Courtney Dauwalter : « the ultra-trail world is a fun big puzzle to solve »
Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc, Western States, Diagonale des Fous, Hardrock... nothing stands in her way. On the 24th of... Read More
Nanga Parbat : Sajid Sadpara, the son of the famous mountaineer Ali Sadpara
Sajid Sadpara is a 26-year-old Pakistani who wants to climb 14 summits over 8,000 metres in memory of... Read More
Nanga Parbat : Sophie Lavaud becomes the first French to complete the Fourteen 8000
On Monday 26 June, Sophie Lavaud became the first French mountaineer to climb all fourteen summits over 8,000... Read More
Nine 8000 metre peaks in less than 45 days
A meeting room, dimmed lights, Nappa leather seats, a call console resting on the tempered glass desk, somewhere... Read More
The 8 legendary routes of Everest
Since Hillary and Norgay's feat via the South Col of Everest and the South-East Ridge in May 1953,... Read More
Meru : new route on the south summit by Mathieu Maynadier, Roger Schaeli and Simon Gietl
From 11th to 13th of May, 2023, the Frenchman Mathieu Maynadier, the Tyrolean Simon Gietl and the Swiss... Read More
First ski descent of Dhaulagiri by Bartek Ziemski
Bartek Ziemski completed the first ski descent of Dhaulagiri, 8,167 m. It seems that this first complete descent... Read More
Death of Tom Hornbein, the man of the West Ridge of Everest
The American mountaineer Tom Hornbein died on Saturday, the 6th of May 2023 at the age of 92.... Read More
Kristin Harila Summits Cho Oyu : she completes All 14 8000ers in 1 year and 5 days
Kristin Harila reached the summit of Cho Oyu in Tibet (China), at an altitude of 8188 meters, on... Read More
Day of drama and confusion at Annapurna
After the death of three Sherpas on Everest a few days ago, the start of the Himalayan season... Read More
New FKT on the Haute Route: Benjamin Védrines and Samuel Equy link Chamonix to Zermatt in 14:54
On this mythical ski mountaineering route that is the Haute Route linking Chamonix to Zermatt, French athletes Benjamin Védrines and... Read More
French alpinist Sophie Lavaud will attempt her 13th 8000m summit at Shishapangma (Tibet)
French alpinist Sophie Lavaud is in Tibet: she is preparing for the ascent of her 13th summit of... Read More
Kilian Jornet and (very) steep skiing
When he is not running, Kilian Jornet skis with mastery on extreme lines. This aspect of his character... Read More
Grandes Jorasses’ Gousseault-Desmaison In A Day by Vedrines and Billon : a new era ?
On February 15, Leo Billon and Benjamin Vedrines climbed the Gousseault-Desmaison on Grandes Jorasses's North Face in 9... Read More
Jost Kobusch, 22 days alone and in winter on the Denali in Alaska
By reaching the summit of Denali (6,190 m, Alaska) last February 19 during the night, the German mountaineer... Read More
Kristin Harila : ready for the next sixteen 8000ers
Without saying it, Kristin Harila has established herself as a rival to Nirmal Purja. In 147 days last... Read More
Second ascent of the Directissime Walker, Grandes Jorasses : a first-hand story with Charles Dubouloz, Clovis Paulin and Symon Welfringer
Grandes Jorasses. North face. Winter. Three climbers. Five days. Four nights. A route never repeated. This is the... Read More
Barre des Écrins south face: major new route by Benjamin Védrines, Nicolas Jean and Julien Cruvellier De Luze
Of the significant gullies on the south face of the Barre des Écrins (4,102m), there was only one... Read More
Patrick Wagnon : “Alpine style is the most beautiful and the strongest”
A beautiful ascent, yes, but how was it done? Without an alpine style carried out throughout the expedition,... Read More
“I don’t want to ski the steepest lines in the world anymore, like in The List 2” Sam Anthamatten
Sam Anthamatten has been involved in countless freeride projects. Best Supporting Actor in most of the resulting films,... Read More
Death of Ed Webster, a great himalayist
With his Anglo-American companions, Ed Webster achieved one of the greatest ascents of all time in 1988, the... Read More