Piolets d’Or Lifetime Achievement 2022 is granted to the Slovenian Alpinist Silvo Karo
The 14th Walter Bonatti Piolets d'Or Lifetime Achievement Award, which will be awarded in Briançon at the end... Read More
STORIES
Manaslu Avalanche and Search for Missing Hilaree Nelson
The Himalayan season started early, very early this year on Manaslu. Hundreds of climbers set up camp at... Read More
Fitz Roy Winter Solo Ascent by Colin Haley
Colin Haley is a seasoned climber of Patagonia. He climbed the Torre Egger solo in 2016, and already,... Read More
How does Kilian Jornet train?
With an unquenchable appetite for victory, the trail king has never been stronger. Now fathering two small children,... Read More
Dent d’Hérens : Tiefmatten’s ridge
In the shadow of its neighbors the Matterhorn and the Dent Blanche, the Dent d'Hérens is a rather... Read More
Speed Ascent of Broad Peak by French Climber Benjamin Vedrines
The french mountain guide Benjamin Védrines has just achieved a feat: the ascent of Broad Peak, 8,047 m,... Read More
Francois Cazzanelli summits Nanga Parbat in 20hr20min
On the 4th of July 2022, Italian alpinist Francois Cazzanelli summited Nanga Parbat (8126m) via the Kinshofer 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
Nirmal Purja climbed Everest then Lhotse without oxygen
Nirmal Purja has just achieved a great performance by completing the Everest-Lhotse route without oxygen, while guiding clients... Read More
Sébastien Berthe free climbs El Capitan in 17 hours
After having assured and supported Soline Kentzel in her ascent of Golden Gate, the climber Sébastien Berthe wanted... Read More
SOLINE KENTZEL FREE CLIMBS GOLDEN GATE AT ONLY 21 (AND 6 YEARS OF CLIMBING!)
She is not the "best female climber in the world", but French climber Soline Kentzel, who has only... Read More
Climbing Mont Blanc could become more difficult
On the normal route of Mont Blanc, at the level of the Bosses ridge, large crevasses have appeared.... 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
Ice climbing : always a famous place
At the Fer à Cheval in Sixt, the disciples of François Damilano and Thierry Renault continued their exploration... Read More
Cerro Torre tragedy : the rescue story by the Ragni di Lecco
What has happened in recent days on Cerro Torre has overwhelmed us. In the space of a few... Read More
Tragedy in Patagonia : Korra Pesce died on Cerro Torre
They are five at the top of Cerro Torre, on January 27. Five like the fingers of a... 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
Ice climbing: the birth of the 7
If you like iceclimbing in France, then go to La Grave and the Diable valley in Oisans, Freissinières... 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
