Vincent Colliard recounts his record-breaking trip to the South Pole: “I didn’t know if my body could take it”
OPINION What is left of Ueli? Ulysse Lefebvre·2 May 2022The passing is often remembered as a surprisingly distant fact. "Five years already!" one might wonder when remembering... Read More
CLIMBINGSTORIESSUBSCRIBERSWORLD SOLINE KENTZEL FREE CLIMBS GOLDEN GATE AT ONLY 21 (AND 6 YEARS OF CLIMBING!) Alpine·25 April 2022She is not the "best female climber in the world", but French climber Soline Kentzel, who has only... Read More
ALPSMOUNTAINEERINGSOCIETYSTORIESSUBSCRIBERS Climbing Mont Blanc could become more difficult Pauline Boulet·20 April 2022On the normal route of Mont Blanc, at the level of the Bosses ridge, large crevasses have appeared.... Read More
ALPSMOUNTAINEERINGSTORIESSUBSCRIBERS DRUS: Raphaël Georges climbs the Lesueur route solo Raphaël Georges·19 April 2022From 21 to 23 March, the young mountain guide Raphaël Georges, 31 years old, made the first solo... Read More
ALPSPEOPLESKIINGVIDEO First ski descent on Aiguille des Lacs by Paul Bonhomme Jocelyn Chavy·19 April 2022It's a new steep descent for Paul Bonhomme. Mountain guide by profession but a great lover of slopes... Read More
HIMALAYASINTERVIEWMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Why Marc Batard, 70 years old, is back on Everest. Again. Jocelyn Chavy·10 April 2022In 1988, Marc Batard became the Everest sprinter, the first man to climb the Roof of the World... Read More
VIDEO Tengkangpoche’s movie by Tom Livingstone and Matt Glenn Alpine·7 April 2022In October 2021, British climbers Tom Livingstone and Matt Glenn made the first ascent of the North-East Pillar... Read More
CLIMBINGINTERVIEWMOUNTAINEERINGPHOTOGRAPHYSUBSCRIBERSWORLD Passion according to Matthias Jocelyn Chavy·5 April 2022His Top 100 ice climbs will make many mountaineers dream. But Matthias Scherer is not just any climber:... Read More
MOUNTAINEERINGPEOPLEVIDEO Heavenly Trap : Marek Holecek and Radoslav Groh Baruntse’s Video Alpine·3 April 2022This video shows Czech pro-alpinist and Mammut Pro Team athlete Marek Holecek opening a new alpine-style route called... Read More
ALPSMOUNTAINEERINGSTORIESSUBSCRIBERS Eiger North Face Winter Solo : Destivelle points out the difference between Laura Tiefenthaler’s ascent and her own 30 years ago Pauline Boulet·30 March 2022On the 25th of March 2022, the young Austrian guide Laura Tiefenthaler solo climbed the North Face of... Read More
VIDEO American Alpine Club : the legacy series Zoé Charef·29 March 2022The American Alpine Club, "the largest community of rock-scaling misfits in the country" as they describe themselves, created... Read More
MOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Matterhorn South Face First Major Winter Ascent Manu Rivaud·17 March 2022From the 27th of February to the 1st of March, the Italians François Cazzanelli, Emrik Favre and Francesco... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS “There is no commercial future in winter 8,000ers” Fernando Garrido says Angela Benavides·15 March 2022This winter, the expeditions on Nanga Parbat (Barmasse, Goettler), Everest (Kobusch), K2 (Grace Tseng and Sherpa-guided team), Manaslu... Read More
ALPSMOUNTAINEERINGPHOTOGRAPHYSKIING Why the greatest skimo race is Pierra Menta Jocelyn Chavy·13 March 2022The 36th edition of the Pierra Menta came to an end on Saturday. The crowd went up to... Read More
ANTARCTICAEXPLORATIONSUBSCRIBERS Endurance, Shackleton’s legendary Antarctic exploration ship, has been found Gérard Guerrier·9 March 2022Good news has been rare in recent weeks. So let's focus on this one! An international team located... Read More
INTERVIEWMOUNTAINEERINGPEOPLESUBSCRIBERS “Family and mountain, this is how you balance those two” Conrad Anker says Ulysse Lefebvre·9 March 2022On October 5, 1999, mountaineering star Alex Lowe disappeared with cameraman David Bridges in an avalanche on Shishapangma... Read More
CLIMBINGINTERVIEWSOCIETY “Many friends have lost their home” says Ukrainian climber Zoé Charef·8 March 2022Fedir Samoilov is a professional climber. He finished 6th in the World Cup in Briançon in 2021. He... Read More
MOUNTAINEERINGOPINIONPEOPLE The legendary Conrad Anker Ulysse Lefebvre·28 February 2022Conrad Anker has had an incredible life. And he's not about to stop.At almost 60, the American is... Read More
MOUNTAINEERING French Arthur Sordoillet ticks off a rare solo of Pic sans Nom’s North Face Alpine·25 February 2022This ascent represents the outcome of 25 years of mountaineering" says Arthur Sordoillet. On the 9th of February,... Read More
ALPSSKIINGSOCIETYSUBSCRIBERS Will ski touring soon be charged in France? Pauline Boulet·15 February 2022The advent of marked and secure ski touring routes, set up by the ski resorts, opens up the... Read More
INTERVIEWMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Success at the Matterhorn for French climbers Billon, Ratel & Védrines Thomas Pueyo·11 February 2022French alpinists Benjamin Védrines, Léo Billon and Sébastien Ratel concluded with unusual mastery their winter trilogy of the... Read More