Christine Thürmer

In the artist's words:

When Christine Thürmer was born in 1967, there was nothing to suggest that she would one day become the most hiked woman in the world. Although she was top of her class at school, she was a complete loser at sport. As a result, she first embarks on a stellar career as a manager before realizing after an unexpected layoff and the death of a friend that time - and not money - is the most important resource in life. Completely untrained, she hikes 4,277 kilometers from Mexico to Canada on the Pacific Crest Trail - despite having flat feet, knock-knees and being overweight! And that's just the beginning: since then, she has covered more than 65,000 kilometers on foot, crossed the USA and Europe three times each and written four books about her adventures. "Run. Eat. Sleep." about the US trails, "Hiking. Cycling. Paddling." about her trips in Europe, "Weite Wege wandern" with her concentrated outdoor know-how and the touring guidebook "Auf 25 Wegen um die Welt" were on the Spiegel bestseller list for months