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
HIMALAYASOPINION The snow leopard of too many Ulysse Lefebvre·28 November 2022Basically, we can think that it is not serious, that it is only an image, and moreover on... Read More
MOUNTAINEERINGOPINION Piolets d’Or : to Ukraine with love Jocelyn Chavy·21 November 2022It was a beautiful January, the snow covered everything. Located at an altitude of more than two thousand... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGOPINION Dreaming of Manaslu, but which one? Jocelyn Chavy·21 September 2022Lists are one of the most widespread contemporary habits, maintained by the productivity apps that are very much... Read More
OPINIONSKIING Damn, 20 years ! Ulysse Lefebvre·8 September 2022For many, he is an icon with blond or green hair, depending on the mood, an icy mint... Read More
ALPSOPINION Sovereign nature Ulysse Lefebvre·11 August 2022It's crazy what a little change gives wings. Those of a kite in this case, a red kite.Accustomed... Read More
ALPSMOUNTAINEERINGOPINION The last chance alpinist Ulysse Lefebvre·8 August 2022After a few weeks in the mountains, disconnected from the networks and other notifications, I returned to the... Read More
HIMALAYASOPINION HIMALAYISM: should history really be rewritten? Jocelyn Chavy·18 July 2022Looks like the best himalayan climbers have been shrinking. Eberhard Jurgalski and his investigators* have come to the... Read More
ALPSCULTUREOPINION Pride and Prejudice: Jon Krakauer’s Chamonix Ulysse Lefebvre·9 July 2022In the world of "adventure journalism" and mountain journalism in particular, there is a name that imposes itself... Read More
ALPSENVIRONMENTMOUNTAINEERINGOPINION What the collapse of the Marmolada’s glacier tells us Jocelyn Chavy·4 July 2022On Sunday, July 3, at nearly 3300 meters, the rupture of a glacier section, on the Marmolada (3343... Read More
OPINIONSOCIETY 4 billion likes on Instagram, me, myself and I Ulysse Lefebvre·15 June 2022OOr rather 4.2 billion more precisely, of hearts that fill up every day on Instagram, worldwide, for more... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGOPINIONPEOPLE Monday motivation Jocelyn Chavy·30 May 2022It is the story of a guy who kept his motivation. He attempted Everest in 2019, and had... Read More
OPINION What is left of Ueli? Ulysse Lefebvre·2 May 2022The passing is often remembered as a surprisingly distant fact. "Five years already!" one might wonder when remembering... 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
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
HIMALAYASOPINIONPEOPLESKIING Why we didn’t like Jeremie Heitz’s movie, La liste : everything or nothing Jocelyn Chavy·6 December 2021«The sickest ski footage of all time". "Jérémie and Sam push the limits of skiing". "A film that... Read More
OPINIONPiolets d'Or Get us dreaming Ulysse Lefebvre·3 December 2021"Um, I’ll have a think and get back to you…” Symon Welfringer (winner of the Piolet d’Or in... 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
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGOPINIONSOCIETY class struggle at the top Ulysse Lefebvre·18 October 2021Last week was marked by a surprising debate. Some people wondered if the top of a mountain was... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGOPINIONSOCIETY The truth about Manaslu Jocelyn Chavy·15 October 2021Manaslu has been the talk of the town. Summit, not summit? One is tempted to say, it's over.... Read More