Nanga Parbat First Ski Descent of the Rupal side for Tiphaine Dupérier and Boris Langenstein, Paragliding for David Göttler
It's the highest, most secret side of Nanga Parbat, Pakistan's 8126 m. giant: the 4500 m. high Rupal.... Read More
Everest North Ridge filmed entirely by drone
Filming Everest with a drone: not a first for the summit, but the first time that the normal... Read More
Mont Blanc, new FKT : William Boffelli tells us about his new speed record on the roof of the Alps
Records are made to be broken, but little did we know that new Benjamin Védrines' FKT on Mont... Read More
Everest in 5 days, including xenon gas and testosterone
Everest has fallen. It was literally taken over by four soldiers dressed in black, in their attempt at... Read More
Video: Babsi Zangerl’s historic Freerider flash on El Capitan
Last November, Barbara Babsi Zangerl completed the amazing flash-style ascent of Freerider (VI 5.13a), the 1000-meter big wall... Read More
Rope Solo Ascent of the Nose on El Capitan by the young Frenchwoman Soline Kentzel
At just 23 years of age, young French climber Soline Kentzel completed a rope-solo ascent of the Nose... Read More
Aiguille Verte : first wingsuit BASE jump for Antoine Pecher and Eric Jamet
The Eternal Flame duo continue their exploration of the finest wingsuit lines in the Alps. On April 11,... Read More
Benjamin Védrines and Léo Billon complete the Eiger-Matterhorn-Jorasses north face trilogy
When the most efficient rope party in the Alps passes by, the north faces bend over! In just... Read More
The Annapurna Sherpas who died for others
It was midday on Monday, April 7, when an avalanche swept down the Annapurna face, killing two Nepalese... Read More
Walter Bonatti, February 1965 : his farewell to mountaineering with the winter solo on the Matterhorn’s North Face
On February 22, 1965, sixty years ago, Walter Bonatti reached the summit of the Matterhorn after soloing a... Read More
The forgotten north face, great mountaineering at Punta Pioda
Lost among the “forgotten north faces” of the Alps, Punta Pioda has seen the opening of a new... Read More
Annapurna rescue: French Speed Climber Vadim Druelle injured after crevasse fall
French climber Vadim Druelle fell into a crevasse on his way down from Annapurna Camp 3, March 30th.... Read More
Janja Garnbret claims first female ascent of legendary 5.14c from the 90s in Slovenia
After ticking off her third 5.14b on sight three weeks earlier with “Popolni Mrk” at Mišja peč, Slovenia's... Read More
Pierra Menta 2025, still the greatest ski-mountaineering race
The world's biggest ski-mountaineering race, the Pierra Menta, ended with a double French victory for Axelle Gachet-Mollaret with... Read More
The twelve most important solo ascents of the Drus west face
The west face of the Drus dominates Chamonix, attracting the best climbers of their time like a magnet.... Read More
Painting the mountains, full movie
The Patagonian mountains attract the best climbers, but more rarely skiers, and for good reason: the tawny granite spires... Read More
Steep skiing and snowboarding: Gaspard Ravanel, Tim Roche, Tim Guala and Taôma Carcuac sign a new descent on the south face of the aiguille de Talèfre, France
On the 4th of February, Gaspard Ravanel and his team mapped out a new variant of a ski... Read More
New route in Patagonia’s remote Turbio valley : the story of two Canadian climbers
At the end of January, young Canadian climbers Flavie Cardinal and Jasper Pankratz opened a new route : Todo... Read More
Seb Berthe successfully climbs the Dawn Wall and dedicates his ascent to the “anti-fascist struggle”
On January 31, Seb Berthe became the 4th climber to send the 32 pitches of the Dawn Wall... Read More
“The most ambitious and difficult project I’ve undertaken in the Alps” told us French alpinist Benjamin Védrines after his 5-days-solo-ascent of the Drus
The French climber is one of the best, if not the best, of his generation. Benjamin Védrines has... Read More
“We’re in the early days of mixed climbing in terms of pure difficulty”: Leo Billon after a new route in Mont Blanc Massif with Amaury Fouillade
From February 4 to 6, Léo Billon and Amaury Fouillade, both members of Elite French Army called Groupe... Read More