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
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Six new 8000ers official peaks in Nepal Jocelyn Chavy·6 February 2025The Nepalese government has just officially recognised six new peaks over 8000 metres in Nepal, which already had... Read More
MOUNTAINEERING Climbing Everest in A Week with Xenon gas Jocelyn Chavy·22 January 2025Leaving home on Monday morning. To reach the summit of Everest on Thursday night, and return home on... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Jost Kobusch’s solo Everest in winter: “It will take time, but I will be back” Ulysse Lefebvre·16 January 2025Jost Kobusch's quest is a singular and long one. For almost six years, the young German mountaineer has... Read More
ALPSCULTUREMOUNTAINEERING Ice climbing : the new guidebook for Briancon, the French Ice Climbing Mecca Jocelyn Chavy·15 January 2025350 pages, 850 ice and mixed routes: it's been a long wait, but not in vain! Twenty years... Read More
ALPSMOUNTAINMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS 7 days on the west face of the Drus, a new route set by Amaury Fouillade, Baptiste Obino and Philippe Bruley Jocelyn Chavy·13 January 2025The Drus' arrow is a powerful magnet. The kind you can't take your eyes off. The king mountaineers... Read More
ALPSMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Carrington-Rouse at Les Pèlerins (Mont-Blanc) : Rébuffat revisited Ulysse Lefebvre·7 January 2025Could Gaston Rébuffat have imagined that one of his climbing routes would become a classic ... of mixed... Read More
MOUNTAINEERINGWORLD What you should know about Piolets d’Or 2024 Alpine·13 December 20241. Special Mention. For the past two years, women have been entitled to a special mention at the... Read More
MOUNTAINEERING French Alps : Big New Climb on Barre des Ecrins 4102 m. Jocelyn Chavy·4 December 2024In just two days, from November 30 to December 1, French Victor Garcin, Baptiste Obino and Nicolas Jean... Read More
CULTUREEDITORIALMOUNTAINEERING Their First Ascent: how they do it… and how they tell it Jocelyn Chavy·25 November 2024It's a popular drawing by French artist Samivel published in his collection Sous l'oeil des choucas in 1937.... Read More
ANDESMOUNTAINEERINGVIDEO Jirishanca, the story behind the film Jocelyn Chavy·22 November 2024Jirishanca is the new film about Josh Warton and Vince Anderson's superb ascent of the summit of the... Read More
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
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
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
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
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