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316: Chamonix Stories #3 | Oak (“Tinder for the Mountains”)
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- The Ski Podcast
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- Jun 19, 2026
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- 1019
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Summary
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) FEEDBACK If you enjoyed this episode, or if you have any comments, please let me know. You can do that by leaving a comment on Spotify , Instagram or Facebook – or drop me an email to [email protected] . We’re also on WhatsApp . Nicky Webber: "I really enjoyed listening to Episode 313 . Your love of Chamonix is evident." Erin Flynn: " Episode 314 was a great listen! Loved testing Zag skis at the ski test!" Judy Swens: “I’m spending part of my time off this July in Chamonix and loved your podcast episode about it.” There are now 316 episodes of The Ski Podcast to catch up with at www.theskipodcast.com – have a search around the tags and categories and you’re bound to find something of interest to listen to. If you enjoyed this episode and you’d like to support the podcast, then you are very welcome to buy me a coffee at buymeacoffee.com/theskipodcast