Benjamin Védrines breaks the K2 ascent record, reaching the summit in 11 hours without oxygen
Watching for the best window of opportunity to attempt the ascent of K2 (8611 m, Pakistan), Benjamin Védrines... Read More
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Will Gadd, lucid prophet of ice climbing
He's climbed some of the most beautiful icefalls on the planet: Will Gaff is one of those who... Read More
New fastest time up Nanga Parbat for French Vadim Druelle
On July 10, Vadim Druelle climbed Nanga Parbat, 8126 meters, without bottled oxygen. He reports a record time... Read More
Luka Lindič, experience first
He has climbed rare peaks - Gasherbrum IV - and pioneered bold ascents from Alaska to Patagonia. Slovenian... Read More
Andes, Quitaraju: “I may never climb such a difficult and dangerous mountain again” says Yudai Suzuki
From June 25 to 29, 2024, Japanese climbers Keisuke Ohkura, Kazumasa Ostubo and Yudai Suzuki made the first... Read More
Steep skiing on La Meije, including the north face via the Z, a feat achieved by Benjamin Védrines and Nicolas Jean
In the French Alps, the north face of La Meije via the “Z” is a serious mountaineering route,... Read More
Kilian Jornet in Paris: “The Pyrenees traverse transformed me”
On Monday May 27, two days after his victory in the Zegama-Aizkorri race, Kilian Jornet presented the film... Read More
The bystander effect
The story takes place at 8700 meters, and it's shocking. On May 21, a huge crowd worthy of... Read More
First ski descent of Kangchenjunga for Bartek Ziemski, no-O2 summit for him and Oswald Pereira
No sherpa support. No bottled oxygen. A very big mountain, Kangchenjunga, the third-highest peak in the world, which... Read More
First alpine style ascent on a 7000 meters mountain in Nepal for french climbers Charles Dubouloz and Symon Welfringer
From May 17th to 19th, French climbers Charles Dubouloz and Symon Welfringer opened “Le cavalier sans tête”, a... Read More
Steep skiing : the north faces of Pic Sans Nom and Ailefroide for Benjamin Védrines and Nicolas Jean
It's a feat to link together two very rare ski descents. On Friday May 10, French Benjamin Védrines... Read More
Ciao Denis Trento, Italian ski-mountaineering legend
The ski-mountaineering community has just lost a great enthusiast, mountain guide, trainer and former ski-mountaineering champion. Italian... Read More
Mont Blanc Woman Record : Always Alive, Hillary Gerardi’s feat on the big screen
For several years now, Hillary Gerardi has been shining on the podiums of the finest trail races, but... Read More
Patrick Berhault, a star was gone
Exactly twenty years ago, on the 28th of April, 2004, Patrick Berhault disappeared in the mountains, on a... Read More
From the Eiger to Fitz Roy: Laura Tiefenthaler’s way
She stepped into the spotlight at the age of 25, in March 2022, with her solo ascent of... Read More
The boot of Messner’s lost brother
It's not Reinhold's boot, it's his brother Gunther's boot. It spent thirty-four years on the slopes of Nanga... Read More
How does Benjamin Védrines prepare for the K2-in-a-day
How is French Speed Climber Benjamin Védrines preparing for his one-day-ascent of K2 this summer? By completing an... Read More
In Alaska, a frozen big wall for the Polish climbers Paweł Hałdaś and Marcin Tomaszewski
In Alaska's Denali National Park, from February 28th to March 8th, 2024, Polish climbers Paweł Hałdaś and Marcin... Read More
Patagonia: Sean Villanueva achieves a new solo traverse at Torres del Paine, Patagonia
Just a few days after freeing the legendary route of Kurt Albert and Wolfgang Güllich, Riders on the... Read More
Fay Manners: from the English hills to the off-road mountaineering
On their return from their expedition to Pakistan in June 2023, Basque climbers Iker and Eneko Pou described... Read More
PATAGONIA: BOLD NEW ROUTE AT AIGUILLE POINCENOT BY SLOVENIAN DUO LUKA LINDIC AND LUKA KRAJNC
It took Slovenia's Luka Lindic and Luka Krajnc 3 attempts to complete a new direct route on the... Read More