We are Axelle & Guillaume the founders of Wise.
When we met in 2015, we were both living in New Caledonia.
Axelle was racking up medals on the local trail circuit. Guillaume explored unexplored trails on the island using old IGN maps and satellite photos.
And so, at the bend of a path in the north of the island, our paths crossed.
For our first coffee, Axelle shared with me her dream: to run alongside the legend Dawa Sherpa on the Solokhumbu Trail - a 310 km - 20,000 D+ roaming adventure in the Everest Valley.
3 years later, we were there, and this adventure changed us forever.
At an altitude of 4,000m, far from the known trails that lead to Mount Everest Base Camp, Dawa led us to the edge of a sacred lake to make a wish.
The legend invites you to borrow a pebble from its shore, and return it once the wish is granted.
The wish we made that day sounded strangely like Wise and it will soon be time for us to return what this lake lent us.
The path we take says a lot about who we are.
We attach great importance to the scope of our actions, because we are aware and want to be responsible for the legacy we leave.
We seek balance, harmony and the alternative path. The one that only explorers and pioneers take.
Wise embodies all of this to us.
