Sutjeska
O autoru
Šimun Cimerman rođen je u Zagrebu 1974. godine. Diplomirao je 1998. Političke znanosti na Sveučilištu Južne Kalifornije (The University of Southern California - USC). Od 1991. do 1995. igrao je za Hrvatski akademski vaterpolo klub Mladost iz Zagreba i bio četiri puta prvak Hrvatske i europski doprvak. Od 1995. do 1998. sa sveučilišnom vaterpolo momčadi USC bio je tri puta doprvak Sjedinjenih Američkih Država. Godine 1998. počinje se baviti ekstremnim sportovima i iste godine kao član prvog hrvatskog pustolovnog tima sudjeluje na Discovery Eco Challenge Maroko (1 & 2), 700 kilometara dugoj utrci preživljavanja, a 1999. godine sudjeluje na istoj utrci u Patagoniji. Godine 2002. sudjeluje u njemačkom timu na 1000 kilometara dugoj pustolovnoj utrci Raid Gauloises Vijetnam, koja je bila najduža u povijesti, a 2007. godine sudjeluje na najtežoj utrci južne Amerike, Desafio de los Andes, u Čileu i Argentini. Godine 2000. počinje organizirati pustolovne, treking i trail utrke u Hrvatskoj, čiji je ujedno i začetnik. U 25 godina rada organizirao je preko 150 različitih outdoor utrka i događanja na više od 40 različitih lokacija u Hrvatskoj, Sloveniji, Crnoj Gori i Bosni i Hercegovini. Tijekom studija u Los Angelesu završio je jednu godinu jazz klavira i pasionirani je jazzer. Svoju strast za planinama, pustolovinama i poviješću spojio je u ovoj knjizi.
Abouth the author
Šimun Cimerman was born in Zagreb in 1974. In 1998, he graduated with a degree in Political Science from the University of Southern California (USC). From 1991 to 1995, he played for the Croatian Academic Water Polo Club Mladost from Zagreb and was a four-time Croatian champion and a European runner-up. From 1995 to 1998, with the USC university water polo team, he was a three-time runner- up in the United States. In 1998, he began engaging in extreme sports and that same year, as a member of the first Croatian adventure team, he participated in the Discovery Eco Challenge Morocco (1 & 2), a 700-kilometer survival race. In 1999, he participated in the same race in Patagonia. In 2002, he competed with the German team in the 1000-kilometer long Raid Gauloises Vietnam adventure race, which was the longest in history. In 2007, he participated in the toughest race in South America, the Desafio de los Andes, in Chile and Argentina. In 2000, he began organizing adventure, trekking, and trail races in Croatia, of which he was also the pioneer in Croatia. During more than 25 years of work, he has organized over 150 different outdoor races and events at more than 40 different locations in Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. During his studies in Los Angeles, he completed one year of jazz piano and is a passionate jazz enthusiast. Šimun combined his passion for mountains, adventures, and history in this book.