Andes, Quitaraju: “I may never climb such a difficult and dangerous mountain again” says Yudai Suzuki
From June 25 to 29, 2024, Japanese climbers Keisuke Ohkura, Kazumasa Ostubo and Yudai Suzuki made the first... Read More
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Mont Blanc Woman Record : Always Alive, Hillary Gerardi’s feat on the big screen
For several years now, Hillary Gerardi has been shining on the podiums of the finest trail races, but... Read More
Patrick Berhault, a star was gone
Exactly twenty years ago, on the 28th of April, 2004, Patrick Berhault disappeared in the mountains, on a... Read More
Fay Manners: from the English hills to the off-road mountaineering
On their return from their expedition to Pakistan in June 2023, Basque climbers Iker and Eneko Pou described... 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
Fabian Buhl: mountaineering and paragliding, why choose?
In the world of modern mountaineering, climbing and paragliding combos are opening up new perspectives. The young German... Read More
Second ascent of the Directissime Walker, Grandes Jorasses : a first-hand story with Charles Dubouloz, Clovis Paulin and Symon Welfringer
Grandes Jorasses. North face. Winter. Three climbers. Five days. Four nights. A route never repeated. This is the... Read More
Free the Iranian mountaineers
They are snowboard instructors, climbing instructors, mountaineers and former members of the national mountaineering team. There are (at... Read More
Death of Ed Webster, a great himalayist
With his Anglo-American companions, Ed Webster achieved one of the greatest ascents of all time in 1988, the... Read More
Crazy week in K2
It's madness on K2, 2022 style. In one week, hundreds of ascents are claimed by the normal route... Read More
Phantom Line on Jugal Spire : a mountain exploration. The story 2/2
After the first part of the story, Paul Ramsden and Tim Miller are now ready to climb the... Read More
Phantom Line on Jugal Spire : a new route and an unclimbed peak. The story 1/2
English legend Paul Ramsden and scottish climber Tim Miller climbed a new route on an unclimbed peak located... Read More
Makalu (8485 m) in a single day without supplemental oxygen : 17:18 for Karl Egloff and Nicolas Miranda
A magnificent pyramid, Makalu, 8463 or 8485 m, is the fifth highest peak in the world. Without supplemental... Read More
Himalayas : Changabang’s Boardman-Tasker repeated 46 years after first ascent
In the Himalayas, India is home to peaks of fierce beauty. Changabang, 6864 metres, is one of them.... Read More
American Alpine Club : the legacy series
The American Alpine Club, "the largest community of rock-scaling misfits in the country" as they describe themselves, created... Read More
Success at the Matterhorn for French climbers Billon, Ratel & Védrines
French alpinists Benjamin Védrines, Léo Billon and Sébastien Ratel concluded with unusual mastery their winter trilogy of the... Read More
Eiger 1966 : the story behind the death of John Harlin
The north face of the Eiger is unquestionably one of the most difficult and dangerous in Europe, wrote... Read More
Get us dreaming
"Um, I’ll have a think and get back to you…” Symon Welfringer (winner of the Piolet d’Or in... 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