Piolets d’Or 2021: mountaineering under the sign of adaptation and creativity
After a year 2020 marked by lockdown and closure of borders, we awaited the Piolets d'Or 2021 prize... Read More
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Verdon : the show must go on
We will never get tired of seeing the mythical cliffs of the Verdon. Even better: it is his... Read More
The Alpinist : The life of Marc-Andre Leclerc
Attention blockbuster in the making ! The American majors are now interested in mountains and mountaineering, surely following... Read More
Why we run ? : a conversation with Bernd Heinrich
Forty years old : the start of the long wait or an age of possibilities ? For Bernd... Read More
Magnificent new lines climbed on Ushba and Ailama in Georgia
The two Georgian climbers, Archil Badriashvili and Giorgi Tenadze, made a name for themselves in 2019 when they... Read More
Scottish sea stacks #1 : iconic Old Man of Hoy
Whether you call them Old Men, sea stacks or pinnacles, the towers that dot the Scottish coastline are... Read More
El Capitan, 1975 : Jim Bridwell’s visionary ascent of The Nose in a day
On 21 June 1975, Jim Bridwell secured his place in El Capitan history when he and his companions... Read More
Colin Haley : Reflections on Hard Solo Climbing
Colin Haley, a strong American climber and, until recently, a committed soloist, confesses to the following. Soloing is... Read More
Colin Haley : Reflections on Hard Solo Climbing
Born in Seattle, in love with Chamonix and Patagonia, Colin Haley is one of the best American climbers.... Read More