Sommet de l'Everest à 8849 mètres
11 July 2024 Latest news, Mountaineering, Himalayas, Fourteen 8000ers
Everest 2024 season in review
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 Manaslu © Eric Bonnem
20 April 2022 Mountaineering, Fourteen 8000ers
Fourteen 8,000: historic climbs
Ever since man first set out to conquer the mountains in the mid-19th century, he has continued to push back the limits of what is considered possible. Of the fourteen peaks over 8,000 meters high on our planet, all are in the Himalayas, between Nepal, Pakistan and China. We take a look at the history of the world's highest mountains.
Sur l'Arctic Circle Trail
08 March 2022 Live expeditions
Arctic Circle Trail expedition in spring 2022
Accompanied by guide Manu Poudelet, we set off on a pulka-ski crossing from Kangerlussuaq to Sissimiut, some 160 km along the Arctic Circle Trail.
L'Annapurna à 8 091 mètres
15 February 2022 Himalayas, Mountaineering, Fourteen 8000ers
Annapurna (8,091 m), between myth and reality
3 June 1950, 2pm, 8,091m. Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal photographed themselves at the summit of the first 8,000-metre peak ever climbed by man. A few minutes of glory, but at what price? While Maurice Herzog survived the terrible tragedy of the descent relatively unscathed, gaining fame and honours, the same cannot be said for Lachenal, who was condemned to silence in the name of the honour of the Republic. To disentangle the true from the false, it is necessary to take the time to look seriously at the writings of each person in order to go beyond the myth.
Sur la grande traversée de Mauritanie
21 December 2021 Live expeditions
Great Mauritania crossing from north to south in winter 2021
We set off on an unprecedented expedition, one that very few Westerners have ever attempted. This long-distance camel trek starts in Chinguetti, in the north of Mauritania, and reaches Boutilimit in the south.
Le Kangchenjunga à 8 586 mètres
14 December 2021 Himalayas, Mountaineering, Fourteen 8000ers
Kangchenjunga 8,586 m, a great human adventure
It had taken fifty-six years of intense effort to reach the summit of Kangchenjunga. Finally, in 1955, it was the route initiated by Crowley that provided the key to success for the British duo of George Band and Joe Brown. We take you back to those intense years.
Le Groenland en snowkite © Michael Charavin
07 December 2021 Polar regions, Snowkiting
Snowkiting: from learning to great expeditions with Michaël Charavin
For several years, thanks to our great friend, guide and explorer, Dixie Dansercoer, who tragically passed away in Greenland in June 2021, we have been developing a rare expertise in expedition snowkiting, whether crossing Greenland, Antarctica or Alaska. Thanks to him, we've been able to get close to the best polar kiters in the world, and it's in this spirit that we're now expanding our range of programs, with four new stays or mini-expeditions guided by French snowkiter Michaël Charavin.
Reinhold Messner lors de l'expédition au Nanga Parbat
17 November 2021 Mountaineering, Fourteen 8000ers
Reinhold Messner on Nanga Parbat: the seminal ascent of the "Fourteen Eight Thousand".
We reported on the German tragedies of 1934 and 1937 on Nanga Parbat, followed by Hermann Buhl's astonishing victory in 1953 on the north face of Rakhiot. Under the leadership of the indomitable Dr Karl Maria Herrligkoffer, the western slopes of Diamir and finally the southern slopes of Rupal gave way over the years. But the 'killer mountain' was not finished yet.