The fine line between risk and danger : James Pearson’s huge highball 29Dots in Valle dell’Orco
James Pearson’s love story with committed climbing is not over. After climbing his long-term project in south of France, the bold line of Bon Voyage, E12, repeated by Ondra and Berthe, James went in Italy with family. 29 Dots had been one of the hardest (and highest) boulder of the area, and James went for it. Despite the risks : there is hard climbing at a height where you really...
Watch Adam Ondra send Potentially World’s Hardest Trad Route in France
February 2024. Czech climber Adam Ondra took advantage of his stay in the south of France to complete the second ascent of Bon Voyage, in Annot. Opened and conquered only a year earlier by British climber James Pearson, who had rated it E12 – the equivalent of a hard 9a (or 9a+?) on wedges according to British grading – this reference line, characterized by concrete protections but...
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From the Eiger to Fitz Roy: Laura Tiefenthaler’s way
She stepped into the spotlight at the age of 25, in March 2022, with her solo ascent of the Eiger North Face. Since then, Austrian Laura Tiefenthaler has been earning a living as a mountain guide...
Steep skiing: first ski descent of Epena, one of the most challenging faces in the Alps
They ski the first ascent of the North Face of Épéna, in the Vanoise region of the French Alps. On March 22, Symon Welfringer and Xavier Cailhol combined ski touring, mountaineering, steep skiing...
The boot of Messner’s lost brother
It’s not Reinhold’s boot, it’s his brother Gunther’s boot. It spent thirty-four years on the slopes of Nanga Parbat before being discovered on the Diamir glacier in 2022. The...
How does Benjamin Védrines prepare for the K2-in-a-day
How is French Speed Climber Benjamin Védrines preparing for his one-day-ascent of K2 this summer? By completing an eleven-thousand-metre vertical ascent in two days, completing more than 100...
In Alaska, a frozen big wall for the Polish climbers Paweł Hałdaś and Marcin Tomaszewski
In Alaska’s Denali National Park, from February 28th to March 8th, 2024, Polish climbers Paweł Hałdaś and Marcin Tomaszewski pioneered a new route on the vast south face of Moose’s...
Torres del Paine : “Riders on the Storm is the absolute best for the big wall climber.” says Siebe Vanhee
On February 9, 2024, after 18 days spent on a 1300-meter face, Sean Villanueva, Nico Favresse, Siebe Vanhee, and photographer Drew Smith stand atop the Torre Central del Paine in Patagonia....
Skiing: Tom Lafaille and Fay Manners in the Grassi, Bonatti and Domenech couloirs in the Miage bassin
On the 14th of March, 2024, mountaineers Fay Manners and Tom Lafaille linked the Grassi, Bonatti and Domenech couloirs on the Italian side of the Mont-Blanc massif. A 44km trek with 4000 metres of...
Patagonia: Sean Villanueva achieves a new solo traverse at Torres del Paine, Patagonia
Just a few days after freeing the legendary route of Kurt Albert and Wolfgang Güllich, Riders on the Storm, in the company of Belgians Nico Favresse and Siebe Vanhee, Sean Villanueva...
The North Face Snomad 34L Ski Touring Backpack
Designed for freerando and backcountry skiing, with its relatively rigid structure and water-repellent fabric, the North Face SNOMAD 34 is an all-purpose bag with a streamlined style that seems to...
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Preuss, Comici and Royal Robbins: meet David Smart, biographer of the great climbers
Canadian author David Smart deconstructs the lives of the great climbers of the twentieth century in order to trace the history of world climbing. Alongside Paul Preuss, Emilio Comici and, most...
Pride and Prejudice: Jon Krakauer’s Chamonix
In the world of “adventure journalism” and mountain journalism in particular, there is a name that imposes itself to all: Jon Krakauer. Remember, it was him who wrote Tragedy on Everest...
The Chamonix Film Festival prize list: The Grand Prix for The Alpinist
For its second edition, the Chamonix Film Festival ends with the awards ceremony in the presence of Conrad Anker, the festival’s patron. The Alpinist was awarded the Grand Prix of the...
The Chamonix Film Festival is back from june 14 to 19, 2022
From June 14 to 19, 2022, the Chamonix Film Festival will be welcoming all mountain lovers and enthusiasts to celebrate its culture and its cinema. After a successful first edition last year, this...