DISASTER IN THE ECRINS MASSIF: THE VILLAGE OF LA BÉRARDE, ONE OF FRANCE’S MOUNTAINEERING CENTERS, DEVASTATED BY FLOODING
DISASTER IN THE ECRINS MASSIF: THE VILLAGE OF LA BÉRARDE, ONE OF FRANCE’S MOUNTAINEERING CENTERS, DEVASTATED BY FLOODING
ALPSMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS « Alpine Connections » : Kilian Jornet crosses the Alps by the 4000 peaks Jocelyn Chavy·19 August 2024Four days after his victory in the Sierre-Zinal race, Kilian Jornet has embarked on a new and original... Read More
ANTARCTICACLIMBINGSUBSCRIBERS Climbing: first women’s ascent of Arctandria in Norway for Tuva Stavø Léo Cabrol·13 August 2024Very few people have put Store Blåmann on their climbing map. Yet this summit features a compact granite... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS K2 paraglider takeoffs: historic descents by Benjamin Védrines, who scored the first, Jean-Yves Fredriksen and tandem descent by Zeb Roche and Liv Sansoz Jocelyn Chavy·13 August 2024No paraglider had ever taken off from K2 until the 28th of July, a day of celebration for... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Incredible solo ascent of K2, alpine style and no oxygen, via the Cesen Spur for Frenchman Jean-Yves Fredriksen Ulysse Lefebvre·29 July 2024We knew the feat was underway, but it was difficult to reach “Blutch” still perched somewhere on the... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Benjamin Védrines breaks the K2 ascent record, reaching the summit in 11 hours without oxygen Ulysse Lefebvre·28 July 2024Watching for the best window of opportunity to attempt the ascent of K2 (8611 m, Pakistan), Benjamin Védrines... Read More
CLIMBINGCULTURESUBSCRIBERS Climbing never die : Wartime climbing in Ukraine, as seen by Matt Groom Zoé Charef·24 July 2024It's a movie that moves oneself. The jury at the last Chamonix Film Festival made no mistake in awarding... Read More
MOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Luka Lindič, experience first Jocelyn Chavy·12 July 2024He has climbed rare peaks - Gasherbrum IV - and pioneered bold ascents from Alaska to Patagonia. Slovenian... Read More
ALPSSKIINGSUBSCRIBERS Steep skiing : exceptional ski descents in the Mont Blanc massif Jocelyn Chavy·10 June 2024It's no secret that a well-watered spring in Europe resulted in a snow surplus in the high mountains.... Read More
MOUNTAINEERINGSKIINGSUBSCRIBERS Steep skiing on La Meije, including the north face via the Z, a feat achieved by Benjamin Védrines and Nicolas Jean Jocelyn Chavy·6 June 2024In the French Alps, the north face of La Meije via the “Z” is a serious mountaineering route,... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGSKIINGSUBSCRIBERS First ski descent of Kangchenjunga for Bartek Ziemski, no-O2 summit for him and Oswald Pereira Alpine·31 May 2024No sherpa support. No bottled oxygen. A very big mountain, Kangchenjunga, the third-highest peak in the world, which... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS First alpine style ascent on a 7000 meters mountain in Nepal for french climbers Charles Dubouloz and Symon Welfringer Noé Agresti·24 May 2024From May 17th to 19th, French climbers Charles Dubouloz and Symon Welfringer opened “Le cavalier sans tête”, a... Read More
HIKINGSUBSCRIBERSWORLD In Japan, climbing Mount Fuji now requires fees and quotas Noé Agresti·24 May 2024In Japan, due to overcrowding during the summer months, it will now be necessary to pay 2,000 yen... Read More
HIMALAYASSKIINGSUBSCRIBERS Outstanding first ski descent of the Great Trango Tower Jocelyn Chavy·20 May 2024Outstanding: that's the world to describe the first ski descent of the Great Trango Tower (6,286m), a Karakoram... Read More
MOUNTAINEERINGSKIINGSUBSCRIBERS Steep skiing : the north faces of Pic Sans Nom and Ailefroide for Benjamin Védrines and Nicolas Jean Jocelyn Chavy·15 May 2024It's a feat to link together two very rare ski descents. On Friday May 10, French Benjamin Védrines... Read More
SUBSCRIBERSTRAIL-RUNNING Ben Dhiman, an American ultra runner in the French Pyrenees Julien Gilleron·29 April 2024A t-shirt, a beard, the Pyrenees and a mystery: Ben Dhiman's story has left us as stunned and... Read More
ANDESMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS From the Eiger to Fitz Roy: Laura Tiefenthaler’s way Manu Rivaud·29 March 2024She stepped into the spotlight at the age of 25, in March 2022, with her solo ascent of... Read More
SKIINGSUBSCRIBERS Steep skiing: first ski descent of Epena, one of the most challenging faces in the Alps Zoé Charef·28 March 2024They ski the first ascent of the North Face of Épéna, in the Vanoise region of the French... Read More
ANDESCLIMBINGSUBSCRIBERS Torres del Paine : “Riders on the Storm is the absolute best for the big wall climber.” says Siebe Vanhee Noé Agresti·25 March 2024On February 9, 2024, after 18 days spent on a 1300-meter face, Sean Villanueva, Nico Favresse, Siebe Vanhee,... Read More
SKIINGSUBSCRIBERS Skiing: Tom Lafaille and Fay Manners in the Grassi, Bonatti and Domenech couloirs in the Miage bassin Zoé Charef·20 March 2024On the 14th of March, 2024, mountaineers Fay Manners and Tom Lafaille linked the Grassi, Bonatti and Domenech... Read More
ANDESMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Patagonia: Sean Villanueva achieves a new solo traverse at Torres del Paine, Patagonia Noé Agresti·20 March 2024Just a few days after freeing the legendary route of Kurt Albert and Wolfgang Güllich, Riders on the... Read More
ALPSMOUNTAINEERINGSKIINGSUBSCRIBERS Fay Manners: from the English hills to the off-road mountaineering Noé Agresti·13 March 2024On their return from their expedition to Pakistan in June 2023, Basque climbers Iker and Eneko Pou described... Read More