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
ALPSCLIMBINGSUBSCRIBERS A tribute to Simone Badier, the great french alpinist Claude Gardien·7 June 2022Born in 1936, Simone Badier passed away last March. She was one of the first women climbers to... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGSOCIETYSUBSCRIBERS How much does Everest cost? Welcome VIPs Angela Benavides·30 May 2022Everest is expensive. And it's getting more and more expensive. Agencies are trying to target the high-end clientele,... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGSOCIETYSUBSCRIBERS How much does Everest cost? More than you think Angela Benavides·30 May 2022The holy grail of exploration may be climbed hundreds of times each year, but it is more fashionable... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Sophie Lavaud’s success on Lhotse, her 12th 8000 Jocelyn Chavy·24 May 2022Sophie Lavaud succeeded in climbing Lhotse, 8516 m, on May 14, with her sherpa Dawa Sangay. With this... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Nirmal Purja climbed Everest then Lhotse without oxygen Jocelyn Chavy·20 May 2022Nirmal Purja has just achieved a great performance by completing the Everest-Lhotse route without oxygen, while guiding clients... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Black power at the top of Everest : the bet was won! Ulysse Lefebvre·13 May 2022They wanted to be the "first all-black expedition" to climb Everest. It's a done deal. Six members of... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Makalu (8485 m) in a single day without supplemental oxygen : 17:18 for Karl Egloff and Nicolas Miranda Jocelyn Chavy·10 May 2022A magnificent pyramid, Makalu, 8463 or 8485 m, is the fifth highest peak in the world. Without supplemental... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Himalayas : Changabang’s Boardman-Tasker repeated 46 years after first ascent Jocelyn Chavy·10 May 2022In the Himalayas, India is home to peaks of fierce beauty. Changabang, 6864 metres, is one of them.... Read More
ALPSCLIMBINGSUBSCRIBERS Seb Bouin sends DNA, possibly the second 9C in climbing history! Alpine·5 May 2022On the 24th of April, Frenchman Seb Bouin achieved an incredible feat: to complete his long-standing project, DNA,... Read More
CLIMBINGSUBSCRIBERSWORLD Sébastien Berthe free climbs El Capitan in 17 hours Jocelyn Chavy·2 May 2022After having assured and supported Soline Kentzel in her ascent of Golden Gate, the climber Sébastien Berthe wanted... Read More
CLIMBINGSUBSCRIBERSWORLD SOLINE KENTZEL FREE CLIMBS GOLDEN GATE AT ONLY 21 (AND 6 YEARS OF CLIMBING!) Alpine·25 April 2022She is not the "best female climber in the world", but French climber Soline Kentzel, who has only... Read More
ALPSMOUNTAINEERINGSOCIETYSUBSCRIBERS Climbing Mont Blanc could become more difficult Pauline Boulet·20 April 2022On the normal route of Mont Blanc, at the level of the Bosses ridge, large crevasses have appeared.... Read More
ALPSMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS DRUS: Raphaël Georges climbs the Lesueur route solo Raphaël Georges·19 April 2022From 21 to 23 March, the young mountain guide Raphaël Georges, 31 years old, made the first solo... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Why Marc Batard, 70 years old, is back on Everest. Again. Jocelyn Chavy·10 April 2022In 1988, Marc Batard became the Everest sprinter, the first man to climb the Roof of the World... Read More
CLIMBINGMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERSWORLD Passion according to Matthias Jocelyn Chavy·5 April 2022His Top 100 ice climbs will make many mountaineers dream. But Matthias Scherer is not just any climber:... Read More
ALPSMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Eiger North Face Winter Solo : Destivelle points out the difference between Laura Tiefenthaler’s ascent and her own 30 years ago Pauline Boulet·30 March 2022On the 25th of March 2022, the young Austrian guide Laura Tiefenthaler solo climbed the North Face of... Read More
MOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Matterhorn South Face First Major Winter Ascent Manu Rivaud·17 March 2022From the 27th of February to the 1st of March, the Italians François Cazzanelli, Emrik Favre and Francesco... Read More
HIMALAYASMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS “There is no commercial future in winter 8,000ers” Fernando Garrido says Angela Benavides·15 March 2022This winter, the expeditions on Nanga Parbat (Barmasse, Goettler), Everest (Kobusch), K2 (Grace Tseng and Sherpa-guided team), Manaslu... Read More
ADVENTUREANTARCTICASUBSCRIBERS Endurance, Shackleton’s legendary Antarctic exploration ship, has been found Gérard Guerrier·9 March 2022Good news has been rare in recent weeks. So let's focus on this one! An international team located... Read More
MOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS “Family and mountain, this is how you balance those two” Conrad Anker says Ulysse Lefebvre·9 March 2022On October 5, 1999, mountaineering star Alex Lowe disappeared with cameraman David Bridges in an avalanche on Shishapangma... Read More
ALPSSKIINGSOCIETYSUBSCRIBERS Will ski touring soon be charged in France? Pauline Boulet·15 February 2022The advent of marked and secure ski touring routes, set up by the ski resorts, opens up the... Read More