In France, the tragic death of three mountain guide instructors, Christophe Jacquemoud, Quentin Lombard, and Benjamin Guigonnet
Heïdi Sevestre and Matthieu Tordeur crossed Antarctica on kite skis, a scientific and human adventure
The volume of artificial snow at the Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina comparable to the Great Pyramid of Giza
MOUNTAINEERINGVIDEO The trilogy of the North Faces of the Alps by Léo Billon and Benjamin Védrines: The Grandes Jorasses Alpine·22 January 2026This is the final stage of their trilogy, and fatigue is starting to show. In April 2025, over... Read More
ALPSMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Grandes Jorasses’ Gousseault-Desmaison In A Day by Vedrines and Billon : a new era ? Manu Rivaud·14 March 2023On February 15, Leo Billon and Benjamin Vedrines climbed the Gousseault-Desmaison on Grandes Jorasses's North Face in 9... Read More
ALPSMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Second ascent of the Directissime Walker, Grandes Jorasses : a first-hand story with Charles Dubouloz, Clovis Paulin and Symon Welfringer Ulysse Lefebvre·14 February 2023Grandes Jorasses. North face. Winter. Three climbers. Five days. Four nights. A route never repeated. This is the... Read More
ALPSMOUNTAINEERINGVIDEO Watch Christophe Dumarest and Tom Livingstone climb Grandes Jorasses’ No Siesta Alpine·29 December 2022It's one of the hardest routes on a north face that doesn't lack them: No Siesta at the... Read More
ALPSMOUNTAINEERINGSKIINGSUBSCRIBERS Epic Steep skiing on the Grandes Jorasses’ North Face Jocelyn Chavy·15 November 2022On the 11th of November, Guillaume Pierrel and Boris Langestein skied the Linceul on the Grandes Jorasses. If... Read More
ALPSMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Grandes Jorasses : Hard Winter Ascent for Léo Billon, Seb Ratel and Benjamin Védrines Jocelyn Chavy·27 January 2022Barely back from a second North Face in a row, Léo Billon is enthusiastic: “It’s the most beautiful... Read More
ALPSMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Charles Dubouloz about his Grandes Jorasses’s solo ascent : “a huge personal achievement” Thomas Pueyo·20 January 2022We spoke to Charles Dubouloz, as he is back from his bold solo ascent of Rolling Stones on... Read More
ALPSMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Solo climb : Charles Dubouloz ticks one of the hardest routes of Grandes Jorasses North Face Jocelyn Chavy·20 January 2022He spent six days and five nights in the shadow of the Grandes Jorasses: from 13 to 18... Read More
ALPSMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Climbing Rolling Stones on Grandes Jorasses North Face by Tom Livingstone Tom Livingstone·25 November 2021Britain's Tom Livingstone made a name for himself in 2018 with his ascent of the north face of... Read More
ALPSMOUNTAINEERINGSUBSCRIBERS Taming Rolling Stones on Grandes Jorasses North Face by Tom Livingstone Tom Livingstone·25 November 2021Britain's Tom Livingstone made a name for himself in 2018 with his ascent of the north face of... Read More