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
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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
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
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
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
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
Jost Kobusch: Everest far from the crowds
This atypical mountaineer first came to the public’s attention a few years ago thanks to a documentary broadcast by... Read More
Marek Holecek: Miracle survivor
Marek Holecek has already won two Piolet d’Ors for his first ascents on Gasherbrum (2017) and Chamlang (2019).... Read More
Janja Garnbret : Forever first
Garnbret made sporting history in Tokyo by adding the first Olympic gold medal in climbing to the six... Read More
Mingma Gyalje Sherpa : Words and deeds
Mingma Gyalje was a key figure in the first winter ascent of K2, one of the biggest events... Read More
Yasushi Yamanoi: a life to mountaineering
Japan’s Yasushi Yamanoi, who has dedicated his life to mountaineering, succeeded Catherine Destivelle in being awarded the 2021... Read More
Sophie Lavaud : 8000 collector
After three unsuccessful attempts, Sophie Lavaud finally reached the summit of Dhaulagiri last autumn, thereby becoming the first Frenchwoma... Read More
Tom Livingstone: the english job
Livingstone first made headlines in 2019 with his ascent of Latok I with Aleš Česen and Luka Stražar,... Read More
Tamara Lunger : Farewell to winter
After being introduced to winter climbing by her fellow Italian Simone Moro (who, 12 years ago, became the... Read More
Matteo Della Bordella: The Italian of Patagonia
It took three expeditions and 150 days of climbing for Matteo Della Bordella to climb the west face... Read More
Nirmal Purja: nepalese revolution
I n just two years he overturned everything in his path. First by climbing all fourteen... Read More