Nirmal Purja climbed Everest then Lhotse without oxygen
Nirmal Purja has just achieved a great performance by completing the Everest-Lhotse route without oxygen, while guiding clients who are using themselves bottle... Read More...
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First ski descent on Aiguille des Lacs by Paul Bonhomme Steep skiing
It's a new steep descent for Paul Bonhomme. Mountain guide by profession but a great lover of slopes and wild mountains, Paul Bonhomme skied the East face of ... Read More...
Heavenly Trap : Marek Holecek and Radoslav Groh Baruntse’s Video
This video shows Czech pro-alpinist and Mammut Pro Team athlete Marek Holecek opening a new alpine-style route called "Heavenly Trap" on the northwest face of ... Read More...
“Family and mountain, this is how you balance those two” Conrad Anker says Torn, directed by Max Lowe
On October 5, 1999, mountaineering star Alex Lowe disappeared with cameraman David Bridges in an avalanche on Shishapangma (8027 m, Tibet). Alex's best friend ... Read More...
The legendary Conrad Anker
Conrad Anker has had an incredible life. And he's not about to stop.At almost 60, the American is the character of a story so intense that even Hollywood would... Read More...
Tragedy in Patagonia : Korra Pesce died on Cerro Torre
They are five at the top of Cerro Torre, on January 27. Five like the fingers of a hand, united to reach this summit which more than any other, seems inhuman... Read More...
Ice climbing: the birth of the 7 Sixt Fer a Cheval 30 years 1/2
If you like iceclimbing in France, then go to La Grave and the Diable valley in Oisans, Freissinières and Fournel in the Hautes-Alpes, Gavarnie in the Pyrenees.... Read More...
Charles Dubouloz about his Grandes Jorasses’s solo ascent : “a huge personal achievement”
We spoke to Charles Dubouloz, as he is back from his bold solo ascent of Rolling Stones on the north face of the Grandes Jorasses. The French alpinist describes... Read More...
Solo climb : Charles Dubouloz ticks one of the hardest routes of Grandes Jorasses North Face
He spent six days and five nights in the shadow of the Grandes Jorasses: from 13 to 18 January, Charles Dubouloz climbed the North Face solo via the Rolling Sto... Read More...
Full circle, with Lynn Hill
Widely regarded as one of the leading competitive sport climbers in the world during the late 1980s and early 1990s, Lynn Hill is famous for making the first f... Read More...
Why we didn’t like Jeremie Heitz’s movie, La liste : everything or nothing
«The sickest ski footage of all time". "Jérémie and Sam push the limits of skiing". "A film that will leave its mark this winter": the praise is pouring in for ... Read More...
Nirmal Purja, star of Netflix’s 14 peaks : nothing is impossible
The idea of climbing all 14 peaks over 8,000 metres in less than a year seemed totally unrealistic: that's why Nirmal Purja, aka Nims, called his challenge 'Pr... Read More...
Climbing Rolling Stones on Grandes Jorasses North Face by Tom Livingstone Part Two
Britain's Tom Livingstone made a name for himself in 2018 with his ascent of the north face of Latok I in Pakistan, along with Slovenians Aleš Česen and Luka S... Read More...
Taming Rolling Stones on Grandes Jorasses North Face by Tom Livingstone Part One
Britain's Tom Livingstone made a name for himself in 2018 with his ascent of the north face of Latok I in Pakistan, along with Slovenians Aleš Česen and Luka S... Read More...
Climbing in Jordan : the story of a great french new route
A group of young climbers as part of the Rock Adventure Programme (RAP) from the French Federation of Mountaineering and Climbing (FFME) came back from Jordan ... Read More...
Mingma G. Sherpa : the pawn who chose to be a King 2/2 From the 8000m business to Winter K2
Mingma Gyalje Sherpa, who this autumn climbed the (true) summit of Manaslu, and who last winter made the first winter ascent of K2 with ten other Nepalese, has... Read More...
Mingma G. Sherpa : the pawn who chose to be a King 1/2 From a tough childhood to mountain guiding
Mingma Gyalje, aka Mingma G, is a man of his word. He said he would take the first winter ascent of K2 for his country, and he did it. He committed to put an e... Read More...
Three french mountaineers missing in Nepal
Three french climbers from the GEAN (Groupe excellence alpinisme national) of the FFCAM (Fédération des clubs alpins et de montagne) have been missing since 26... Read More...
Yasushi Yamanoi, 13th Piolets d’Or Career Award
The 13th Piolet d'Or career award, which will be presented in Briançon at the end of November, has been awarded to the 56 year old Japanese climber Yasushi Yama... Read More...
