Everest 70th First Ascent Anniversary !
Everest is seventy years old. On 29 May 1953, two human beings stood for the first time on... Read More
MOUNTAINEERING
Meru : new route on the south summit by Mathieu Maynadier, Roger Schaeli and Simon Gietl
From 11th to 13th of May, 2023, the Frenchman Mathieu Maynadier, the Tyrolean Simon Gietl and the Swiss... Read More
Death of Tom Hornbein, the man of the West Ridge of Everest
The American mountaineer Tom Hornbein died on Saturday, the 6th of May 2023 at the age of 92.... Read More
Kristin Harila Summits Cho Oyu : she completes All 14 8000ers in 1 year and 5 days
Kristin Harila reached the summit of Cho Oyu in Tibet (China), at an altitude of 8188 meters, on... Read More
Day of drama and confusion at Annapurna
After the death of three Sherpas on Everest a few days ago, the start of the Himalayan season... Read More
Air Karakoram
Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome aboard the Karakoram Airlines flight to Pakistan. This flight piloted by Antoine Girard and... Read More
French alpinist Sophie Lavaud will attempt her 13th 8000m summit at Shishapangma (Tibet)
French alpinist Sophie Lavaud is in Tibet: she is preparing for the ascent of her 13th summit 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
Grandes Jorasses’ Gousseault-Desmaison In A Day by Vedrines and Billon : a new era ?
On February 15, Leo Billon and Benjamin Vedrines climbed the Gousseault-Desmaison on Grandes Jorasses's North Face in 9... Read More
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
Kristin Harila : ready for the next sixteen 8000ers
Without saying it, Kristin Harila has established herself as a rival to Nirmal Purja. In 147 days last... Read More
First Big wall winter ascent in Greenland by Poles Marcin Tomaszewski and Pawel Haldas
In fourteen days of February, Poles Marcin Tomaszewski and Pawel Haldas have climbed a 700-meter big wall on... 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
Barre des Écrins south face: major new route by Benjamin Védrines, Nicolas Jean and Julien Cruvellier De Luze
Of the significant gullies on the south face of the Barre des Écrins (4,102m), there was only one... Read More
Arctic Ice – Ice Climbing in the north
These are special places, almost out of time: beyond the Arctic Circle, in the region of Narvik, Norway,... Read More
Fitz Roy : first alpine style solo of Goretta Pillar by Colin Haley
Opened in 1979 by the great Renato Casarotto, the Goretta pillar is one of the major routes of... Read More
Patagonia : new route on Aguja Mermoz by Matteo Della Bordella, Leo Gheza, Sean Villanueva
In Patagonia, the Belgian Sean Villanueva and the Italians Matteo Della Bordella and Leo Gheza have started their... Read More
The high life : last summer in La Charpoua Hut (Mont-Blanc)
What's it like running an over 100-year-old alpine refuge in the mountains near Chamonix, France, with two young... Read More
Himalaya : Manaslu Winter Ascent for Alex Txikon and Sherpas
This is the third time that the Spanish himalayist Alex Txikon attempted Manaslu in winter. Thirty-nine years after... Read More
Watch Christophe Dumarest and Tom Livingstone climb Grandes Jorasses’ No Siesta
It's one of the hardest routes on a north face that doesn't lack them: No Siesta at the... Read More
Vertical ice : the spirit of Guy Lacelle
The Spirit of Guy Lacelle is a journey of discovery and exploration, both of the man himself and... Read More