James Pearson climbs Parthian Shot and the story behind this iconic british route
It's one of the most famous routes in the UK: on the famous "gritstone", in trad climbing of... Read More
François Cazzanelli, Emrik Favre and Stefano Stradelli in the shadow of mont blanc
"We're off to the west face of the Noire to see if we can open a route," sums... Read More
UTMB 2023 : American dream
Yes, every UTMB goes down in history. What can we expect after the exceptional intensity of 2022? Just... Read More
Matterhorn : Nadir Maguet 5 minutes short of Kilian Jornet’s FKT
In 2013, Kilian Jornet stunned the alpine world by setting a mind-blowing record on the Matterhorn in 2... Read More
Increase Fee to Climb Everest will not be enough to control mountain tourism
Nepal has announced a 36% increase in the price of permits to climb Everest, bringing the price of... Read More
French Alps : new big route on the south face of La Meije
French Alpinists Benjamin Védrines, Nicolas Jean and Julien Cruvellier de Luze opened a new 650-meter, 27-pitch route on... Read More
And you, who do you step over?
On July 27, 2023, Mohammed Hassan, a Pakistani porter, died while crossing the Bottleneck on K2, at around... Read More
Andrzej Bargiel skis Gasherbrum I & II
Polish skier and mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel climbed and skied Gasherbrum I and Gasherbrum II on July 19 and... Read More
Kristin Harila climbs K2 and the fourteen 8000 in 3 months and 1 day
Norwegian mountaineer Kristin Harila reached the summit of K2 on Thursday, July 27, successfully completing her project, begun... Read More
Broad Peak ski descent for Tom Lafaille and Anna Tybor
On the 19th of July, 2023, Tom Lafaille completed the first French ski descent of Broad Peak without... Read More
Bivouac or refuge : what’s the best to preserve the environment ?
It's a question you've probably already asked yourself when planning your next mountain adventure. Aside from the price... Read More
This mountain is so steep!
I'm not going to lie to you: I'm completely out of my depth. Obviously more in french Alps... Read More
Sorato Anraku (Japan) and Vita Lukan (Slovenia) rule Briancon, 2nd French stage of climbing world cup
Just eight days after the Chamonix stage, Briançon played host to the Lead Climbing World Cup, which took... Read More
Mont Blanc is neither a stadium nor an airport
On July 9, after his Sea-to-Mont-Blanc record, an Italian athlete was brought down from the summit by helicopter.... Read More
Mont Blanc : Benjamin Védrines climbs the Integrale de Peuterey in 6h51
On Monday July 10, French mountaineer Benjamin Vedrines climbed the Intégrale de Peuterey, the most beautiful and difficult... Read More
Nuptse by fair means, away from Everest crowds
On 21 May, Dutch mountaineer Christian De Jong made history in his country by becoming the first person... Read More
Courtney Dauwalter : « the ultra-trail world is a fun big puzzle to solve »
Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc, Western States, Diagonale des Fous, Hardrock... nothing stands in her way. On the 24th of... Read More
Nanga Parbat : Sajid Sadpara, the son of the famous mountaineer Ali Sadpara
Sajid Sadpara is a 26-year-old Pakistani who wants to climb 14 summits over 8,000 metres in memory of... Read More
Nanga Parbat : Sophie Lavaud becomes the first French to complete the Fourteen 8000
On Monday 26 June, Sophie Lavaud became the first French mountaineer to climb all fourteen summits over 8,000... Read More
Mallorcan Rhapsody : Chris Sharma’s deep-water solo climbing in Mallorca
In summer 2022, Chris Sharma goes out with his kayak and few friends for five days exploring the... Read More
Nine 8000 metre peaks in less than 45 days
A meeting room, dimmed lights, Nappa leather seats, a call console resting on the tempered glass desk, somewhere... Read More