Vincent Colliard recounts his record-breaking trip to the South Pole: “I didn’t know if my body could take it”
ALPSMOUNTAINEERINGSTORIESSUBSCRIBERS Matterhorn : Nadir Maguet 5 minutes short of Kilian Jornet’s FKT Jocelyn Chavy·26 August 2023In 2013, Kilian Jornet stunned the alpine world by setting a mind-blowing record on the Matterhorn in 2... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Increase Fee to Climb Everest will not be enough to control mountain tourism Jocelyn Chavy·24 August 2023Nepal has announced a 36% increase in the price of permits to climb Everest, bringing the price of... Read More
ALPSCLIMBINGMOUNTAINEERINGNon classéSUBSCRIBERS French Alps : new big route on the south face of La Meije Calvin Leclere·22 August 2023French Alpinists Benjamin Védrines, Nicolas Jean and Julien Cruvellier de Luze opened a new 650-meter, 27-pitch route on... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGSKIING Andrzej Bargiel skis Gasherbrum I & II Calvin Leclere·2 August 2023Polish skier and mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel climbed and skied Gasherbrum I and Gasherbrum II on July 19 and... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Kristin Harila climbs K2 and the fourteen 8000 in 3 months and 1 day Calvin Leclere·27 July 2023Norwegian mountaineer Kristin Harila reached the summit of K2 on Thursday, July 27, successfully completing her project, begun... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGSKIING Broad Peak ski descent for Tom Lafaille and Anna Tybor Calvin Leclere·26 July 2023On the 19th of July, 2023, Tom Lafaille completed the first French ski descent of Broad Peak without... Read More
MOUNTAINEERINGOPINION This mountain is so steep! Ulysse Lefebvre·24 July 2023I'm not going to lie to you: I'm completely out of my depth. Obviously more in french Alps... Read More
ALPSENVIRONMENTMOUNTAINEERINGOPINION Mont Blanc is neither a stadium nor an airport Jocelyn Chavy·12 July 2023On July 9, after his Sea-to-Mont-Blanc record, an Italian athlete was brought down from the summit by helicopter.... Read More
ALPSMOUNTAINEERINGSTORIESSUBSCRIBERS Mont Blanc : Benjamin Védrines climbs the Integrale de Peuterey in 6h51 Jocelyn Chavy·10 July 2023On Monday July 10, French mountaineer Benjamin Vedrines climbed the Intégrale de Peuterey, the most beautiful and difficult... Read More
HIMALAYASINTERVIEWMOUNTAINEERING Nuptse by fair means, away from Everest crowds Calvin Leclere·5 July 2023On 21 May, Dutch mountaineer Christian De Jong made history in his country by becoming the first person... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Nanga Parbat : Sajid Sadpara, the son of the famous mountaineer Ali Sadpara Ulysse Lefebvre·28 June 2023Sajid Sadpara is a 26-year-old Pakistani who wants to climb 14 summits over 8,000 metres in memory of... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Nanga Parbat : Sophie Lavaud becomes the first French to complete the Fourteen 8000 Jocelyn Chavy·26 June 2023On Monday 26 June, Sophie Lavaud became the first French mountaineer to climb all fourteen summits over 8,000... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Nine 8000 metre peaks in less than 45 days Jocelyn Chavy·12 June 2023A meeting room, dimmed lights, Nappa leather seats, a call console resting on the tempered glass desk, somewhere... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERSThe 70th Anniversary of Everest The 8 legendary routes of Everest Manu Rivaud·30 May 2023 Since Hillary and Norgay's feat via the South Col of Everest and the South-East Ridge in May 1953,... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGOPINIONThe 70th Anniversary of Everest Everest 70th First Ascent Anniversary ! Jocelyn Chavy·23 May 2023Everest is seventy years old. On 29 May 1953, two human beings stood for the first time on... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Meru : new route on the south summit by Mathieu Maynadier, Roger Schaeli and Simon Gietl Manu Rivaud·19 May 2023From 11th to 13th of May, 2023, the Frenchman Mathieu Maynadier, the Tyrolean Simon Gietl and the Swiss... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Death of Tom Hornbein, the man of the West Ridge of Everest Alpine·7 May 2023The American mountaineer Tom Hornbein died on Saturday, the 6th of May 2023 at the age of 92.... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Kristin Harila Summits Cho Oyu : she completes All 14 8000ers in 1 year and 5 days Jocelyn Chavy·3 May 2023Kristin Harila reached the summit of Cho Oyu in Tibet (China), at an altitude of 8188 meters, on... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Day of drama and confusion at Annapurna Ulysse Lefebvre·18 April 2023After the death of three Sherpas on Everest a few days ago, the start of the Himalayan season... Read More
EXPLORATIONHIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGVIDEO Air Karakoram Alpine·14 April 2023Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome aboard the Karakoram Airlines flight to Pakistan. This flight piloted by Antoine Girard and... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS French alpinist Sophie Lavaud will attempt her 13th 8000m summit at Shishapangma (Tibet) Zoé Charef·12 April 2023French alpinist Sophie Lavaud is in Tibet: she is preparing for the ascent of her 13th summit of... Read More