Eric Themel

Birthdate:

10th June 1976

Nickname:

Rico

Best Cook and Dish:

Grandmother with her Wienerschnitzel. The Best ever.

Favorite Destination:

New Zealand and Alaska. The more remote the better!!

Favorite Movie

Motorcycle diarys

Favorite Book:

Cooking book

Inspiration Within the Sport:

All my friends who I go riding with, videos and pictures, the terrain where I go to and picture of it!

Cause(s):

Global warming, clean water, and terminal illnesses in kids.

Words To Live By:

If you are able to live like you want to, you should take the chance and make the best out of it! Life is complicated enough. Easy living should not be a dream. It should be a possibility.

Career Highlights:

• 1st place Powderhausen Expression session Valgrisenche 2003
• 1st place Engadin Snow 2005
• 1st place Arlberg Freeride comp 2004
• 1st place Red Bull Tribal quest 2007
• 3rd place Rip curl World Heli challenge 2001 New Zealand
• 3rd place Red Bull Hike and Ride First edition
• 1st place Banked Series Austria 2001

Film/Media highlights:

• TGR¡¦s Anomaly 2006/07 featured on the boat trip to Bella Coola
• Video part in Pirates movie production IREMEMBER
• Video Part in Marco Lutz¡¦s legendary KINGSIZE
• Video Part in Marco Lutz¡¦s PRIMEVIL
• NBC Jeep world of Adventure Sports
• Fuel TV Boat Trip to Bella Coola
• Nissan Sports Adventure Freeridetour
• GQ Photoshoot 2003
• Cover on The Snowboard Journal 2006
• Interviews in different mags