DISASTER IN THE ECRINS MASSIF: THE VILLAGE OF LA BÉRARDE, ONE OF FRANCE’S MOUNTAINEERING CENTERS, DEVASTATED BY FLOODING
DISASTER IN THE ECRINS MASSIF: THE VILLAGE OF LA BÉRARDE, ONE OF FRANCE’S MOUNTAINEERING CENTERS, DEVASTATED BY FLOODING
MOUNTAINEERING Ama Dablam in 6h20 roundtrip, new FKT by Tyler Andrews Alpine·13 November 2024They call it the Matterhorn of the Himalayas. Close to Everest, Ama Dablam, at 6,812 metres, was climbed... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS At the age of 20, Alasdair McKenzie becomes the youngest European to climb the 14 x 8000’ers Jocelyn Chavy·25 October 2024He has just returned from Tibet, and more specifically from Shishapangma, 8027 meters, his fourteenth and last 8000-meter... Read More
MOUNTAINEERING Who is Jordi Corominas, the Spanish climber who will receive the 16th Piolet d’Or Lifetime Achievement Award Alpine·15 October 2024During the next 2024 edition of the Piolets d’Or, the 16th Walter Bonatti - Piolets d’Or Lifetime Achievement... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS HOW FAY MANNERS AND MICHELLE DVORAK WERE RESCUED BY THE GMHM IN INDIA Zoé Charef·10 October 2024Their expedition's main goal was to reach the summit of Chaukhamba III, never climbed before, in the Garhwal... Read More
ADVENTUREHIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Jannu East : French alpinists Benjamin Védrines, Leo Billon and Nicolas Jean gave up, then helped an American after the death of his climbing partner Jocelyn Chavy·8 October 2024It all started so well. On October 6, the trio of Léo Billon, Nicolas Jean and Benjamin Védrines... Read More
CLIMBING Mental strength in climbing James Pearson·3 October 2024This time, British climber James Pearson tackles the issue of mental strength. Should one make peace with one's... Read More
CLIMBINGEDITORIAL Free solo for French Climbers Seb Bouin and Alain Robert on a Paris building Jocelyn Chavy·30 September 2024No, they're not window cleaners or lost rope access technicians. On Saturday, however, two dots quickly caught the... Read More
ADVENTUREMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Old but gold : first ascent of Yawash Sar in Karakoram for Veterans Mick Fowler (68) and Vic Saunders (74) Claude Gardien·26 September 2024In mid-September, Mick Fowler and Vic Saunders, two famous British mountaineers, reached the summit of Yawash Sar, 6258... Read More
MOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERSVIDEO Mont Blanc : Divine Providence one push for Francois Cazzanelli and Bepi Vidoni Alpine·25 September 2024On July 25, the Italian team of François Cazzanelli and Bepi Vidoni climbed Divine Providence for the day,... Read More
GEARSKIING The North Face Snomad 34L Ski Touring Backpack Alpine·2 September 2024Designed for freerando and backcountry skiing, with its relatively rigid structure and water-repellent fabric, the North Face SNOMAD... Read More
ALPSMOUNTAINEERING His finest record? Kilian Jornet climbs all 82 4000-metre peaks in the Alps in 19 days Jocelyn Chavy·1 September 2024Just after setting a new record in the Sierre Zinal trail race, Kilian Jornet embarked on a project... Read More
CLIMBINGSUBSCRIBERS Nameless Tower of Trango: how Stefano Ragazzo managed the historic first rope solo of Eternal Flame Jocelyn Chavy·21 August 2024Nine days: that's how long it took Stefano Ragazzo to reach the summit of Trango's Nameless Tower, 6250... Read More
ALPSMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS « Alpine Connections » : Kilian Jornet crosses the Alps by the 4000 peaks Jocelyn Chavy·19 August 2024Four days after his victory in the Sierre-Zinal race, Kilian Jornet has embarked on a new and original... Read More
MOUNTAINEERINGSKIINGVIDEO Women’s Mont Blanc ski record: 7:29 round trip for Anna DeMonte Alpine·17 August 2024American Anna DeMonte is the fastest woman to ski Mont Blanc and back. On June 5, 2024, the... Read More
ANTARCTICACLIMBINGSUBSCRIBERS Climbing: first women’s ascent of Arctandria in Norway for Tuva Stavø Léo Cabrol·13 August 2024Very few people have put Store Blåmann on their climbing map. Yet this summit features a compact granite... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS K2 paraglider takeoffs: historic descents by Benjamin Védrines, who scored the first, Jean-Yves Fredriksen and tandem descent by Zeb Roche and Liv Sansoz Jocelyn Chavy·13 August 2024No paraglider had ever taken off from K2 until the 28th of July, a day of celebration for... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Incredible solo ascent of K2, alpine style and no oxygen, via the Cesen Spur for Frenchman Jean-Yves Fredriksen Ulysse Lefebvre·29 July 2024We knew the feat was underway, but it was difficult to reach “Blutch” still perched somewhere on the... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Benjamin Védrines breaks the K2 ascent record, reaching the summit in 11 hours without oxygen Ulysse Lefebvre·28 July 2024Watching for the best window of opportunity to attempt the ascent of K2 (8611 m, Pakistan), Benjamin Védrines... Read More
CLIMBINGCULTURESUBSCRIBERS Climbing never die : Wartime climbing in Ukraine, as seen by Matt Groom Zoé Charef·24 July 2024It's a movie that moves oneself. The jury at the last Chamonix Film Festival made no mistake in awarding... Read More
CLIMBINGMOUNTAINEERING Will Gadd, lucid prophet of ice climbing Jocelyn Chavy·17 July 2024He's climbed some of the most beautiful icefalls on the planet: Will Gaff is one of those who... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERING New fastest time up Nanga Parbat for French Vadim Druelle Jocelyn Chavy·14 July 2024On July 10, Vadim Druelle climbed Nanga Parbat, 8126 meters, without bottled oxygen. He reports a record time... Read More