The solo according to Alex Honnold : “you have a much closer relationship with death” Great wide open by Jared Lato
TThe new episode of Great Wide Open directed by Jared Leto features American rock climber Alex Honnold.
Honnold takes Jared up Matthes Crest in Tuolumne Meadow... Read More...
The Last Mountain, the story of Tom Ballard who disappeared on Nanga Parbat
Tom Ballard was the son of mountaineer, Alison Hargreaves who perished on K2 in 1995. Mother and son, two of the greatest climbers of all time, died at almost ... Read More...
The Alpinist : The life of Marc-Andre Leclerc
Attention blockbuster in the making ! The American majors are now interested in mountains and mountaineering, surely following the worldwide success of Free Sol... Read More...
Riding down Piz Boè on a bike Tom Oehler's performance in the Dolomites
Guinness World Record holder Tom Oehler has taken trial mountain biking to new heights again. The 37-year-old Austrian, who holds the world records in bike hig... Read More...
New Life, a film by Caroline Ciavaldini and James Pearson
James Pearson and Caroline Ciavaldini have spent the last decade exploring the world as a husband and wife team, climbing together across the globe on some ... Read More...
Chris Bonington, the Himalayas unbridled
From the south faces of Annapurna and Everest, to the Central Tower of Paine and Shivling : whether as lead mountaineer or expedition leader, Chris Bonington i... Read More...
[Teaser] JULIA, the story of Julia Chanourdie New movie by Alpine
Julia-Teaser from Alpine Mag Pro on Vimeo.Julia Chanourdie made the most her time in 2020 without any competitions by sending her first 9a+ at the beginning of ... Read More...
« No one noticed my bulimia. I was an expert in hiding. » Caroline Ciavaldini. Climbing and eating disorders
High level climbing is very demanding. So much so that some athletes themselves, poorly advised or with little support, cultivate weight loss, with dangerous c... Read More...
Marc Batard : why I gave up on Annapurna
The ascent of Annapurna (8,091 metres) will not take its place among the “Everest sprinter’s” list of accomplishments. At 69 years of age, Marc Batard, who h... Read More...
Carlos Soria, the Spanish veteran mountaineer who attempted to climb Dhaulagiri at the age of 82
Carlos Soria is not the only person in their eighties to have attempted to climb the highest peaks in the world, but he has already done 12 of the 8000ers and ... Read More...
The Matterhorn, up the Zmutt Nose in winter : “what fires my imagination in mountaineering is the adventure”, Mat Détrie.
The ascent party made up of Pauline Champon, Mat Détrie, and Louis Pachoud repeated the Zmutt Nose route on the north face of the Matterhorn from 24th to 26th F... Read More...
A FIRST FOR THE GMHM ON LES DRUS : “I HAD NEVER COME ACROSS SUCH A STEEP FACE IN THE ALPS”, LEO BILLON
Four members of the French Army’s High-Altitude Military Group (GMHM) opened a way on the west face of Les Drus, from the 18th to 22nd February, in four bivvie... Read More...
Interview : Sean Villanueva on his solo reverse Fitz traverse
Sean Villanueva blew away the mountaineering world by completing the first solo south to north traverse of the Fitz Roy massif, setting off without warning fr... Read More...
Entering the history books : Julia Chanourdie becomes world’s third woman to climb 9b
2020 was a year off for climbing competitions, but not for Julia Chanourdie, who will be going to the Olympics in Tokyo. She made the most her time without any... Read More...
What remains of his 1980 solo ascent of Everest ? Reinhold Messner speaks out on the changing face of alpinism
41 years ago, Reinhold Messner climbed Everest for the second time. He did it right in the middle of monsoon season, without the aid of oxygen and alone on the... Read More...
“You have to enjoy the training, that’s where it all happens” Kilian Jornet "Training for the Uphill Athlete"
While there are no end of avid trailers and ski mountaineers, few publications have been specifically dedicated to mountain training. Alongside Steve House and... Read More...
An exclusive interview with Adam Ondra
Adam Ondra needs no introduction. The 27 year old Czech climber is a living legend in the climbing world. His long list of accomplishments include the first 9c ... Read More...
Colin Haley : Reflections on Hard Solo Climbing Part 2/2
Colin Haley, a strong American climber and, until recently, a committed soloist, confesses to the following. Soloing is almost like an art form in itself, a f... Read More...
Colin Haley : Reflections on Hard Solo Climbing Part 1/2
Born in Seattle, in love with Chamonix and Patagonia, Colin Haley is one of the best American climbers. After a series of remarkable solo firsts, he is now ha... Read More...