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DISASTER IN THE ECRINS MASSIF: THE VILLAGE OF LA BÉRARDE, ONE OF FRANCE’S MOUNTAINEERING CENTERS, DEVASTATED BY FLOODING

Jocelyn Chavy·22 June 2024

In Oisans, France, torrential rains and melting snow have swollen rivers, including the Étançons, which has completely overflowed... Read More

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Free the Iranian mountaineers

Claude Gardien·21 December 2022

They are snowboard instructors, climbing instructors, mountaineers and former members of the national mountaineering team. There are (at... Read More

ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY

Yvon Chouinard, Patagonia’s founder, gives his company away to help the planet

Jocelyn Chavy·15 September 2022

Patagonia's founder, Yvon Chouinard, could have sold his $3 billion company or taken it public. But fearing that... Read More

ALPS ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY SUBSCRIBERS

Global warming exhumes climbers trapped in glaciers

Thomas Pueyo·12 August 2022

On July 26, two French mountaineers discovered a corpse that had been trapped for decades in a Swiss... Read More

HIMALAYAS MOUNTAINEERING SOCIETY SUBSCRIBERS

SUMMITERS OF THE 14,8000: EBERHARD JURGALSKI’S NEW LIST

Manu Rivaud·2 August 2022

On 8 July, the Himalayan chronicler Eberhard Jurgalski made public the results of ten years of investigations into... Read More

ALPS MOUNTAINEERING SOCIETY SUBSCRIBERS

Controversy on the Mont Blanc Normal Route : new anchors removed by Christophe Profit

Jocelyn Chavy·21 June 2022

If there is one summit that exacerbates passions, it is Mont Blanc. No doubt also because of the... Read More

EDITORIAL SOCIETY

4 billion likes on Instagram, me, myself and I

Ulysse Lefebvre·15 June 2022

OOr rather 4.2 billion more precisely, of hearts that fill up every day on Instagram, worldwide, for more... Read More

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The mountain embodied: 50 names to know

Ulysse Lefebvre·10 June 2022

We're a bit of a Buddhists at Alpine Mag. At the beginning of each year, we wonder under... Read More

HIMALAYAS MOUNTAINEERING SOCIETY SUBSCRIBERS

How much does Everest cost? Welcome VIPs

Angela Benavides·30 May 2022

Everest is expensive. And it's getting more and more expensive. Agencies are trying to target the high-end clientele,... Read More

HIMALAYAS MOUNTAINEERING SOCIETY SUBSCRIBERS

How much does Everest cost? More than you think

Angela Benavides·30 May 2022

The holy grail of exploration may be climbed hundreds of times each year, but it is more fashionable... Read More

ALPS MOUNTAINEERING SOCIETY SUBSCRIBERS

Climbing Mont Blanc could become more difficult

Pauline Boulet·20 April 2022

On the normal route of Mont Blanc, at the level of the Bosses ridge, large crevasses have appeared.... Read More

CLIMBING SOCIETY

“Many friends have lost their home” says Ukrainian climber

Zoé Charef·8 March 2022

Fedir Samoilov is a professional climber. He finished 6th in the World Cup in Briançon in 2021. He... Read More

ALPS SKIING SOCIETY SUBSCRIBERS

Will ski touring soon be charged in France?

Pauline Boulet·15 February 2022

The advent of marked and secure ski touring routes, set up by the ski resorts, opens up the... Read More

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Sam Anthamatten: Best supporting role

Alpine·31 January 2022

The youngest member of the Anthamatten clan, now retired from the Freeride World Tour, teamed up with Jérémie... Read More

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Dani Arnold: against the clock

Alpine·31 January 2022

He’d promised himself he would break the speed records for all six of the Alps’ legendary north faces.... Read More

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Chantel Astorga : Miss Denali

Alpine·31 January 2022

Chantel Astorga made her name in 2017, when she won the Piolet d’Or with Anne Gilbert Chase for... Read More

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Filip Babicz: a man in a hurry

Alpine·31 January 2022

B abicz earned himself the nickname Peuterey Man in 2020 when he added a record-breaking solo traverse of... Read More

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Andrzej Bargiel: Steep skiing, himalayan style

Alpine·31 January 2022

Where can you go to push yourself after climbing K2 extremely fast without oxygen and then doing the... Read More

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Marc Batard : Everest veteran

Alpine·31 January 2022

Marc Batard could star in one of those heist films where the hero comes out of retirement to... Read More

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Léo Billon : Dru story

Alpine·31 January 2022

Corporal Léo Billon is currently one of the driving forces within France’s elite mountain regiment, the Groupe Militaire... Read More

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Christian Maurer: The King of the X-Alps

Alpine·31 January 2022

Maurer has reigned supreme over the world’s most prestigious paragliding competition since his first victory in 2009. He... Read More

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