Why mountains of all things – what fascinates you so much about them?

Antonia Schlosser: I sometimes feel like I had no choice but to love the mountains because I was born in the Allgäu and lived there until I was 18. The mountain backdrop was always there, like a background noise. But I only developed a really intense love when I moved to Bamberg to study. Then I realized that I miss the mountains. It’s just my love of nature and the fact that I can switch off my mind when I exercise that brought me to the mountains.

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