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
American Climber Connor Herson repeats Bon Voyage 9a/E12 in Annot, France
The music plays softly, punctuated by the occasional whimper of a dog at the base of the cliff,... 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
The Dark Wizard, Dean Potter, the Yosemite legendary climber, a new HBO serie
The Dark Wizard : this is the title of a four-part documentary series HBO has dedicated to Yosemite... 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
Twenty-four hours of climbing on Torre del Paine: Tommy Caldwell and Siebe Vanhee’s successful epic challenge
It is one of the most impressive big walls on the planet: the Torre Centrale del Paine in... Read More
The call of silence: Mathieu Blanchard’s rendezvous with cold and solitude in the Yukon
In the vast white expanse of the northern part of Canada, Mathieu Blanchard pulls his pulka through temperatures... Read More
Grossglockner tragedy: mountaineer convicted for abandoning his climbing partner
In January, 2025, on the ridge of the Grossglockner, at an altitude of 3,798 meters, Kerstin Gurtner died... Read More
A guide’s book : Pierre Idris Mehdi, à guide in Chamonix
This is a short film that introduces us to the world of French mountain guide Pierre Idris Mehdi, alias... Read More
French Esteban Daligault climbs “Bon Voyage” 9a E12
It's the fifth ascent of Bon Voyage, the legendary route in Annot, France, graded 9a trad and one... Read More
Chasing Shadows: Benjamin Védrines’ film at K2
What else can we write about Benjamin Védrines on K2? We announced his feat in 2024, published an... Read More
Jean-Christophe Lafaille, one of the best alpinists of the early 21st century, 20 years after his death on Makalu
On January 26, 2006, in the depths of the Himalayan winter, Jean-Christophe Lafaille disappeared on the slopes of... Read More
Alex Honnold climbs Skyscraper Taipei 101 Free Solo on Netflix
It's the streaming event of early 2026. Far from the granite of Yosemite that forged his legend, Alex... Read More
Ice as resistance to the modern world
It's not a scoop, but it jumped out at me during this immersion in a place that has... Read More
The trilogy of the North Faces of the Alps by Léo Billon and Benjamin Védrines: The Grandes Jorasses
This is the final stage of their trilogy, and fatigue is starting to show. In April 2025, over... Read More
The scary teaser: Alex Honnold solo and live on Netflix
This teaser is scary in more than one way.First of all, obviously, seeing Alex Honnold, one of the... Read More
Flying from the top of Fitz Roy (a Russian story)
A long time ago, in another life, we spent our evenings training in a Muscovite block room called... 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
Olympic medal or 9c? Alex Megos’ dual quest
Italy. Lake Garda. Dolce sole. A figure with blond hair and a yellow T-shirt catches everyone's eye. At... 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