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
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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
Stefano Ghisolfi: One of the best climber of the world
After having completed Bibliographie in Céüse, the six-time world champion Italian found the 9c rating of Migos a... Read More
Alex Honnold : An American in Chamonix
Where can you go next after doing the solo of the century on El Capitan? To France, of... Read More
Kilian Jornet: ever stronger
Killian Jornet has spent less time on the competition circuit in recent years, but when he does enter... Read More
Eliza Kubarska: a different regard
Eliza Kubarska’s latest film, The Wall of Shadows, offers a very different take on Himalayan climbing to the... Read More
Sophie Lavaud : 8000 collector
After three unsuccessful attempts, Sophie Lavaud finally reached the summit of Dhaulagiri last autumn, thereby becoming the first Frenchwoma... Read More
Tom Livingstone: the english job
Livingstone first made headlines in 2019 with his ascent of Latok I with Aleš Česen and Luka Stražar,... Read More
Tamara Lunger : Farewell to winter
After being introduced to winter climbing by her fellow Italian Simone Moro (who, 12 years ago, became the... Read More
Bernadette McDonald : Mountaineering historian
Bernadette McDonald is one of North America’s greatest mountaineering writers. Her twelfth and latest book, Winter 8000, is... Read More
Alex Megos: step back to step up
Alex Megos burst into the climbing saloon in 2013, when he became the first person to onsight 9a.... Read More
Grandes Jorasses : Hard Winter Ascent for Léo Billon, Seb Ratel and Benjamin Védrines
Barely back from a second North Face in a row, Léo Billon is enthusiastic: “It’s the most beautiful... Read More