La Croisade, a new mixed climb on Aiguille des Pelerins by Symon Welfringer and Tom Livingstone
Above Chamonix, France, the Aiguille des Pélerins is a Mecca for mixed climbing, with what is undoubtedly the... Read More
Kilian Jornet and (very) steep skiing
When he is not running, Kilian Jornet skis with mastery on extreme lines. This aspect of his character... Read More
Grandes Jorasses’ Gousseault-Desmaison In A Day by Vedrines and Billon : a new era ?
On February 15, Leo Billon and Benjamin Vedrines climbed the Gousseault-Desmaison on Grandes Jorasses's North Face in 9... Read More
Jost Kobusch, 22 days alone and in winter on the Denali in Alaska
By reaching the summit of Denali (6,190 m, Alaska) last February 19 during the night, the German mountaineer... Read More
Kristin Harila : ready for the next sixteen 8000ers
Without saying it, Kristin Harila has established herself as a rival to Nirmal Purja. In 147 days last... Read More
Chris Davenport, steep skier, guide and entrepreneur
He has skied the Baruntse and the slopes of Everest. Chris Davenport is a guide living in Aspen.... Read More
First Big wall winter ascent in Greenland by Poles Marcin Tomaszewski and Pawel Haldas
In fourteen days of February, Poles Marcin Tomaszewski and Pawel Haldas have climbed a 700-meter big wall on... Read More
Second ascent of the Directissime Walker, Grandes Jorasses : a first-hand story with Charles Dubouloz, Clovis Paulin and Symon Welfringer
Grandes Jorasses. North face. Winter. Three climbers. Five days. Four nights. A route never repeated. This is the... Read More
Solar Flare by Emily Harrington and Alex Honnold
The event dates back to 2016, but it's always a pleasure to watch a short film of beautiful... Read More
Millet Pierra Ment Evo : a new Skimo Backpack
A brand new crampon pocket. Here is a real innovation in the small ski mountaineering bag market, signed... Read More
Ice-Climbing scenes in movies : how real is it ? Will Gadd answers
Game of Thrones, K2, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, The King's Man, Vetical Limit,... Read More
Barre des Écrins south face: major new route by Benjamin Védrines, Nicolas Jean and Julien Cruvellier De Luze
Of the significant gullies on the south face of the Barre des Écrins (4,102m), there was only one... Read More
Nagalaqa : a new arctic route between sea and ice
Sébastien Roubinet, 2022 winner of the french grant Bourses Expé, sailed along the north of the Canadian Arctic... Read More
Arctic Ice – Ice Climbing in the north
These are special places, almost out of time: beyond the Arctic Circle, in the region of Narvik, Norway,... Read More
Fitz Roy : first alpine style solo of Goretta Pillar by Colin Haley
Opened in 1979 by the great Renato Casarotto, the Goretta pillar is one of the major routes of... Read More
Patagonia : new route on Aguja Mermoz by Matteo Della Bordella, Leo Gheza, Sean Villanueva
In Patagonia, the Belgian Sean Villanueva and the Italians Matteo Della Bordella and Leo Gheza have started their... Read More
The high life : last summer in La Charpoua Hut (Mont-Blanc)
What's it like running an over 100-year-old alpine refuge in the mountains near Chamonix, France, with two young... Read More
Billur Bektaş : “Alpine plants also suffer from global warming”
We ranked her in our TOP 100 people to follow in 2022. Interview with Billur Bektaş who has... Read More
Himalaya : Manaslu Winter Ascent for Alex Txikon and Sherpas
This is the third time that the Spanish himalayist Alex Txikon attempted Manaslu in winter. Thirty-nine years after... Read More
Collapse of iconic climbing routes in Bugaboos (B.C, Canada)
End of December 2022 in British Columbia, at the foot of the Snowpatch Spire (3084m), a summit renowned... Read More
The voyage to the scariest ski run of my life, Wavy
A ski odyssey to the far northern fjords of Norway. After a decade of dreaming of the Kvænangstindan... Read More