The boot of Messner’s lost brother
It's not Reinhold's boot, it's his brother Gunther's boot. It spent thirty-four years on the slopes of Nanga... Read More
OPINION
The suspended life of Evgeni Glazunov
Whether we like it or not, our gaze remains constrained by borders. The ones that separated us from... Read More
And you, who do you step over?
On July 27, 2023, Mohammed Hassan, a Pakistani porter, died while crossing the Bottleneck on K2, at around... Read More
This mountain is so steep!
I'm not going to lie to you: I'm completely out of my depth. Obviously more in french Alps... Read More
Mont Blanc is neither a stadium nor an airport
On July 9, after his Sea-to-Mont-Blanc record, an Italian athlete was brought down from the summit by helicopter.... Read More
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
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