director of Maurice Lacroix SA.
“In spite of the difficult conditions, the time was right for the team to rise above all the challenges.”
Maurice Lacroix supported the venture under the slogan, ‘Your Time Is Now.’
“We were stretched to the limit and we fought on to the end,” says Geza Scholtz. “To have achieved our goal is an indescribable feeling.”
