A Hundred Words For Wind
When the wind sets the place
In Icelandic, there are more than a hundred words to describe the wind. Endless nuances for an element that shapes landscapes, moods — and sometimes entire life paths. A Hundred Words For Wind is a film that takes the time to listen to them. For 35 days, our pro rider Cody Cirillo and photojournalist Matthew Tufts embarked on an adventure as simple as it was extreme: cycling around Iceland via the Ring Road — 1,700 kilometers — powered only by their legs, with bikes loaded with skis, gear, and patience. A unique cycle-to-ski project at the crossroads of endurance, freeride, and slow travel.
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Two bikes, skis — and nothing but time
No helicopters. No ski lifts. No shortcuts. Every line is earned. Every summit begins on frozen asphalt, facing the wind, under sideways snow, along roads that are sometimes deserted, sometimes hostile. The film captures this unlikely intersection of long-distance cycling and steep skiing, where days unfold between pedaling into gusts, improvised bivouacs, and 800-meter couloir ascents whenever a weather window appears. Brief. Fragile. Precious.
A raw Iceland, far from postcards
A Hundred Words For Wind offers an unfiltered portrait of a harsh yet breathtaking Iceland. An island where weather rules, where slowness isn’t an aesthetic choice but a necessity. Storms bring everything to a halt. Icy roads test resilience. And silence invites a different way of seeing. The camera doesn’t chase achievement at all costs. It lingers on the quiet moments — doubt, fatigue, improvised meals, local encounters, landscapes experienced rather than consumed. This is far from fast tourism. Here, the journey is inhabited.
Persevere, accept, give thanks
What stands out most in the film is its sincerity. The story doesn’t romanticize hardship — it accepts it. It shows perseverance, but also necessary surrender and constant adaptation. A philosophy summed up by a recurring Icelandic expression heard throughout the film: “Þetta reddast” — it will work out. More than an adventure film, A Hundred Words For Wind is a meditation on slow travel, on our relationship with land, time, and effort. An invitation to slow down in order to feel more deeply. To move differently, in order to truly connect.
An adventure that resonates with our values
At Picture, we believe in stories that matter. Stories that question how we experience the mountains, how we travel, and how we commit — physically and mentally — to the environments we move through. A Hundred Words For Wind reminds us that adventure isn’t measured in performance, but in presence. In attention to the elements. In gratitude for what nature sometimes allows us to experience. A film to watch, to feel — and to let settle. Like the Icelandic wind, in all its many shades.
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