Everest 70th First Ascent Anniversary !
Everest is seventy years old. On 29 May 1953, two human beings stood for the first time on... Read More
OPINION
The snow leopard of too many
Basically, we can think that it is not serious, that it is only an image, and moreover on... Read More
Piolets d’Or : to Ukraine with love
It was a beautiful January, the snow covered everything. Located at an altitude of more than two thousand... Read More
Dreaming of Manaslu, but which one?
Lists are one of the most widespread contemporary habits, maintained by the productivity apps that are very much... Read More
Damn, 20 years !
For many, he is an icon with blond or green hair, depending on the mood, an icy mint... Read More
Sovereign nature
It's crazy what a little change gives wings. Those of a kite in this case, a red kite.Accustomed... Read More
The last chance alpinist
After a few weeks in the mountains, disconnected from the networks and other notifications, I returned to the... Read More
HIMALAYISM: should history really be rewritten?
Looks like the best himalayan climbers have been shrinking. Eberhard Jurgalski and his investigators* have come to the... Read More
Pride and Prejudice: Jon Krakauer’s Chamonix
In the world of "adventure journalism" and mountain journalism in particular, there is a name that imposes itself... Read More
What the collapse of the Marmolada’s glacier tells us
On Sunday, July 3, at nearly 3300 meters, the rupture of a glacier section, on the Marmolada (3343... Read More
4 billion likes on Instagram, me, myself and I
OOr rather 4.2 billion more precisely, of hearts that fill up every day on Instagram, worldwide, for more... Read More
Monday motivation
It is the story of a guy who kept his motivation. He attempted Everest in 2019, and had... Read More
What is left of Ueli?
The passing is often remembered as a surprisingly distant fact. "Five years already!" one might wonder when remembering... Read More
The legendary Conrad Anker
Conrad Anker has had an incredible life. And he's not about to stop.At almost 60, the American is... Read More
Age of the Nepalese
It was a year ago, on January the 16th, 2021. In the midst of the pandemic, with... Read More
The alpinist: Don’t look down
There are missed appointments that leave their mark. In 2015, I had the chance to discover Squamish, where... Read More
Why we didn’t like Jeremie Heitz’s movie, La liste : everything or nothing
«The sickest ski footage of all time". "Jérémie and Sam push the limits of skiing". "A film that... Read More
Get us dreaming
"Um, I’ll have a think and get back to you…” Symon Welfringer (winner of the Piolet d’Or in... Read More
LAST TRACK IN THE SNOW
Their tracks are lost on what seems to be a small snowy ridge.On the few photos released by... Read More
class struggle at the top
Last week was marked by a surprising debate. Some people wondered if the top of a mountain was... Read More
The truth about Manaslu
Manaslu has been the talk of the town. Summit, not summit? One is tempted to say, it's over.... Read More