Advocacy for a new Himalayanism : Should the rules for expeditions to Nepal be changed?
The queues of Everest candidates have made visible an unattractive aspect of the current Himalayas: too many fixed... Read More
The white darkness : a fascinating biography of one of the last hero of Antarctica
If you are of the belief that exploration is a thing of the past, or if you are... Read More
Chris Bonington, the Himalayas unbridled
From the south faces of Annapurna and Everest, to the Central Tower of Paine and Shivling : whether... Read More
The Golden Pillar
The Golden Pillar of the Spantik owes its name to the orange-pink marble which captures the light of... 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. ... 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... 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... Read More
An historic ascent overshadowed by tragedy : The Nepalis’ response to what happened on K2
The ascent of K2 in the dead of winter was a historic first. Yet, it came with 5... Read More
Disaster in the Indian Himalaya : Avalanche, Glacial Lake Outburst or Flash Flood?
What caused the flash flood that killed almost 250 people in India’s Uttarakhand state on 7th February 2021?... 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... 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... 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... 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... Read More
Impressive Fitz Roy solo : up and down without rope for Jim Reynolds
The purity of the climb is matched only by its unexpectedness. And no one has seen Jim Reynolds... Read More