Vincent Colliard recounts his record-breaking trip to the South Pole: “I didn’t know if my body could take it”
PEOPLETOP50 Léo Billon : Dru story Alpine·31 January 2022Corporal Léo Billon is currently one of the driving forces within France’s elite mountain regiment, the Groupe Militaire... Read More
PEOPLETOP50 Christian Maurer: The King of the X-Alps Alpine·31 January 2022Maurer has reigned supreme over the world’s most prestigious paragliding competition since his first victory in 2009. He... Read More
ANDESMOUNTAINEERINGPEOPLESTORIES Tragedy in Patagonia : Korra Pesce died on Cerro Torre Jocelyn Chavy·31 January 2022They are five at the top of Cerro Torre, on January 27. Five like the fingers of a... Read More
PEOPLETOP50 Paul Bonhomme: X Skier Alpine·31 January 2022Paul Bonhomme’s 10X Project to ski ten new lines in the French, Swiss and Italian Alps in just five... Read More
PEOPLETOP50 Conrad Anker: Mountaineer with a big heart Alpine·31 January 2022Conrad Anker has had an incredible life. Now approaching 60, his life has been so intense, even a... Read More
PEOPLETOP50 Vivian Bruchez: sage of the steeps Alpine·31 January 2022Vivian Bruchez does not consider himself an extreme skier, just someone who skis steep slopes. A distinction that... Read More
PEOPLETOP50 François Cazzanelli: fast is safe Alpine·31 January 2022Another Italian rocket, but one whose motor is just as efficient on the high peaks of the Himalaya.... Read More
PEOPLETOP50 Julia Chanourdie: pure talent Alpine·31 January 2022Julia Chanourdie is one of only three women in the world to have climbed 9b outside. She achieved... Read More
PEOPLETOP50 Ines Papert: Mountaineering with the family Alpine·31 January 2022The multiple world champion ice climber, who stopped competing in 2006, still climbs and does so with her... Read More
PEOPLETOP50 Carlos Soria: pensioner of the extreme Alpine·30 January 2022When some people retire, they buy themselves a campervan. Not Carlos Soria. He has spent his retirement flitting... Read More
PEOPLETOP50 Brooke Raboutou : In the blood Alpine·30 January 2022It could be said that Brooke Raboutou has climbing in her blood. Her father, France’s Didier Raboutou, won... Read More
PEOPLETOP50 Catherine Destivelle: Mont Blanc’s publisher Alpine·30 January 2022In 2020, Catherine Destivelle became the first woman to be awarded a Piolet d’Or for her lifetime achievements. Indeed,... Read More
PEOPLETOP50 Charles Dubouloz : The happy mountaineer Alpine·30 January 20222021 was a fantastic and very busy year for Charles Dubouloz. His greatest prize was the highly coveted north... Read More
PEOPLETOP50 Mattéo Eydallin: Forever young Alpine·30 January 2022The Italian ski-mountaineer Matteo Eydallin, who now lives near Gap (France), has always been a master of individual... Read More
PEOPLETOP50 Nicolas Favresse : grade 8 humour Alpine·30 January 2022Nicolas Favresse has such a gift for making people laugh — just watch the films of his adventures... Read More
PEOPLETOP50 Jost Kobusch: Everest far from the crowds Alpine·30 January 2022This atypical mountaineer first came to the public’s attention a few years ago thanks to a documentary broadcast by... Read More
PEOPLETOP50 Marek Holecek: Miracle survivor Alpine·30 January 2022Marek Holecek has already won two Piolet d’Ors for his first ascents on Gasherbrum (2017) and Chamlang (2019).... Read More
PEOPLETOP50 Janja Garnbret : Forever first Alpine·30 January 2022Garnbret made sporting history in Tokyo by adding the first Olympic gold medal in climbing to the six... Read More
PEOPLETOP50 Hillary Gerardi: suffer with a smile Alpine·30 January 2022Gerardi, who left her native Vermont for France 10 years ago, added a wonderful page to the history... Read More
PEOPLETOP50 Antoine Girard: higher and higher Alpine·30 January 2022The paragliding altitude record which Antoine Girard set when he flew over Broad Peak in 2016 stood for... Read More
PEOPLETOP50 Mingma Gyalje Sherpa : Words and deeds Alpine·30 January 2022Mingma Gyalje was a key figure in the first winter ascent of K2, one of the biggest events... Read More