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blackcrows Ghost Resorts Japan and ski sauvage

by Max Mackee (Kammui Founder)

“For blackcrows the ghost resorts series is an exploration of the ski culture, of a heritage, a golden age, those places where there was life, that ha...

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"Nature and meditation" by Toryo Ito

Interviewer: Max Mackee (Kammui Founder)

Toryo Ito is a Zen Buddhist monk residing at Ryosokuin, a small temple in the pagoda of Kenninji in Kyoto, Japan and offers meditation in the beautifu...

MIND

Backcountry & I: KIKI

Text & photos by KIKI

Having an experienced friend as a guide, I started my life in the backcountry. Instead of meeting in the city, I wish I could ask my friends to come t...

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My love for the backcountry (Part.2)

Interviewer: Max Mackee (Kammui Founder) / Photos by Ranyo Tanaka

Max: What's the best thing about backcountry skiing?Shota: The main goal is, skiing powder. No matter how high or low the elevation,a few tu...

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My love for the backcountry (Part.1)

Interviewer: Max Mackee (Kammui Founder) / Photos by Ranyo Tanaka

Actor Shota Matsuda, who grew up skiing as a child, talks about the allure of the backcountry and why he skis and climbs. From his relationship with n...

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The interesting aspect about the wilderness is how you control risks - Kazue Oshiro, International Mountain Doctor

Interviewer: Max Mackee (Kammui Founder)

Praying for the safety of climbers at the summit of Mt. EverestGrowing up in NaganoMax Mackee (Max): Can you tell us about your relationship with...

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Kammui Launch Event Supported by Suicoke, Wasted Co & Clase Azul

Text by Max Mackee (Kammui Founder) / Photos by Gaku Kamimura

Our goal at Kammui is to connect more people to awe-inspiring, life affirming experiences in the outdoors.To celebrate our launch in September, we hel...

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Become one in the big blue of Okinawa. Free diving with Tomoka Fukuda

Interviewer: Ranyo Tanaka

Swimming freely through coral forests with sea turtles, reaching depths of up to 100 metres in the ocean, Tomoka Fukuda is based in Okinawa. We talked...

MIND

Where to go, with children: KIKI

Text & photos by KIKI

Outdoor in nature to take my kids with. Small mountains, forest trails, the hills near us. Pleasure of seeing places from a different perspective.Skii...

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"Don't be surprised when a dead tree blooms, be surprised when a fresh tree blooms"—Takuya Tabira, Yakushima Island

by Mayu Iwakami (Kammui)

Takuya Tabira is a Kammu partner guide that gives access to the incredible nature of Yakushima, with the personal philosophy "Don't be surprised when ...

MIND

My inspiration

by Max Mackee (Kammui Founder)

In 2006 I returned from London to Tokyo and fell in love with backcountry snowboarding. I did not know it then, but that moment started me on my long ...