We are Axelle & Guillaume, the founders of Wise.
When we met in 2015, we were both living in New Caledonia.
Axelle was skimming medals on the local trail circuit. Guillaume was exploring the island's unexplored trails with the help of old IGN maps and satellite photos.
And so, at the bend in a path in the north of the island, our paths crossed.
For our first coffee, Axelle shared her dream with me: 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 off the beaten track to Mount Everest Base Camp, Dawa took us to a sacred lake to make a wish.
The legend invites you to borrow a pebble from its shore, and return it to it once your wish has been granted.
The vow 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 impact of our actions, because we are aware of and want to be responsible for the legacy we leave behind.
We seek balance, harmony and the alternative path. The one that only explorers and pioneers take.
Wise embodies it all for us.
