Balin Miller, one of the most promising American climbers, dies on El Capitan
One of America's most talented climbers, Balin Miller, died in Yosemite on the final pitch of an aid... Read More
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At 86 years old, Spanish Carlos Soria climbs the summit of Manaslu, 52 years after his first attempt
There are hardly any words to describe the passion that animates Carlos Soria, except undoubtedly the love of... Read More
Historic achievement: Andrzej Bargiel skis down Everest from the summit, without bottled oxygen
Skiier Andrzej Bargiel has just written a new chapter in his legend. After two attempts in previous years,... Read More
Record melting of the Aletsch Glacier: is the largest glacier in the Alps destined to disappear?
The findings are clear: the Aletsch Glacier suffered enormous melting in 2024. Measurements taken by Matthias Huss's team... Read More
Cerro Torre First Winter Solo : a historic climb experienced by Colin Haley
A historic climb, the culmination of a twelve-year dream: after three attempts, Colin Haley completed the first solo... Read More
How Italian climber Marco Confortola continues to lie about his list of 8,000-meter peaks
After reaching the summit of Gasherbrum I last July, Marco Confortola said he had completed all fourteen peaks... Read More
Big Wall Expedition to Baffin: The Story of a Female and Human Ascent
On Baffin Island, four adventurers from Canada and the United States have opened Lemnos on the Clouds (5.11+... 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
Tragedy at Pobeda Peak: four deaths and a failed rescue mission
She was descending from Pobeda Peak, 7,439 meters high, in Kyrgyzstan when Russian mountaineer Natalia Nagovitsyna broke her... Read More
Gasherbrum 1975, the revolution in alpine style on the 8,000ers by Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler
In August 1975, Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler made Himalayan history: they climbed Gasherbrum I (8,068 m) in... Read More
Peru : New Climb on the East Face of Jirishanca by Dani Arnold, Simon Gietl, Alex Huber
This spectacular and challenging Peruvian peak sees few climbers, or very talented and lucky ones. In 2022, Jirishanca... Read More
From Everest to Depression : Cory Richards, His Journey To Calm The Chaos Within
He climbed Everest without oxygen, and completed the first winter ascent of Gasherbrum II. A Nat Geo photographer... 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
Rope Solo Ascent of the Nose on El Capitan by the young Frenchwoman Soline Kentzel
At just 23 years of age, young French climber Soline Kentzel completed a rope-solo ascent of the Nose... Read More
Walter Bonatti, February 1965 : his farewell to mountaineering with the winter solo on the Matterhorn’s North Face
On February 22, 1965, sixty years ago, Walter Bonatti reached the summit of the Matterhorn after soloing a... Read More
Annapurna rescue: French Speed Climber Vadim Druelle injured after crevasse fall
French climber Vadim Druelle fell into a crevasse on his way down from Annapurna Camp 3, March 30th.... Read More
Janja Garnbret claims first female ascent of legendary 5.14c from the 90s in Slovenia
After ticking off her third 5.14b on sight three weeks earlier with “Popolni Mrk” at Mišja peč, Slovenia's... 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
New route in Patagonia’s remote Turbio valley : the story of two Canadian climbers
At the end of January, young Canadian climbers Flavie Cardinal and Jasper Pankratz opened a new route : Todo... Read More