Ascension du Broad Peak
22 August 2024 Himalayas, Mountaineering, Fourteen 8000ers
Ascent of Broad Peak at 8047 meters in Pakistan
In the summer of 2024, Expeditions Unlimited had the opportunity to accompany Jean-François Descat and Julien Delteil, two experienced mountaineers, on their first expedition to very high altitude: the ascent of Broad Peak at 8047 meters in Pakistan.
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.
Cho oyu
18 September 2020 Himalayas, Mountaineering, Fourteen 8000ers
Cho Oyu: the clandestine conquest
The wind. The terrible Tibetan wind. It insinuates itself between all clothes, freezing the slightest patch of skin exposed to its bite. On this night in October 1954, four men, who had already imagined themselves on the summit of the "Goddess of Turquoise", had a painful experience. Victory over Cho Oyu would have to come from the frozen fingertips of Herbert Tichy, accompanied by his friend the Sherpa Pasang Dawa Lama. Here's a look back at the Austrians' success.
Eric Shipton
24 August 2020 Mountaineering
Eric Shipton, itinerary of a gentleman explorer
Progress at 25 metres an hour, at best 1.5 km a day. Seven days to cover 10 km as the crow flies. With only bamboo shoots and bland mushrooms to eat. Added to this drastic diet was the constant fear of unexpectedly running into an aggressive bear. A look back at Eric Shipton's career, unjustly ignored by French publishers.
Bill Tilman, explorateur de l'Himalaya
09 July 2020 Himalayas, Mountaineering, Fourteen 8000ers
Bill Tilman: from Nanda Devi to Everest
Harold William Tilman, better known as Bill Tilman, occupies a special place in the pantheon of Himalayan climbers. He made the first ascent of the highest peak in the Indian Himalayas, a victory achieved without the use of oxygen.
Au sommet du Vinson
16 January 2020 Live expeditions
Ascent Mount Vinson in winter 2020
In 2020, Michel sets off to climb to 4,892 m, Antarctica's highest peak. To climb Mount Vinson is to challenge yourself on a mountain unlike any other.