{"id":296484,"date":"2026-01-22T11:06:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T10:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpinemag.com\/la-trilogie-des-faces-nord-des-alpes-de-leo-billon-et-benjamin-vedrines-les-grandes-jorasses\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T15:20:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T14:20:56","slug":"trilogie-north-faces-alpes-billon-vedrines-grandes-jorasses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpinemag.com\/trilogie-north-faces-alpes-billon-vedrines-grandes-jorasses\/","title":{"rendered":"The trilogy of the North Faces of the Alps by L\u00e9o Billon and Benjamin V\u00e9drines: The Grandes Jorasses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ max_width=”800px” use_custom_width=”on” custom_width_px=”800″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.2″ text_font_size=”18px” hover_enabled=”0″ saved_tabs=”all” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]

T<\/span>his is the final stage of their trilogy, and fatigue is starting to show. In April 2025, over the course of five days, L\u00e9o Billon and Benjamin V\u00e9drines set out to conquer the North faces of the Alps. After tackling the Eiger and the Matterhorn, they now face the Grandes Jorasses. Their objective? The Walker Spur, via the Colton\u2013MacIntyre route (Alexis variant\u2014a bit steeper but in better condition at the time).<\/p>\n

Over the course of the 20-minute episode, we follow the two friends during the approach (which Benjamin completes with a bike, a hike or ski touring) and then up the face itself, before the dreamlike paragliding descent. Stunning drone footage, helmet-cam shots on a steep route, and the camaraderie between the two athletes make for an unforgettable experience.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.24.2″ text_font_size=”18px” hover_enabled=”0″ saved_tabs=”all” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]

You can watch the video just here or there<\/a><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.19.0″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” max_width=”1200px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_video src=”https:\/\/youtu.be\/xGVLy3-2_wo?si=SuhOi7T7jiOhtYzQ” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_video][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is the final stage of their trilogy, and fatigue is starting to show. In…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":296485,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"[et_pb_section fb_built=\"1\" _builder_version=\"4.16\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"4.16\" max_width=\"800px\" use_custom_width=\"on\" custom_width_px=\"800\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"4.16\" custom_padding=\"|||\" global_colors_info=\"{}\" custom_padding__hover=\"|||\"][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"4.24.2\" text_font_size=\"18px\" saved_tabs=\"all\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"]\n\n[dropcap size=big]C[\/dropcap]'est la derni\u00e8re \u00e9tape de leur trilogie et la fatigue se fait quand m\u00eame ressentir. L\u00e9o Billon et Benjamin V\u00e9drines s'\u00e9taient lanc\u00e9s, en avril 2025 et en cinq jours, \u00e0 la conqu\u00eate des faces Nord des Alpes<\/a>. Apr\u00e8s l'Eiger<\/a> et le Cervin<\/a>, les voici face aux Grandes Jorasses. Objectif ? La pointe Walker en passant par la voie Colton - MacIntyre (variante Alexis, un peu plus raide mais plus en conditions \u00e0 ce moment-l\u00e0).\n\nEn 20 minutes d'\u00e9pisode, on suit les deux comparses dans l'approche (que Benjamin r\u00e9alise \u00e0 la force de ses jambes) puis dans la face, avant la redescente en parapente qui fait r\u00eaver. On appr\u00e9cie les belles images de drones, celles de cam\u00e9ra embarqu\u00e9e dans une voie bien raide et l'ambiance qui r\u00e8gne entre les deux athl\u00e8tes !\n\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"4.24.2\" text_font_size=\"18px\" saved_tabs=\"all\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"]\n\nVoir la vid\u00e9o ci-dessous ou au lien suivant ><\/a>\n\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"4.19.0\" background_size=\"initial\" background_position=\"top_left\" background_repeat=\"repeat\" max_width=\"1200px\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"4.16\" custom_padding=\"|||\" global_colors_info=\"{}\" custom_padding__hover=\"|||\"][et_pb_video src=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/xGVLy3-2_wo?si=SuhOi7T7jiOhtYzQ\" _builder_version=\"4.24.2\" global_colors_info=\"{}\"][\/et_pb_video][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20,787],"tags":[167,307,57,301],"class_list":["post-296484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mountaineering","category-video","tag-alps","tag-benjamin-vedrines","tag-grandes-jorasses","tag-leo-billon"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpinemag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/296484","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpinemag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpinemag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpinemag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpinemag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=296484"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/alpinemag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/296484\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":296515,"href":"https:\/\/alpinemag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/296484\/revisions\/296515"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpinemag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/296485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpinemag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=296484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpinemag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=296484"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpinemag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=296484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}