Jimmy Oden

Full name: Jimmy Oden
Born in: Malmö, Sweden
Lives in: Verbier, Switzerland
Family: Sara Rönngren and our son Bodhi
Profession: Mountain guide
Eats: Most things but no meat
Drinks: No alcohol
Speaks: Swedish, English, French and a bit of German
Sports: Skiing, surfing, DH biking, climbing, mountaineering
Favourite restaurant or hang out: At home
Reads: A lot of books
Listens to: Good music, books and podcast documentaries
Favourite colour: Blue
Always in the hand luggage: a book
The best airport in the world: Geneva, because it means that I am either back home or going somewhere.
Hidden talent:
Best climbing/skiing/golfing/paragliding etc. experience: Surfing in Encinitas Ca with 15 dolphins around me.
Last trip: Heliskiing around Kebenekaise, Sweden.
Worst buy ever: I dont buy stuff I dont need.
Best bargain ever: My Mctavish razor and my Gerry Lopez board (surfboards).
Bored by: cleaning an folding clothes
Amused by: Movies, good food
Childhood memory No 1: First trips to the Alps when I was seven. It changed my life. At the age of 19, as soon as I finished school and my military service was done I moved to the Alps.
Motto: Live in the present
Positive characteristic: Honest
Negative characteristic: Stubborn
Hates: Mean people sucks!
Favourite way to dress: Shorts, t shirt and flip flops
Fears: Not to develop as a person
Sleeps: 8=9 hours, but less now with my son who likes to play five a clock in the morning.
Plays: A major role if I decide to play
Desire: Sweets and freedom
Favourite city: I dont likes citys but it would have to be Stockholm (in the summer)
Believes in: Love
Role model: Trying to be :=)
Misses while away from home: My family
Favourite movie: Big Lebowski, American beauty, Pulp fiction, The god father, The matrix, Point break
Best ice cream combination: Chocolate with chocolate
Morning person or night owl: Morning person
Favourite person to spend time with: Sara and Bodhi
Animal correspondence: Human
Worst failure: Have not yet had a failure that over time couldn’t be turned into something positive.
Life soundtrack: I did it my way
Place to return to: My bed
Favourite Peak Performance item: Black Light Primaloft Jacket or Black Light Liner Down Jacket
Favourite quote or saying: There is no way to happiness, happiness is the way. Best date: First date with my wife. Helicopter up to Petit Combin and first tracks down Glacier les follats.
Gets mom on birthday: A phone call
Definition of injustice: The starvation in the world
Life-long love: Snow
Fashion no-no: I dont belive in no=nos
Favourite material: Cotton
Best song ever: Rock n roll singer or Soul stripper by AC-DC
Dream: Spend a year surfing in Australia with my family
Worst nightmare: All these questions