Nameless Tower of Trango: how Stefano Ragazzo managed the historic first rope solo of Eternal Flame
Nine days: that's how long it took Stefano Ragazzo to reach the summit of Trango's Nameless Tower, 6250... Read More
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Jost Kobusch, 22 days alone and in winter on the Denali in Alaska
By reaching the summit of Denali (6,190 m, Alaska) last February 19 during the night, the German mountaineer... Read More
A surprising climber
This time, no one saw Comet Haley coming. It must be said that Colin was even more surprisingly... Read More
DRUS: Raphaël Georges climbs the Lesueur route solo
From 21 to 23 March, the young mountain guide Raphaël Georges, 31 years old, made the first solo... Read More
Eiger North Face Winter Solo : Destivelle points out the difference between Laura Tiefenthaler’s ascent and her own 30 years ago
On the 25th of March 2022, the young Austrian guide Laura Tiefenthaler solo climbed the North Face of... Read More
Charles Dubouloz about his Grandes Jorasses’s solo ascent : “a huge personal achievement”
We spoke to Charles Dubouloz, as he is back from his bold solo ascent of Rolling Stones on... Read More
Solo climb : Charles Dubouloz ticks one of the hardest routes of Grandes Jorasses North Face
He spent six days and five nights in the shadow of the Grandes Jorasses: from 13 to 18... Read More
The alpinist: Don’t look down
There are missed appointments that leave their mark. In 2015, I had the chance to discover Squamish, where... Read More
Free solo : Dave MacLeod on the north face of Ben Nevis
He is one of the great specialists in Scottish mixed climbing, where ice is sometimes scarce, but frost... Read More
Interview : Sean Villanueva on his solo reverse Fitz traverse
Sean Villanueva blew away the mountaineering world by completing the first solo south to north traverse of the... Read More
Colin Haley : Reflections on Hard Solo Climbing
Colin Haley, a strong American climber and, until recently, a committed soloist, confesses to the following. Soloing is... Read More
Colin Haley : Reflections on Hard Solo Climbing
Born in Seattle, in love with Chamonix and Patagonia, Colin Haley is one of the best American climbers.... Read More