“Marco was a free spirit who did not please everyone”
Marco Siffredi disappeared 20 years ago, somewhere on the north face of Everest. It was on the 8th... Read More
INTERVIEW
“I love exploring unknown mountains” Steve Swenson
He is not the best known of American mountaineers, but he is undoubtedly one of those with the... Read More
Kristin Harila’s Quest for the Fourteen 8000
She climbed six 8000ers in 29 days. Even Nirmal Purja took longer to complete his first summits during... Read More
Sophie Lavaud’s success on Lhotse, her 12th 8000
Sophie Lavaud succeeded in climbing Lhotse, 8516 m, on May 14, with her sherpa Dawa Sangay. With this... Read More
Why Marc Batard, 70 years old, is back on Everest. Again.
In 1988, Marc Batard became the Everest sprinter, the first man to climb the Roof of the World... Read More
Passion according to Matthias
His Top 100 ice climbs will make many mountaineers dream. But Matthias Scherer is not just any climber:... Read More
“Family and mountain, this is how you balance those two” Conrad Anker says
On October 5, 1999, mountaineering star Alex Lowe disappeared with cameraman David Bridges in an avalanche on Shishapangma... Read More
“Many friends have lost their home” says Ukrainian climber
Fedir Samoilov is a professional climber. He finished 6th in the World Cup in Briançon in 2021. He... Read More
Success at the Matterhorn for French climbers Billon, Ratel & Védrines
French alpinists Benjamin Védrines, Léo Billon and Sébastien Ratel concluded with unusual mastery their winter trilogy of the... Read More
Meeting Nirmal Purja, universal mountaineer
Nirmal Purja made a quick and surprising stop in France, in collaboration with his sponsor Therm-ic. As neighbors, here... Read More
Charles Dubouloz about his Grandes Jorasses’s solo ascent : “a huge personal achievement”
We spoke to Charles Dubouloz, as he is back from his bold solo ascent of Rolling Stones on... Read More
Arctic 12 : Interview with Jackie Paaso
26 days, with mostly difficult weather and snow conditions: skiing the 12 highest peaks in Sweden last april,... Read More
Silvia Vidal : queen of solo
The Piolets d'Or 2021 have just awarded a special mention to the Catalan climber Sílvia Vidal, in recognition... Read More
“The mountaineering world is no more sexist than the rest of society” Lise Billon
Alpinist and mountain guide Lise Billon spent the summer in Peru with rock climber Mélissa Le Nevé (the... Read More
Why we run ? : a conversation with Bernd Heinrich
Forty years old : the start of the long wait or an age of possibilities ? For Bernd... Read More
Riding down Piz Boè on a bike
Guinness World Record holder Tom Oehler has taken trial mountain biking to new heights again. The 37-year-old Austrian,... Read More
Marc Batard : why I gave up on Annapurna
The ascent of Annapurna (8,091 metres) will not take its place among the “Everest sprinter’s” list of accomplishments. ... Read More
Carlos Soria, the Spanish veteran mountaineer who attempted to climb Dhaulagiri at the age of 82
Carlos Soria is not the only person in their eighties to have attempted to climb the highest peaks... Read More
The Matterhorn, up the Zmutt Nose in winter : “what fires my imagination in mountaineering is the adventure”, Mat Détrie.
The ascent party made up of Pauline Champon, Mat Détrie, and Louis Pachoud repeated the Zmutt Nose route... Read More
A FIRST FOR THE GMHM ON LES DRUS : “I HAD NEVER COME ACROSS SUCH A STEEP FACE IN THE ALPS”, LEO BILLON
Four members of the French Army’s High-Altitude Military Group (GMHM) opened a way on the west face of... Read More
Interview : Sean Villanueva on his solo reverse Fitz traverse
Sean Villanueva blew away the mountaineering world by completing the first solo south to north traverse of the... Read More