Cerro Torre First Winter Solo : a historic climb experienced by Colin Haley
A historic climb, the culmination of a twelve-year dream: after three attempts, Colin Haley completed the first solo... Read More
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How Italian climber Marco Confortola continues to lie about his list of 8,000-meter peaks
After reaching the summit of Gasherbrum I last July, Marco Confortola said he had completed all fourteen peaks... Read More
Big Wall Expedition to Baffin: The Story of a Female and Human Ascent
On Baffin Island, four adventurers from Canada and the United States have opened Lemnos on the Clouds (5.11+... Read More
Switzerland: St-Moritz’ ski resort is testing a permafrost cooling system
At the top of Piz Nair, more than 3,000 m above sea level, the station of St. Moritz... Read More
States of Elevation : Kilian Jornet facing the disproportion of the Rockies
In early September, Kilian Jornet embarked on his new monumental challenge: States of Elevation. Objective: to connect and... Read More
The hardest route of the Mont-Blanc massif for Léo Billon and Enzo Oddo
The Lafaille route at the Dru is a legend, climbed by famous alpinist Jean-Christophe Lafaille, alone, in eight... Read More
UTMB 2025: victory for Britain’s Tom Evans and New Zealand’s Ruth Croft in Chamonix
The cool, wet weather did not spare the runners of the UTMB, who set off from Chamonix at... Read More
Cow-boy Ben
Could it be a lonely cowboy lost in his scotch behind the bar of a Chamonix saloon? Or... Read More
Gasherbrum IV : the lessons of a summit-less expedition by Symon Welfringer
Back from Pakistan, Charles Dubouloz and Symon Welfringer did not reach the Gasherbrum IV as planned. They had... Read More
UTMB 2025 : Who is going to win this year ?
Chamonix is currently vibrating to the rhythm of the UTMB. For its 22nd edition, the queen race of... Read More
Tragedy at Pobeda Peak: four deaths and a failed rescue mission
She was descending from Pobeda Peak, 7,439 meters high, in Kyrgyzstan when Russian mountaineer Natalia Nagovitsyna broke her... Read More
Gasherbrum 1975, the revolution in alpine style on the 8,000ers by Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler
In August 1975, Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler made Himalayan history: they climbed Gasherbrum I (8,068 m) in... Read More
A Palestinian flag on Les Drus to denounce the genocide in Gaza
Last August 15, an anonymous group of french mountaineers hoisted a giant Palestinian flag on the western face... Read More
Kilian Jornet sets off across the fourteeners of the United States
In September 2025, Kilian Jornet will embark on States of Elevation, his latest major project: a journey connecting... Read More
Peru : New Climb on the East Face of Jirishanca by Dani Arnold, Simon Gietl, Alex Huber
This spectacular and challenging Peruvian peak sees few climbers, or very talented and lucky ones. In 2022, Jirishanca... Read More
From Everest to Depression : Cory Richards, His Journey To Calm The Chaos Within
He climbed Everest without oxygen, and completed the first winter ascent of Gasherbrum II. A Nat Geo photographer... Read More
Petzl Whisper Harness
At a time when everyone is looking for the lightest backpack before an alpine route, Petzl presents the... Read More
Nanga Parbat First Ski Descent of the Rupal side for Tiphaine Dupérier and Boris Langenstein, Paragliding for David Göttler
It's the highest, most secret side of Nanga Parbat, Pakistan's 8126 m. giant: the 4500 m. high Rupal.... Read More
Everest North Ridge filmed entirely by drone
Filming Everest with a drone: not a first for the summit, but the first time that the normal... Read More
Mont Blanc, new FKT : William Boffelli tells us about his new speed record on the roof of the Alps
Records are made to be broken, but little did we know that new Benjamin Védrines' FKT on Mont... Read More
Everest in 5 days, including xenon gas and testosterone
Everest has fallen. It was literally taken over by four soldiers dressed in black, in their attempt at... Read More