TOP50
The mountain embodied: 50 names to know
We're a bit of a Buddhists at Alpine Mag. At the beginning of each year, we wonder under... Read More
Sam Anthamatten: Best supporting role
The youngest member of the Anthamatten clan, now retired from the Freeride World Tour, teamed up with Jérémie... Read More
Dani Arnold: against the clock
He’d promised himself he would break the speed records for all six of the Alps’ legendary north faces.... Read More
Chantel Astorga : Miss Denali
Chantel Astorga made her name in 2017, when she won the Piolet d’Or with Anne Gilbert Chase for... Read More
Filip Babicz: a man in a hurry
B abicz earned himself the nickname Peuterey Man in 2020 when he added a record-breaking solo traverse of... Read More
Andrzej Bargiel: Steep skiing, himalayan style
Where can you go to push yourself after climbing K2 extremely fast without oxygen and then doing the... Read More
Marc Batard : Everest veteran
Marc Batard could star in one of those heist films where the hero comes out of retirement to... Read More
Léo Billon : Dru story
Corporal Léo Billon is currently one of the driving forces within France’s elite mountain regiment, the Groupe Militaire... Read More
Christian Maurer: The King of the X-Alps
Maurer has reigned supreme over the world’s most prestigious paragliding competition since his first victory in 2009. He... Read More
Paul Bonhomme: X Skier
Paul Bonhomme’s 10X Project to ski ten new lines in the French, Swiss and Italian Alps in just five... Read More
Conrad Anker: Mountaineer with a big heart
Conrad Anker has had an incredible life. Now approaching 60, his life has been so intense, even a... Read More
Vivian Bruchez: sage of the steeps
Vivian Bruchez does not consider himself an extreme skier, just someone who skis steep slopes. A distinction that... Read More
François Cazzanelli: fast is safe
Another Italian rocket, but one whose motor is just as efficient on the high peaks of the Himalaya.... Read More
Julia Chanourdie: pure talent
Julia Chanourdie is one of only three women in the world to have climbed 9b outside. She achieved... Read More
Ines Papert: Mountaineering with the family
The multiple world champion ice climber, who stopped competing in 2006, still climbs and does so with her... Read More
Carlos Soria: pensioner of the extreme
When some people retire, they buy themselves a campervan. Not Carlos Soria. He has spent his retirement flitting... Read More
Brooke Raboutou : In the blood
It could be said that Brooke Raboutou has climbing in her blood. Her father, France’s Didier Raboutou, won... Read More
Catherine Destivelle: Mont Blanc’s publisher
In 2020, Catherine Destivelle became the first woman to be awarded a Piolet d’Or for her lifetime achievements. Indeed,... Read More
Charles Dubouloz : The happy mountaineer
2021 was a fantastic and very busy year for Charles Dubouloz. His greatest prize was the highly coveted north... Read More
Mattéo Eydallin: Forever young
The Italian ski-mountaineer Matteo Eydallin, who now lives near Gap (France), has always been a master of individual... Read More
Nicolas Favresse : grade 8 humour
Nicolas Favresse has such a gift for making people laugh — just watch the films of his adventures... Read More