Mingma Gyalje Sherpa : Words and deeds
Mingma Gyalje was a key figure in the first winter ascent of K2, one of the biggest events... Read More
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Yasushi Yamanoi: a life to mountaineering
Japan’s Yasushi Yamanoi, who has dedicated his life to mountaineering, succeeded Catherine Destivelle in being awarded the 2021... Read More
Brette Harrington: partners in solo
When we interviewed Kilian Jornet, he named Brette Harrington as one of the climbers who inspired him the... Read More
Quentin Roberts: Alone on Torre Egger
At the beginning of 2022 Roberts became the third person to solo from Punta Herron to Torre Egger, following... Read More
Stefano Ghisolfi: One of the best climber of the world
After having completed Bibliographie in Céüse, the six-time world champion Italian found the 9c rating of Migos a... Read More
Alex Honnold : An American in Chamonix
Where can you go next after doing the solo of the century on El Capitan? To France, of... Read More
Kilian Jornet: ever stronger
Killian Jornet has spent less time on the competition circuit in recent years, but when he does enter... Read More
Eliza Kubarska: a different regard
Eliza Kubarska’s latest film, The Wall of Shadows, offers a very different take on Himalayan climbing to the... Read More
Sophie Lavaud : 8000 collector
After three unsuccessful attempts, Sophie Lavaud finally reached the summit of Dhaulagiri last autumn, thereby becoming the first Frenchwoma... Read More
Tom Livingstone: the english job
Livingstone first made headlines in 2019 with his ascent of Latok I with Aleš Česen and Luka Stražar,... Read More
Tamara Lunger : Farewell to winter
After being introduced to winter climbing by her fellow Italian Simone Moro (who, 12 years ago, became the... Read More
Bernadette McDonald : Mountaineering historian
Bernadette McDonald is one of North America’s greatest mountaineering writers. Her twelfth and latest book, Winter 8000, is... Read More
Alex Megos: step back to step up
Alex Megos burst into the climbing saloon in 2013, when he became the first person to onsight 9a.... Read More
K2 ski descent: can drones revolutionize climbing the highest mountains ?
Drone pilot Bartek Bargiel never thought that his drone would be used to save lives before this expedition:... Read More
Age of the Nepalese
It was a year ago, on January the 16th, 2021. In the midst of the pandemic, with... Read More
Matteo Della Bordella: The Italian of Patagonia
It took three expeditions and 150 days of climbing for Matteo Della Bordella to climb the west face... Read More
Nouria Newman : The flying kayaker
Having just received her fifth consecutive Rider of the Year trophy at the Whitewater Awards, Newman is unarguably... Read More
Adam Ondra : frustrated king
In August 2021 Ondra once again became the only person to have climbed 9c (Silence at Flatanger, climbed in... Read More
Nirmal Purja: nepalese revolution
I n just two years he overturned everything in his path. First by climbing all fourteen... Read More
Elisabeth Revol : Resilient
Elisabeth Revol dropped out of sight after promoting her book To Live (published in 2019), which recounts her... Read More
Candide Thovex: Freeride superstar
Tricks and back flips galore… Candide Thovex has been bounding and summersaulting down mountains for 20 years, shocking... Read More