PEAK PERFORMANCE
“I TOOK A UKULELE TO PLAY ON TOP OF THE PEAKS AND, LATER, I THOUGHT, ‘WHY NOT AN ELECTRIC GUITAR?’”
Upon reaching the more than 3,000 metre summit of the Tuc de Mulleres, with his hands cramping up with cold and the sound from his amp twisted by the altitude and vast open space into which he was playing, Jordi Mestre recorded a piece of music inspired by his stunning surroundings. Then he came back down and made plans to do it all over again. We spoke to the Catalan adventurer to discover what exactly inspired him to take on this most unique of recording projects. We also find out about the playing challenges involved in executing it safely, the gear he used, and what it feels like to make music against one of the most stunning backdrops on the planet.
Soul Mountain is such a special project. How did you first come up with the idea?
“It’s easy to explain but it was difficult to
