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
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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
Eiger 1966 : the story behind the death of John Harlin
The north face of the Eiger is unquestionably one of the most difficult and dangerous in Europe, wrote... Read More
Léo Billon, Seb Ratel and Benjamin Védrines in the footsteps of John Harlin
Charles Dubouloz is not the only one to have taken advantage of the beautiful January anticyclone. From 12... Read More
Ice climbing: the birth of the 7
If you like iceclimbing in France, then go to La Grave and the Diable valley in Oisans, Freissinières... Read More
Charles Dubouloz about his Grandes Jorasses’s solo ascent : “a huge personal achievement”
We spoke to Charles Dubouloz, as he is back from his bold solo ascent of Rolling Stones on... Read More
Solo climb : Charles Dubouloz ticks one of the hardest routes of Grandes Jorasses North Face
He spent six days and five nights in the shadow of the Grandes Jorasses: from 13 to 18... Read More
Alaska : Ines Papert and Luka Lindic on Mount Huntington
Last Spring 2021 Ines Papert and Luka Lindič made the first ascent of a difficult mixed route on... Read More
K2 ski descent: can drones revolutionize climbing the highest mountains ?
Drone pilot Bartek Bargiel never thought that his drone would be used to save lives before this expedition:... Read More