The solo according to Alex Honnold : “you have a much closer relationship with death”
TThe new episode of Great Wide Open directed by Jared Leto features American rock climber Alex Honnold. Honnold... Read More
Flying up to 8407 m : interview with French paraglider pilot Antoine Girard
Antoine Girard is just back from a 2-month expedition to Pakistan, where he and his six companions were... Read More
Advanced Mountain Kit The North Face
The North Face is accustomed to presenting innovations on a regular basis, and provides the means to do... Read More
class struggle at the top
Last week was marked by a surprising debate. Some people wondered if the top of a mountain was... Read More
The truth about Manaslu
Manaslu has been the talk of the town. Summit, not summit? One is tempted to say, it's over.... Read More
“The mountaineering world is no more sexist than the rest of society” Lise Billon
Alpinist and mountain guide Lise Billon spent the summer in Peru with rock climber Mélissa Le Nevé (the... Read More
Karakoram : Link Sar First Ascent Movie
Standing at 7041 Metres, Link Sar is said to be the last great unclimbed mountain of the Karakoram... Read More
Everest Express: acclimatizing at home
Is it possible to climb Everest in three weeks or Manaslu in a fortnight under acceptable margins of... Read More
Piolets d’Or 2021: mountaineering under the sign of adaptation and creativity
After a year 2020 marked by lockdown and closure of borders, we awaited the Piolets d'Or 2021 prize... Read More
Himalaya: Manaslu’s true summit rediscovered!
No fewer than 200 people have attempted to climb Manaslu since early September. No fewer than 100 people... Read More
The Last Mountain, the story of Tom Ballard who disappeared on Nanga Parbat
Tom Ballard was the son of mountaineer, Alison Hargreaves who perished on K2 in 1995. Mother and son,... Read More
[Breaking news : climbers safe] Rakaposhi Drama Sparks Debate
An SOS call last Saturday from three climbers trapped at 6,900m on Rakaposhi (7,788m ) has triggered one... Read More
A new major climb on La Meije South Face
At the end of August, Benjamin Ribeyre, Erin Smart and Cyril Dupeyré completed their project on the south... Read More
Verdon : the show must go on
We will never get tired of seeing the mythical cliffs of the Verdon. Even better: it is his... Read More
The Tricot – Bionnassay – Mont Blanc Ridge Traverse
Have you ever wanted to take an adventurous hike up to the mont Blanc via a beautiful route... Read More
The Alpinist : The life of Marc-Andre Leclerc
Attention blockbuster in the making ! The American majors are now interested in mountains and mountaineering, surely following... Read More
David Roberts 1943 – 2021
Known in the climbing world as a mountaineer, author and the dean of adventure reporting, David Roberts has... Read More
No car challenge
British and French climbers James Pearson and Caroline Ciavaldini have been undertaking "no car challenge" for several years now.... Read More
It’s safety time!
In this article, British climber James Pearson talks about safety. Between what we believe, what we forget, and... Read More
Why we run ? : a conversation with Bernd Heinrich
Forty years old : the start of the long wait or an age of possibilities ? For Bernd... Read More
Going towards green
French climber Caroline Ciavaldini shares her thoughts on travel (and airplanes). While she loves these experiences and meeting... Read More