316: Chamonix Stories #3 | Oak (“Tinder for the Mountains”)

In the third in our series of ‘Chamonix Stories’, we meet Emil Wittrup Præstbrogaard, founder of the Oak App. 

Oak was launched in 2024 to bring together the mountain community, including skiers, climbers, trail runners, mountaineers and more. 

SHOW NOTES

What is Oak? (2:00)
Like ‘Tinder for the Mountains’ (3:15)
Emil’s background (4:00)
Why Emil started the Oak app (7:00)
Going live in December 2023 (9:00)
Features within the app (10:30)
Making booking guides easier (11:00)
The LinkedIn for mountain people (12:30)
Why ‘Oak’? (13:30)

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