Skiing down Lhotse without bottled oxygen: Bartek Ziemski’s feat
On May 12, Bartek Ziemski reached the summit of Lhotse, at 8,516 meters, before strapping on his skis... Read More
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Mont Blanc Record Falls by Two Minutes to French Ski Mountaineers Matheo Jacquemoud and Samuel Equy
On Saturday, April 25, 2026, the margin between history and almost-history on Mont Blanc came down to just... Read More
A Flurry of FKTs for the Legendary Chamonix-Zermatt
That’s the thing about records and FKT - Fastest Known Times : they’re meant to be broken, even... Read More
Freeski Master Candide Thovex leading the way in Tignes
If you’ve ever complained about spring snow conditions, you won’t be doing so anymore after watching Candide Thovex... Read More
ATK HY FREE : a new hybrid binding for freeride touring
The new ATK HY FREE ski binding is a hybrid binding that sits halfway between classic “Low Tech” systems... Read More
Tom Lafaille, a legendary legacy
At 24, Tom Lafaille carries a huge name, but moves forward lightly. Son of mountaineer Jean-Christophe Lafaille, who... Read More
Must Watch : Andrzej Bargiel Everest Ski Descent
After two attempts in previous years, Andrzej Bargiel completed the first full ski descent without supplemental oxygen from... Read More
Video: the first breathtaking images of Jim Morrison’s ski descent of Everest, in the Hornbein Couloir
One of the greatest challenges in skiing has just been accomplished. And National Geographic has just released the... Read More
One of the last Everest challenges accomplished: Jim Morrison skis down the North Face via the Hornbein Couloir
One of the greatest skiing challenges has just been accomplished. The Tibetan side of Everest was the goal... Read More
Historic achievement: Andrzej Bargiel skis down Everest from the summit, without bottled oxygen
Skiier Andrzej Bargiel has just written a new chapter in his legend. After two attempts in previous years,... Read More
Pierra Menta 2025, still the greatest ski-mountaineering race
The world's biggest ski-mountaineering race, the Pierra Menta, ended with a double French victory for Axelle Gachet-Mollaret with... Read More
Painting the mountains, full movie
The Patagonian mountains attract the best climbers, but more rarely skiers, and for good reason: the tawny granite spires... Read More
Steep skiing and snowboarding: Gaspard Ravanel, Tim Roche, Tim Guala and Taôma Carcuac sign a new descent on the south face of the aiguille de Talèfre, France
On the 4th of February, Gaspard Ravanel and his team mapped out a new variant of a ski... Read More
Avalanches: thank you for staying out of trouble
It's a sensitive subject. For the victims above all: mourning a death in an avalanche is simply unbearable.... Read More
Grandes Jorasses : two new ski descents for Vivian Bruchez, Boris Langenstein and Gilles Sierro
Vivian Bruchez, Boris Langenstein and Valaisan Gilles Sierro skied on the first of November, and not just any... Read More
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... Read More
Women’s Mont Blanc ski record: 7:29 round trip for Anna DeMonte
American Anna DeMonte is the fastest woman to ski Mont Blanc and back. On June 5, 2024, the... Read More
Steep skiing : exceptional ski descents in the Mont Blanc massif
It's no secret that a well-watered spring in Europe resulted in a snow surplus in the high mountains.... Read More
Steep skiing on La Meije, including the north face via the Z, a feat achieved by Benjamin Védrines and Nicolas Jean
In the French Alps, the north face of La Meije via the “Z” is a serious mountaineering route,... Read More
First ski descent of Kangchenjunga for Bartek Ziemski, no-O2 summit for him and Oswald Pereira
No sherpa support. No bottled oxygen. A very big mountain, Kangchenjunga, the third-highest peak in the world, which... Read More
Outstanding first ski descent of the Great Trango Tower
Outstanding: that's the world to describe the first ski descent of the Great Trango Tower (6,286m), a Karakoram... Read More