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 boot has just been brought to Reinhold Messner’s home in South Tyrol. It’s a 1970 model boot, with a huge Vibram sole and a lining that’s probably too thin, Reinhold having suffered...
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 Tooth. After ten days of ascent, the team named the line “Cold War” (980m, A3, M5+), in reference to the long struggle against freezing temperatures and frostbite they had to endure along the...
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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...
Fay Manners: from the English hills to the off-road mountaineering
On their return from their expedition to Pakistan in June 2023, Basque climbers Iker and Eneko Pou described her as “the living example of the new generation of hard-walking women...
PATAGONIA: BOLD NEW ROUTE AT AIGUILLE POINCENOT BY SLOVENIAN DUO LUKA LINDIC AND LUKA KRAJNC
It took Slovenia’s Luka Lindic and Luka Krajnc 3 attempts to complete a new direct route on the south pillar of the Aiguille Poincenot in Patagonia. Pot (750 m, A3, 6c) is not one of the...
Watch Bibliographie 9b+ ascent by Jorge Diaz-Rullo
At the age of 24, Jorge Diaz-Rullo is one of the best climbers. This winter, he has just completed Sleeping Lion, the route freed by Chris Sharma, in Siurana, Catalonia. The Spaniard became the...
The suspended life of Evgeni Glazunov
Whether we like it or not, our gaze remains constrained by borders. The ones that separated us from Evgeni Glazunov can be counted in dozens, piling up like opaque filters from our base camp in the...
Millet : knowledge for the unknown
With over a century of expertise in mountain equipment, the Millet brand is now rethinking its raison d’être: to provide reliable, durable and adaptable equipment to face the uncertainty of a...
Cerro Torre successful ascent for French women mountain guides Lise Billon, Fanny Schmutz and Maud Vanpoulle
«A view from the top, guess which one!” writes Lise Billon on her socials. “The moon is watching over us,” she says. Lise and her rope-mates, Fanny Schmutz and Maud Vanpoulle, set...
Steep Skiing Trilogy for the french Benjamin Védrines and Nicolas Jean in the Ecrins massif
After completing a five-face steep skiing sequence on the neighboring Agneaux summit in France’s Écrins massif, french alpinists Benjamin Védrines and Nicolas Jean have completed a new feat on...
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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...