Nanga Parbat : Sophie Lavaud becomes the first French to complete the Fourteen 8000
On Monday 26 June, Sophie Lavaud became the first French mountaineer to climb all fourteen summits over 8,000... Read More
HIMALAYAS
Nine 8000 metre peaks in less than 45 days
A meeting room, dimmed lights, Nappa leather seats, a call console resting on the tempered glass desk, somewhere... Read More
The 8 legendary routes of Everest
Since Hillary and Norgay's feat via the South Col of Everest and the South-East Ridge in May 1953,... Read More
Everest 70th First Ascent Anniversary !
Everest is seventy years old. On 29 May 1953, two human beings stood for the first time on... Read More
Meru : new route on the south summit by Mathieu Maynadier, Roger Schaeli and Simon Gietl
From 11th to 13th of May, 2023, the Frenchman Mathieu Maynadier, the Tyrolean Simon Gietl and the Swiss... Read More
First ski descent of Dhaulagiri by Bartek Ziemski
Bartek Ziemski completed the first ski descent of Dhaulagiri, 8,167 m. It seems that this first complete descent... Read More
Death of Tom Hornbein, the man of the West Ridge of Everest
The American mountaineer Tom Hornbein died on Saturday, the 6th of May 2023 at the age of 92.... Read More
Kristin Harila Summits Cho Oyu : she completes All 14 8000ers in 1 year and 5 days
Kristin Harila reached the summit of Cho Oyu in Tibet (China), at an altitude of 8188 meters, on... Read More
Day of drama and confusion at Annapurna
After the death of three Sherpas on Everest a few days ago, the start of the Himalayan season... Read More
Air Karakoram
Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome aboard the Karakoram Airlines flight to Pakistan. This flight piloted by Antoine Girard and... Read More
French alpinist Sophie Lavaud will attempt her 13th 8000m summit at Shishapangma (Tibet)
French alpinist Sophie Lavaud is in Tibet: she is preparing for the ascent of her 13th summit of... Read More
Kristin Harila : ready for the next sixteen 8000ers
Without saying it, Kristin Harila has established herself as a rival to Nirmal Purja. In 147 days last... Read More
Himalaya : Manaslu Winter Ascent for Alex Txikon and Sherpas
This is the third time that the Spanish himalayist Alex Txikon attempted Manaslu in winter. Thirty-nine years after... Read More
We have found the snow leopard in the fake photos: From a “visual creation” to an image stolen by Kittiya Pawlowski
The source of the snow leopard was the only link missing from our demonstration that Kittiya Pawlowski’s photographs... Read More
The snow leopard of too many
Basically, we can think that it is not serious, that it is only an image, and moreover on... Read More
The Fake Snow Leopard : photomontage spread around the world
They were too good to be true. The whole world has seen Kittiya Pawlowski’s photos of a snow... Read More
Saraghrar NW and Fitz Roy Moonwalk Traverse win Piolets d’Or 2022, Annapurna III SE Ridge Special jury award
Next November in Briançon, the Piolets d'Or 2022 will be awarded to the Georgians Archil Badriashvili, Baqar Gelachvili... Read More
Avalanche kills at least 26 mountaineers in Indian Himalayas
In the state of Uttarakhand, in the north of India, an avalanche swept away a group of 40... Read More
Davo Karnicar, First Ski Descent of Everest 22 years ago
October 7, 2000: twenty-two years ago, Davo Karnicar made the first ski descent of Everest from the summit,... Read More
AVALANCHES IN MANASLU CAUSE A THIRD DEATH AND THE DEPARTURE OF EXPEDITIONS
Avalanches continue to occur in Manaslu. Several have devastated the base camp, while another avalanche has caused the... Read More
Missing Hilaree Nelson found dead
The lifeless body of Hilaree Nelson was located on the slopes of Manaslu on Wednesday, and then airlifted... Read More