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Guido Kunze - On the road between everyday life and adventure - Book launch & discussion with Guido Kunze and Thomas Hillebrandt

How do you overtake the pros in the Tour de France? How do you survive 50 degree heat in the valley of death? And how do you get the Pope to stop for a selfie? Questions that sound like an exaggeration - and yet are part of a very real life. Guido Kunze has been tackling challenges like these for decades, consistently moving between seemingly contradictory worlds: Everyday life and adventure, local patriotism and cosmopolitanism, amateur spirit and extreme borderline sporting experiences.

He runs his first marathon at the age of 32, his first ultramarathon takes him to the limits of survival, his first ultra bike race takes him over 5,000 kilometers. This was followed by extraordinary projects around the globe: crossing Australia in world record time, trips to extreme heights in Chile and spectacular expeditions that are unique even in the international ultra sports scene. And yet the center of his life always remains his hometown of Mühlhausen - with his family, sports business and regional commitment.

Thomas Hillebrandt 's book tells this extraordinary biography from a special perspective: not as a classic sports hero story, but as a multi-layered portrait of a person who is not a professional, has no major sponsors and yet achieves feats that go far beyond the ordinary. These are stories about lack of sleep, extreme heat and altitude, about failure and getting back up again, about naivety, learning processes and the irrepressible curiosity to test one's own limits again and again.

Thomas Hillebrandt, a long-time author and documentary filmmaker for ARD, ZDF and Deutsche Welle, takes a visual and narrative approach to Guido's life. With great closeness, numerous quotes and impressive images in words, the result is a lively, authentic book that inspires the imagination, inspires amazement and at the same time offers deep insights into the physical, psychological and social dimensions of extreme sport. The book also tells of biographical ruptures and social upheavals: of socialization in the GDR, of change after 1989 and of the development of a firmly rooted local patriot into a globally networked adventurer. The result is a story about courage, change and the power to transform ideas into real projects - beyond the logic of performance and record-breaking.

In conversation, Guido Kunze and Thomas Hillebrandt provide insights into the creation of the book, extraordinary expeditions and a life that shows that great adventures do not have to be at odds with normal everyday life. An inspiring event about borderline experiences, life journeys and the question of what drives people to set out again and again and keep going.

As part of the "Dacheröden on Tour" series, Kultur: Haus Dacheröden regularly invites people to talk about their very different journeys and experiences in faraway places. Whether daring adventures, profound encounters or inspiring experiences - the talks bring the world to Erfurt and awaken the desire to discover.

Price information:

Advance booking: € 16.00 / € 14.00 reduced Box Office: € 19.00 / € 17.00 reduced