Paul Bonhomme: X Skier
Paul Bonhomme’s 10X Project to ski ten new lines in the French, Swiss and Italian Alps in just five... Read More
SOCIETY
Conrad Anker: Mountaineer with a big heart
Conrad Anker has had an incredible life. Now approaching 60, his life has been so intense, even a... Read More
Vivian Bruchez: sage of the steeps
Vivian Bruchez does not consider himself an extreme skier, just someone who skis steep slopes. A distinction that... Read More
François Cazzanelli: fast is safe
Another Italian rocket, but one whose motor is just as efficient on the high peaks of the Himalaya.... Read More
Julia Chanourdie: pure talent
Julia Chanourdie is one of only three women in the world to have climbed 9b outside. She achieved... Read More
Ines Papert: Mountaineering with the family
The multiple world champion ice climber, who stopped competing in 2006, still climbs and does so with her... Read More
Carlos Soria: pensioner of the extreme
When some people retire, they buy themselves a campervan. Not Carlos Soria. He has spent his retirement flitting... Read More
Brooke Raboutou : In the blood
It could be said that Brooke Raboutou has climbing in her blood. Her father, France’s Didier Raboutou, won... Read More
Catherine Destivelle: Mont Blanc’s publisher
In 2020, Catherine Destivelle became the first woman to be awarded a Piolet d’Or for her lifetime achievements. Indeed,... Read More
Charles Dubouloz : The happy mountaineer
2021 was a fantastic and very busy year for Charles Dubouloz. His greatest prize was the highly coveted north... Read More
Mattéo Eydallin: Forever young
The Italian ski-mountaineer Matteo Eydallin, who now lives near Gap (France), has always been a master of individual... Read More
Nicolas Favresse : grade 8 humour
Nicolas Favresse has such a gift for making people laugh — just watch the films of his adventures... Read More
Jost Kobusch: Everest far from the crowds
This atypical mountaineer first came to the public’s attention a few years ago thanks to a documentary broadcast by... Read More
Marek Holecek: Miracle survivor
Marek Holecek has already won two Piolet d’Ors for his first ascents on Gasherbrum (2017) and Chamlang (2019).... Read More
Janja Garnbret : Forever first
Garnbret made sporting history in Tokyo by adding the first Olympic gold medal in climbing to the six... Read More
Hillary Gerardi: suffer with a smile
Gerardi, who left her native Vermont for France 10 years ago, added a wonderful page to the history... Read More
Antoine Girard: higher and higher
The paragliding altitude record which Antoine Girard set when he flew over Broad Peak in 2016 stood for... Read More
Mingma Gyalje Sherpa : Words and deeds
Mingma Gyalje was a key figure in the first winter ascent of K2, one of the biggest events... Read More
Yasushi Yamanoi: a life to mountaineering
Japan’s Yasushi Yamanoi, who has dedicated his life to mountaineering, succeeded Catherine Destivelle in being awarded the 2021... Read More
Brette Harrington: partners in solo
When we interviewed Kilian Jornet, he named Brette Harrington as one of the climbers who inspired him the... Read More
Quentin Roberts: Alone on Torre Egger
At the beginning of 2022 Roberts became the third person to solo from Punta Herron to Torre Egger, following... Read More