Vincent Colliard recounts his record-breaking trip to the South Pole: “I didn’t know if my body could take it”
CLIMBINGINTERVIEWSOCIETY “Many friends have lost their home” says Ukrainian climber Zoé Charef·8 March 2022Fedir Samoilov is a professional climber. He finished 6th in the World Cup in Briançon in 2021. He... Read More
MOUNTAINEERINGOPINIONPEOPLE The legendary Conrad Anker Ulysse Lefebvre·28 February 2022Conrad Anker has had an incredible life. And he's not about to stop.At almost 60, the American is... Read More
MOUNTAINEERING French Arthur Sordoillet ticks off a rare solo of Pic sans Nom’s North Face Alpine·25 February 2022This ascent represents the outcome of 25 years of mountaineering" says Arthur Sordoillet. On the 9th of February,... Read More
ALPSSKIINGSOCIETYSUBSCRIBERS Will ski touring soon be charged in France? Pauline Boulet·15 February 2022The advent of marked and secure ski touring routes, set up by the ski resorts, opens up the... Read More
INTERVIEWMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Success at the Matterhorn for French climbers Billon, Ratel & Védrines Thomas Pueyo·11 February 2022French alpinists Benjamin Védrines, Léo Billon and Sébastien Ratel concluded with unusual mastery their winter trilogy of the... Read More
INTERVIEWMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Meeting Nirmal Purja, universal mountaineer Thomas Pueyo·8 February 2022Nirmal Purja made a quick and surprising stop in France, in collaboration with his sponsor Therm-ic. As neighbors, here... Read More
ALPSCLIMBINGSTORIESSUBSCRIBERS Ice climbing : always a famous place Claude Gardien·4 February 2022At the Fer à Cheval in Sixt, the disciples of François Damilano and Thierry Renault continued their exploration... Read More
MOUNTAINEERINGSTORIESSUBSCRIBERSWORLD Cerro Torre tragedy : the rescue story by the Ragni di Lecco Matteo De Zaiacomo·2 February 2022What has happened in recent days on Cerro Torre has overwhelmed us. In the space of a few... Read More
ANDESMOUNTAINEERINGPEOPLESTORIES Tragedy in Patagonia : Korra Pesce died on Cerro Torre Jocelyn Chavy·31 January 2022They are five at the top of Cerro Torre, on January 27. Five like the fingers of a... Read More
ALPSMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Grandes Jorasses : Hard Winter Ascent for Léo Billon, Seb Ratel and Benjamin Védrines Jocelyn Chavy·27 January 2022Barely back from a second North Face in a row, Léo Billon is enthusiastic: “It’s the most beautiful... Read More
ALPSMOUNTAINEERINGSTORIESSUBSCRIBERS Eiger 1966 : the story behind the death of John Harlin Jocelyn Chavy·26 January 2022The north face of the Eiger is unquestionably one of the most difficult and dangerous in Europe, wrote... Read More
MOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Léo Billon, Seb Ratel and Benjamin Védrines in the footsteps of John Harlin Jocelyn Chavy·26 January 2022Charles Dubouloz is not the only one to have taken advantage of the beautiful January anticyclone. From 12... Read More
ALPSCLIMBINGMOUNTAINEERINGPEOPLESTORIESSUBSCRIBERS Ice climbing: the birth of the 7 Claude Gardien·23 January 2022If you like iceclimbing in France, then go to La Grave and the Diable valley in Oisans, Freissinières... Read More
ALPSINTERVIEWMOUNTAINEERINGPEOPLESUBSCRIBERS Charles Dubouloz about his Grandes Jorasses’s solo ascent : “a huge personal achievement” Thomas Pueyo·20 January 2022We spoke to Charles Dubouloz, as he is back from his bold solo ascent of Rolling Stones on... Read More
ALPSMOUNTAINEERINGPEOPLESTORIESSUBSCRIBERS Solo climb : Charles Dubouloz ticks one of the hardest routes of Grandes Jorasses North Face Jocelyn Chavy·20 January 2022He spent six days and five nights in the shadow of the Grandes Jorasses: from 13 to 18... Read More
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
EXPLORATIONINTERVIEWSKIINGWORLD Arctic 12 : Interview with Jackie Paaso Alpine·18 January 202226 days, with mostly difficult weather and snow conditions: skiing the 12 highest peaks in Sweden last april,... 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
GEARSKI TEST WIDE SKIS 2022SKIINGTEST Ski test : Salomon MTN 95 Alpine ski team·17 January 2022Getting started One more time! Salomon has renewed its MTN Explore 95: the 2022 ski is the same... Read More
GEARSKI TEST WIDE SKIS 2022SKIINGTEST Ski test : Faction Agent 2.0 Alpine ski team·16 January 2022Our test Size tested : 179 cm An all-gray ski, that we can’t decide if it is ultra-classic... Read More