Vincent Colliard recounts his record-breaking trip to the South Pole: “I didn’t know if my body could take it”
VIDEO Tengkangpoche’s movie by Tom Livingstone and Matt Glenn Alpine·7 April 2022In October 2021, British climbers Tom Livingstone and Matt Glenn made the first ascent of the North-East Pillar... 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
MOUNTAINEERINGPEOPLEVIDEO Heavenly Trap : Marek Holecek and Radoslav Groh Baruntse’s Video Alpine·3 April 2022This video shows Czech pro-alpinist and Mammut Pro Team athlete Marek Holecek opening a new alpine-style route called... Read More
ALPSMOUNTAINEERINGSTORIESSUBSCRIBERS Eiger North Face Winter Solo : Destivelle points out the difference between Laura Tiefenthaler’s ascent and her own 30 years ago Pauline Boulet·30 March 2022On the 25th of March 2022, the young Austrian guide Laura Tiefenthaler solo climbed the North Face of... Read More
VIDEO American Alpine Club : the legacy series Zoé Charef·29 March 2022The American Alpine Club, "the largest community of rock-scaling misfits in the country" as they describe themselves, created... Read More
MOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Matterhorn South Face First Major Winter Ascent Manu Rivaud·17 March 2022From the 27th of February to the 1st of March, the Italians François Cazzanelli, Emrik Favre and Francesco... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS “There is no commercial future in winter 8,000ers” Fernando Garrido says Angela Benavides·15 March 2022This winter, the expeditions on Nanga Parbat (Barmasse, Goettler), Everest (Kobusch), K2 (Grace Tseng and Sherpa-guided team), Manaslu... Read More
ALPSMOUNTAINEERINGPHOTOGRAPHYSKIING Why the greatest skimo race is Pierra Menta Jocelyn Chavy·13 March 2022The 36th edition of the Pierra Menta came to an end on Saturday. The crowd went up to... Read More
ANTARCTICAEXPLORATIONSUBSCRIBERS Endurance, Shackleton’s legendary Antarctic exploration ship, has been found Gérard Guerrier·9 March 2022Good news has been rare in recent weeks. So let's focus on this one! An international team located... 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
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
MOUNTAINEERING French Arthur Sordoillet ticks off a rare solo of Pic sans Nom’s North Face Alpine·25 February 2022This ascent represents the outcome of 25 years of mountaineering" says Arthur Sordoillet. On the 9th of February,... Read More
ALPSSKIINGSOCIETYSUBSCRIBERS Will ski touring soon be charged in France? Pauline Boulet·15 February 2022The advent of marked and secure ski touring routes, set up by the ski resorts, opens up the... 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
ENVIRONMENTSUBSCRIBERSWORLD The snowflake perfection Ludovic Ravanel·10 February 2022"Let us love the snow. Otherwise, we risk breaking our poetic balance and forgetting our human condition," wrote... 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
ALPSCLIMBINGSTORIESSUBSCRIBERS Ice climbing : always a famous place Claude Gardien·4 February 2022At the Fer à Cheval in Sixt, the disciples of François Damilano and Thierry Renault continued their exploration... Read More
MOUNTAINEERINGSTORIESSUBSCRIBERSWORLD Cerro Torre tragedy : the rescue story by the Ragni di Lecco Matteo De Zaiacomo·2 February 2022What has happened in recent days on Cerro Torre has overwhelmed us. In the space of a few... Read More
PEOPLETOP50 Sam Anthamatten: Best supporting role Alpine·31 January 2022The youngest member of the Anthamatten clan, now retired from the Freeride World Tour, teamed up with Jérémie... Read More
PEOPLETOP50 Dani Arnold: against the clock Alpine·31 January 2022He’d promised himself he would break the speed records for all six of the Alps’ legendary north faces.... Read More