DISASTER IN THE ECRINS MASSIF: THE VILLAGE OF LA BÉRARDE, ONE OF FRANCE’S MOUNTAINEERING CENTERS, DEVASTATED BY FLOODING
DISASTER IN THE ECRINS MASSIF: THE VILLAGE OF LA BÉRARDE, ONE OF FRANCE’S MOUNTAINEERING CENTERS, DEVASTATED BY FLOODING
ALPSMOUNTAINEERING Benjamin Védrines and Léo Billon complete the Eiger-Matterhorn-Jorasses north face trilogy Jocelyn Chavy·14 April 2025When the most efficient rope party in the Alps passes by, the north faces bend over! In just... Read More
ALPSMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS “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 Thomas Pueyo·24 February 2025The French climber is one of the best, if not the best, of his generation. Benjamin Védrines has... Read More
ADVENTUREHIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Jannu East : French alpinists Benjamin Védrines, Leo Billon and Nicolas Jean gave up, then helped an American after the death of his climbing partner Jocelyn Chavy·8 October 2024It all started so well. On October 6, the trio of Léo Billon, Nicolas Jean and Benjamin Védrines... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS K2 paraglider takeoffs: historic descents by Benjamin Védrines, who scored the first, Jean-Yves Fredriksen and tandem descent by Zeb Roche and Liv Sansoz Jocelyn Chavy·13 August 2024No paraglider had ever taken off from K2 until the 28th of July, a day of celebration for... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Benjamin Védrines breaks the K2 ascent record, reaching the summit in 11 hours without oxygen Ulysse Lefebvre·28 July 2024Watching for the best window of opportunity to attempt the ascent of K2 (8611 m, Pakistan), Benjamin Védrines... Read More
MOUNTAINEERINGSKIINGSUBSCRIBERS Steep skiing on La Meije, including the north face via the Z, a feat achieved by Benjamin Védrines and Nicolas Jean Jocelyn Chavy·6 June 2024In the French Alps, the north face of La Meije via the “Z” is a serious mountaineering route,... Read More
MOUNTAINEERINGSKIINGSUBSCRIBERS Steep skiing : the north faces of Pic Sans Nom and Ailefroide for Benjamin Védrines and Nicolas Jean Jocelyn Chavy·15 May 2024It's a feat to link together two very rare ski descents. On Friday May 10, French Benjamin Védrines... Read More
MOUNTAINEERINGSKIING How does Benjamin Védrines prepare for the K2-in-a-day Jocelyn Chavy·25 March 2024How is French Speed Climber Benjamin Védrines preparing for his one-day-ascent of K2 this summer? By completing an... Read More
ALPSSKIING Steep Skiing Trilogy for the french Benjamin Védrines and Nicolas Jean in the Ecrins massif Ulysse Lefebvre·22 February 2024After completing a five-face steep skiing sequence on the neighboring Agneaux summit in France's Écrins massif, french alpinists... Read More
ALPSCLIMBING DRUS-DROITES-JORASSES TRILOGY: AN IMPRESSIVE ACHIEVEMENT FOR THE FRENCH CLIMBERS LÉO BILLON AND BENJAMIN VÉDRINES Jocelyn Chavy·29 January 2024On Tuesday January 30, the french climbers Léo Billon and Benjamin Védrines reached the summit of the Grandes... Read More
ALPSCLIMBINGMOUNTAINEERINGNon classéSUBSCRIBERS French Alps : new big route on the south face of La Meije Calvin Leclere·22 August 2023French Alpinists Benjamin Védrines, Nicolas Jean and Julien Cruvellier de Luze opened a new 650-meter, 27-pitch route on... Read More
ALPSMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Grandes Jorasses’ Gousseault-Desmaison In A Day by Vedrines and Billon : a new era ? Manu Rivaud·14 March 2023On February 15, Leo Billon and Benjamin Vedrines climbed the Gousseault-Desmaison on Grandes Jorasses's North Face in 9... Read More
ALPSMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Barre des Écrins south face: major new route by Benjamin Védrines, Nicolas Jean and Julien Cruvellier De Luze Manu Rivaud·1 February 2023Of the significant gullies on the south face of the Barre des Écrins (4,102m), there was only one... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Benjamin Vedrines’s Broad Peak speed ascent and K2 attempt Manu Rivaud·22 August 2022On 28 July, just nine days after climbing the normal route of Broad Peak (8,051m, Karakoram) without supplemental... Read More
MOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS 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
ALPSMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Grandes Jorasses : Hard Winter Ascent for Léo Billon, Seb Ratel and Benjamin Védrines Jocelyn Chavy·27 January 2022Barely back from a second North Face in a row, Léo Billon is enthusiastic: “It’s the most beautiful... Read More
TOP50 Benjamin Védrines : Super fast Alpine·1 January 20224hours 38 mins to traverse the Meije, solo, starting and finishing in La Grave, that is, 3,100 metres... Read More