Walter Bonatti, February 1965 : his farewell to mountaineering with the winter solo on the Matterhorn’s North Face
On February 22, 1965, sixty years ago, Walter Bonatti reached the summit of the Matterhorn after soloing a... Read More
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The forgotten north face, great mountaineering at Punta Pioda
Lost among the “forgotten north faces” of the Alps, Punta Pioda has seen the opening of a new... Read More
Annapurna rescue: French Speed Climber Vadim Druelle injured after crevasse fall
French climber Vadim Druelle fell into a crevasse on his way down from Annapurna Camp 3, March 30th.... Read More
The twelve most important solo ascents of the Drus west face
The west face of the Drus dominates Chamonix, attracting the best climbers of their time like a magnet.... Read More
Steep skiing and snowboarding: Gaspard Ravanel, Tim Roche, Tim Guala and Taôma Carcuac sign a new descent on the south face of the aiguille de Talèfre, France
On the 4th of February, Gaspard Ravanel and his team mapped out a new variant of a ski... Read More
New route in Patagonia’s remote Turbio valley : the story of two Canadian climbers
At the end of January, young Canadian climbers Flavie Cardinal and Jasper Pankratz opened a new route : Todo... Read More
“The most ambitious and difficult project I’ve undertaken in the Alps” told us French alpinist Benjamin Védrines after his 5-days-solo-ascent of the Drus
The French climber is one of the best, if not the best, of his generation. Benjamin Védrines has... Read More
“We’re in the early days of mixed climbing in terms of pure difficulty”: Leo Billon after a new route in Mont Blanc Massif with Amaury Fouillade
From February 4 to 6, Léo Billon and Amaury Fouillade, both members of Elite French Army called Groupe... Read More
Six new 8000ers official peaks in Nepal
The Nepalese government has just officially recognised six new peaks over 8000 metres in Nepal, which already had... Read More
Climbing Everest in A Week with Xenon gas
Leaving home on Monday morning. To reach the summit of Everest on Thursday night, and return home on... Read More
Jost Kobusch’s solo Everest in winter: “It will take time, but I will be back”
Jost Kobusch's quest is a singular and long one. For almost six years, the young German mountaineer has... Read More
Ice climbing : the new guidebook for Briancon, the French Ice Climbing Mecca
350 pages, 850 ice and mixed routes: it's been a long wait, but not in vain! Twenty years... Read More
7 days on the west face of the Drus, a new route set by Amaury Fouillade, Baptiste Obino and Philippe Bruley
The Drus' arrow is a powerful magnet. The kind you can't take your eyes off. The king mountaineers... Read More
Carrington-Rouse at Les Pèlerins (Mont-Blanc) : Rébuffat revisited
Could Gaston Rébuffat have imagined that one of his climbing routes would become a classic ... of mixed... Read More
What you should know about Piolets d’Or 2024
1. Special Mention. For the past two years, women have been entitled to a special mention at the... Read More
French Alps : Big New Climb on Barre des Ecrins 4102 m.
In just two days, from November 30 to December 1, French Victor Garcin, Baptiste Obino and Nicolas Jean... Read More
Their First Ascent: how they do it… and how they tell it
It's a popular drawing by French artist Samivel published in his collection Sous l'oeil des choucas in 1937.... Read More
Jirishanca, the story behind the film
Jirishanca is the new film about Josh Warton and Vince Anderson's superb ascent of the summit of the... Read More
Ama Dablam in 6h20 roundtrip, new FKT by Tyler Andrews
They call it the Matterhorn of the Himalayas. Close to Everest, Ama Dablam, at 6,812 metres, was climbed... Read More
At the age of 20, Alasdair McKenzie becomes the youngest European to climb the 14 x 8000’ers
He has just returned from Tibet, and more specifically from Shishapangma, 8027 meters, his fourteenth and last 8000-meter... Read More
Who is Jordi Corominas, the Spanish climber who will receive the 16th Piolet d’Or Lifetime Achievement Award
During the next 2024 edition of the Piolets d’Or, the 16th Walter Bonatti - Piolets d’Or Lifetime Achievement... Read More