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Riding down Piz Boè on a bike Tom Oehler's performance in the Dolomites

Manu Rivaud8 July 2021

Guinness World Record holder Tom Oehler has taken trial mountain biking to new heights again. The 37-year-old Austrian, who holds the world... Read More...

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No room for mistakes ! High-alpine MTB in the Dolomites with Tom Oehler

Manu Rivaud8 July 2021

Mountain biking is on the rise, and trials athletes are having a field day when they accept a certain amount of commitment. Follow Austrian... Read More...

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Seconds Out : when Vic Saunders and Mick Fowler fight Structured chaos

Victor Saunders1 July 2021

Famous since he and Mick Fowler opened the Golden Pillar at Spantik in August 1987, British climber Victor Saunders has always remained ... Read More...

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A JOURNEY IN MONT-BLANC BETWEEN FRANCE AND ITALY DRAW THE LINE #1

julbo30 June 2021

Incredible but true! Taking the Julbo team's mountain athletes and their community to the peaks together was a daring gamble. Through po... Read More...

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Pakistan climbing season is on : Crisis and Opportunities

Angela Benavides18 June 2021

In every crisis lies an opportunity, they say. This could be the case in the Karakorum mountains where, against all odds, the summer is loo... Read More...

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Scottish sea stacks #1 : iconic Old Man of Hoy Alpine trips

Ulysse Lefebvre10 June 2021

Whether you call them Old Men, sea stacks or pinnacles, the towers that dot the Scottish coastline are as dishearteningly beautiful as the w... Read More...

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Taming Rolling Stones on Grandes Jorasses North Face by Tom Livingstone Part One

Tom Livingstone7 June 2021

Britain's Tom Livingstone made a name for himself in 2018 with his ascent of the north face of Latok I in Pakistan, along with Slovenians A... Read More...

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The invention of the fleece Polartec : 40 Years of Fleece Anniversary

polartec3 June 2021

Everyone has one, or several, at home. 40 years ago, fleeces ousted woollens : offering just as much warmth, they are water-repellent, wind... Read More...

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Nepal Himalaya : The Season of COVID and Secrecy

Angela Benavides3 June 2021

Nothing went as planned in Nepal this season, as the Himalayas opened their doors to the world again after a year-long gap due to the pande... Read More...

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Millet Trilogy 15+ backpack

Ulysse Lefebvre2 June 2021

Getting started At first glance, this Millet Trilogy 15+ bag is a strange object. Is it a trail bag with its large shoulder straps and he... Read More...

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New Life, a film by Caroline Ciavaldini and James Pearson

Alpine1 June 2021

James Pearson and Caroline Ciavaldini have spent the last decade exploring the world as a husband and wife team, climbing together acros... Read More...

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Advocacy for a new Himalayanism : Should the rules for expeditions to Nepal be changed? Part 1

Paul Grobel1 June 2021

The queues of Everest candidates have made visible an unattractive aspect of the current Himalayas: too many fixed ropes and extreme merc... Read More...

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