Mont Blanc Record Falls by Two Minutes to French Ski Mountaineers Matheo Jacquemoud and Samuel Equy
On Saturday, April 25, 2026, the margin between history and almost-history on Mont Blanc came down to just... Read More
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A Flurry of FKTs for the Legendary Chamonix-Zermatt
That’s the thing about records and FKT - Fastest Known Times : they’re meant to be broken, even... Read More
The volume of artificial snow at the Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina comparable to the Great Pyramid of Giza
With the Winter Olympics 2026 in Milan Cortina less than a week away, one of its most tangible... Read More
Tom Lafaille, a legendary legacy
At 24, Tom Lafaille carries a huge name, but moves forward lightly. Son of mountaineer Jean-Christophe Lafaille, who... Read More
Switzerland: St-Moritz’ ski resort is testing a permafrost cooling system
At the top of Piz Nair, more than 3,000 m above sea level, the station of St. Moritz... Read More
The hardest route of the Mont-Blanc massif for Léo Billon and Enzo Oddo
The Lafaille route at the Dru is a legend, climbed by famous alpinist Jean-Christophe Lafaille, alone, in eight... Read More
UTMB 2025: victory for Britain’s Tom Evans and New Zealand’s Ruth Croft in Chamonix
The cool, wet weather did not spare the runners of the UTMB, who set off from Chamonix at... Read More
UTMB 2025 : Who is going to win this year ?
Chamonix is currently vibrating to the rhythm of the UTMB. For its 22nd edition, the queen race of... Read More
A Palestinian flag on Les Drus to denounce the genocide in Gaza
Last August 15, an anonymous group of french mountaineers hoisted a giant Palestinian flag on the western face... Read More
Mont Blanc, new FKT : William Boffelli tells us about his new speed record on the roof of the Alps
Records are made to be broken, but little did we know that new Benjamin Védrines' FKT on Mont... Read More
Benjamin Védrines and Léo Billon complete the Eiger-Matterhorn-Jorasses north faces trilogy
When the most efficient rope party in the Alps passes by, the north faces bend over! In just... Read More
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
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
“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
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
His finest record? Kilian Jornet climbs all 82 4000-metre peaks in the Alps in 19 days
Just after setting a new record in the Sierre Zinal trail race, Kilian Jornet embarked on a project... Read More
« Alpine Connections » : Kilian Jornet crosses the Alps by the 4000 peaks
Four days after his victory in the Sierre-Zinal race, Kilian Jornet has embarked on a new and original... Read More
DISASTER IN THE ECRINS MASSIF: THE VILLAGE OF LA BÉRARDE, ONE OF FRANCE’S MOUNTAINEERING CENTERS, DEVASTATED BY FLOODING
In Oisans, France, torrential rains and melting snow have swollen rivers, including the Étançons, which has completely overflowed... Read More