First ski descent on Aiguille des Lacs by Paul Bonhomme
It's a new steep descent for Paul Bonhomme. Mountain guide by profession but a great lover of slopes... Read More
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Eiger North Face Winter Solo : Destivelle points out the difference between Laura Tiefenthaler’s ascent and her own 30 years ago
On the 25th of March 2022, the young Austrian guide Laura Tiefenthaler solo climbed the North Face of... Read More
Why the greatest skimo race is Pierra Menta
The 36th edition of the Pierra Menta came to an end on Saturday. The crowd went up to... Read More
Will ski touring soon be charged in France?
The advent of marked and secure ski touring routes, set up by the ski resorts, opens up the... Read More
Ice climbing : always a famous place
At the Fer à Cheval in Sixt, the disciples of François Damilano and Thierry Renault continued their exploration... 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
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
Cogne : first Italian-style ice
The ice season traditionally opens with the first real drop in temperature, but also with an event that... Read More
Alpine traverse on skis, in the footsteps of Stéphane Brosse
Stéphane Brosse, one of the best mountain skiers, disappeared on skis 9 years ago, in 2012. Last winter, a... Read More
Climbing Rolling Stones on Grandes Jorasses North Face by Tom Livingstone
Britain's Tom Livingstone made a name for himself in 2018 with his ascent of the north face of... Read More
Taming Rolling Stones on Grandes Jorasses North Face by Tom Livingstone
Britain's Tom Livingstone made a name for himself in 2018 with his ascent of the north face of... Read More
A new major climb on La Meije South Face
At the end of August, Benjamin Ribeyre, Erin Smart and Cyril Dupeyré completed their project on the south... Read More
The Tricot – Bionnassay – Mont Blanc Ridge Traverse
Have you ever wanted to take an adventurous hike up to the mont Blanc via a beautiful route... Read More
Riding down Piz Boè on a bike
Guinness World Record holder Tom Oehler has taken trial mountain biking to new heights again. The 37-year-old Austrian,... Read More
No room for mistakes !
Mountain biking is on the rise, and trials athletes are having a field day when they accept a... Read More
A JOURNEY IN MONT-BLANC BETWEEN FRANCE AND ITALY
Incredible but true! Taking the Julbo team's mountain athletes and their community to the peaks together was a... Read More
Chamonix, mountain film capital past and present
From 9 to 13 June, Chamonix Mont-Blanc hosted its first mountain film festival, and we saw many of... Read More
The Matterhorn, up the Zmutt Nose in winter : “what fires my imagination in mountaineering is the adventure”, Mat Détrie.
The ascent party made up of Pauline Champon, Mat Détrie, and Louis Pachoud repeated the Zmutt Nose route... Read More