Just before COVID shut the world down, I began the journey of following wrestlers as they train, prepare, and compete on the road to the highest mountain in the sporting landscape. From Nebraska to Norway to Nigeria to North Korea, these athletes have vastly different experiences on the way, with wildly different resources available to them and in wildly different circumstances.
Each individual story stands on its own, and together they reveal much about the universal human experience and the way we interact with each other and the world.
I plan to continue documenting the lives of these and more athletes between now and the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games with the culmination of the project being a photo book that brings them all together.
If you would like to make a financial contribution to help me cover the costs of travel, lodging, equipment, and services to make this project happen, you can do that here.
Alejandra Romero Bonilla (MEX)
Frank Chamizo (ITA)
Soslan Ramonov (RUS)