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MOUNTAINEERINGVIDEOWORLD Alaska : Ines Papert and Luka Lindic on Mount Huntington Alpine·19 January 2022Last Spring 2021 Ines Papert and Luka Lindič made the first ascent of a difficult mixed route on... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGSKIINGSOCIETYVIDEO K2 ski descent: can drones revolutionize climbing the highest mountains ? Alpine·19 January 2022Drone pilot Bartek Bargiel never thought that his drone would be used to save lives before this expedition:... Read More
MOUNTAINEERINGOPINIONSOCIETY Age of the Nepalese Jocelyn Chavy·17 January 2022 It was a year ago, on January the 16th, 2021. In the midst of the pandemic, with... Read More
CULTUREMOUNTAINEERINGOPINION The alpinist: Don’t look down Ulysse Lefebvre·10 January 2022There are missed appointments that leave their mark. In 2015, I had the chance to discover Squamish, where... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS The new trend of winter himalayism Angela Benavides·10 January 2022When 10 Nepalese climbed K2 together on 16 January last, some said it was the end of an... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Everest, Nanga Parbat, Manaslu, Cho Oyu winter attempts Angela Benavides·10 January 2022Four groups of climbers are currently battling fierce winds, loads of snow and extreme cold on four Himalayan... Read More
MOUNTAINEERINGVIDEOWORLD Free solo : Dave MacLeod on the north face of Ben Nevis Alpine·7 January 2022He is one of the great specialists in Scottish mixed climbing, where ice is sometimes scarce, but frost... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Energy Deficiency : the north-east pillar of Tengkangpoche Tom Livingstone·27 December 2021On the north east pillar of Tengkangpoche (6487 m, Nepal), the first attempt to climb in early October... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Potential Energy : An Abortive Attempt Tom Livingstone·24 December 2021Travelling to Nepal's Thengbo Valley last autumn, Tom Livingstone and Matt Glenn finally made the coveted first ascent... Read More
ALPSEVENTMOUNTAINEERINGSTORIES Cogne : first Italian-style ice Ulysse Lefebvre·21 December 2021The ice season traditionally opens with the first real drop in temperature, but also with an event that... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Full of energy : a last-minute alpine trip to Nepal Tom Livingstone·17 December 2021It is a major route that the British Tom Livingstone and Matt Glenn managed to climb at the... Read More
HIMALAYASINVESTIGATIONMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Maurice Herzog and the first ascent of Annapurna – a tarnished legacy ? Jocelyn Chavy·2 December 2021The first ascent of Annapurna, on June 3 1950, was a major mountaineering accomplishment that added to the... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGPEOPLEREVIEW Nirmal Purja, star of Netflix’s 14 peaks : nothing is impossible Jocelyn Chavy·29 November 2021The idea of climbing all 14 peaks over 8,000 metres in less than a year seemed totally unrealistic:... Read More
ALPSMOUNTAINEERINGPEOPLESUBSCRIBERS Climbing Rolling Stones on Grandes Jorasses North Face by Tom Livingstone Tom Livingstone·25 November 2021Britain's Tom Livingstone made a name for himself in 2018 with his ascent of the north face of... Read More
ALPSMOUNTAINEERINGPEOPLESUBSCRIBERS Taming Rolling Stones on Grandes Jorasses North Face by Tom Livingstone Tom Livingstone·25 November 2021Britain's Tom Livingstone made a name for himself in 2018 with his ascent of the north face of... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGOPINION LAST TRACK IN THE SNOW Ulysse Lefebvre·4 November 2021Their tracks are lost on what seems to be a small snowy ridge.On the few photos released by... Read More
CULTUREHIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGVIDEO 14 peaks : when Netflix meets Nirmal Purja Alpine·4 November 2021When the one who climbed 14 peaks of more than 8000m in 7 months as well as the... Read More
GEARMOUNTAINEERINGTEST The North Face Summit L3 50/50 Down Jacket Alpine ski team·2 November 2021Test conditions Chilly departures on ski touring, ice climbing belays. Unboxing This jacket is amazing and at first... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERING First ascents in Hindu Kush for Georgian Climbers Archil Badriashvili·1 November 2021The Georgian team Archil Badriashvili/Giorgi Tepnadze continues to open new technical routes on high summits or to clear... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGPEOPLESTORIES Three french mountaineers missing in Nepal Ulysse Lefebvre·31 October 2021Three french climbers from the GEAN (Groupe excellence alpinisme national) of the FFCAM (Fédération des clubs alpins et... Read More
MOUNTAINEERINGPEOPLEPiolets d'OrSTORIES Yasushi Yamanoi, 13th Piolets d’Or Career Award Manu Rivaud·27 October 2021The 13th Piolet d'Or career award, which will be presented in Briançon at the end of November, has... Read More