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
INTERVIEWSUBSCRIBERSTRAIL-RUNNING Courtney Dauwalter : « the ultra-trail world is a fun big puzzle to solve » Zoé Charef·4 July 2023Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc, Western States, Diagonale des Fous, Hardrock... nothing stands in her way. On the 24th of... Read More
INTERVIEWMOUNTAINEERINGSPONSORED Fabian Buhl: mountaineering and paragliding, why choose? deuter·30 March 2023In the world of modern mountaineering, climbing and paragliding combos are opening up new perspectives. The young German... Read More
INTERVIEWSKIINGSUBSCRIBERS Kilian Jornet and (very) steep skiing Thomas Pueyo·15 March 2023When he is not running, Kilian Jornet skis with mastery on extreme lines. This aspect of his character... Read More
INTERVIEWMOUNTAINEERINGSKIINGSUBSCRIBERS “I don’t want to ski the steepest lines in the world anymore, like in The List 2” Sam Anthamatten Ulysse Lefebvre·1 December 2022Sam Anthamatten has been involved in countless freeride projects. Best Supporting Actor in most of the resulting films,... Read More
INTERVIEWSKIINGSUBSCRIBERS “Marco was a free spirit who did not please everyone” Ulysse Lefebvre·8 September 2022Marco Siffredi disappeared 20 years ago, somewhere on the north face of Everest. It was on the 8th... Read More
EXPLORATIONHIMALAYASINTERVIEWMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS “I love exploring unknown mountains” Steve Swenson Jocelyn Chavy·8 July 2022 He is not the best known of American mountaineers, but he is undoubtedly one of those with the... Read More
HIMALAYASINTERVIEWMOUNTAINEERINGPEOPLESUBSCRIBERS Kristin Harila’s Quest for the Fourteen 8000 Jocelyn Chavy·13 June 2022She climbed six 8000ers in 29 days. Even Nirmal Purja took longer to complete his first summits during... Read More
HIMALAYASINTERVIEWMOUNTAINEERINGPEOPLESUBSCRIBERS Sophie Lavaud’s success on Lhotse, her 12th 8000 Jocelyn Chavy·24 May 2022Sophie Lavaud succeeded in climbing Lhotse, 8516 m, on May 14, with her sherpa Dawa Sangay. With this... Read More
HIMALAYASINTERVIEWMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Why Marc Batard, 70 years old, is back on Everest. Again. Jocelyn Chavy·10 April 2022In 1988, Marc Batard became the Everest sprinter, the first man to climb the Roof of the World... Read More
CLIMBINGINTERVIEWMOUNTAINEERINGPHOTOGRAPHYSUBSCRIBERSWORLD Passion according to Matthias Jocelyn Chavy·5 April 2022His Top 100 ice climbs will make many mountaineers dream. But Matthias Scherer is not just any climber:... Read More
INTERVIEWMOUNTAINEERINGPEOPLESUBSCRIBERS “Family and mountain, this is how you balance those two” Conrad Anker says Ulysse Lefebvre·9 March 2022On October 5, 1999, mountaineering star Alex Lowe disappeared with cameraman David Bridges in an avalanche on Shishapangma... Read More
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
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
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
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
CLIMBINGINTERVIEWPiolets d'OrSUBSCRIBERS Silvia Vidal : queen of solo Pauline Boulet·25 November 2021The Piolets d'Or 2021 have just awarded a special mention to the Catalan climber Sílvia Vidal, in recognition... Read More
INTERVIEWMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS “The mountaineering world is no more sexist than the rest of society” Lise Billon Pauline Boulet·13 October 2021Alpinist and mountain guide Lise Billon spent the summer in Peru with rock climber Mélissa Le Nevé (the... Read More
INTERVIEWSUBSCRIBERSTRAIL-RUNNINGWORLD Why we run ? : a conversation with Bernd Heinrich Julien Gilleron·6 August 2021Forty years old : the start of the long wait or an age of possibilities ? For Bernd... Read More
ALPSINTERVIEWMTBPEOPLE Riding down Piz Boè on a bike Manu Rivaud·8 July 2021Guinness World Record holder Tom Oehler has taken trial mountain biking to new heights again. The 37-year-old Austrian,... Read More