Sommet de l'Everest à 8849 mètres
11 July 2024 Latest news, Mountaineering, Himalayas, Fourteen 8000ers
Everest, the roof of the world at 8849 meters, remains the dream of many a mountaineer, despite the criticism of its organization, which increases every year. The last few seasons have seen some serious changes in the number and value of climbers visiting the mountain. In this article, we look back at the recently concluded Spring 2024 season, during which, for the first time since 2019, the Tibetan North Face was also accessible. Weather windows, summit push, number of permits and percentage of summiters on the Nepalese and Tibetan sides, highlights... Everything worth remembering about this 2024 Everest mountaineering season.
Expédition au K2
30 April 2024 Latest news, Mountaineering
A big programme of high-altitude expeditions this year. After Aconcagua, Ojos del Salado and now Makalu... This summer we'll be heading to Pakistan on Broad Peak (8047m) and K2 (8611m), and to Kyrgyzstan on Peak Lenin (7134m). In autumn, we'll be in Nepal, climbing Manaslu (8163m), Ama Dablam (6812m), Baruntse (7129m) and perhaps Dhaulagiri (8167m).
Everest
09 February 2024 Himalayas, Latest news, Seven Summits
Since 2021, we have been partners of the Tri-Haut pour l'Everest project, a student association whose aim is to collect, treat and recycle plastic waste from the Everest region of Nepal. It's a wonderful project that deserves our support.