Alpine Mag International

01/07/2025

It’s the highest, most secret side of Nanga Parbat, Pakistan’s 8126 m. giant: the 4500 m. high Rupal. You read that right. On June 24, the trio of French Tiphaine Dupérier, Boris Langenstein and German David Göttler reached the summit via the Rupal Face Schell route, without bottled oxygen, alpine style. This was followed by the first ski descent of the Rupal from the summit of the Nanga for the two French. And a paragliding descent from 7700 meters for Göttler. Tremendous !
https://alpinemag.com/nanga-parbat-rupal-tiphaine-duperier-boris-langenstein-steep-skiing-david-gottler-paragliding/

27/06/2025

Filming Everest with a drone: not a first for the summit, but the first time that the normal route on the Tibetan side, the North Ridge, has been filmed in a single shot from the North Col, at 7,000 meters, all the way to the summit!

Chinese photographer Ma Chunlin has achieved a world first: filming the ascent of Everest from the north face in a single, uninterrupted shot. Stunning video !

https://alpinemag.com/everest-north-ridge-filmed-by-drone/

05/06/2025

Records are made to be broken, but little did we know that new Benjamin Védrines’ FKT on Mont Blanc would last just seven days. On May 31, Italy’s Wiliam Boffelli shaved more than ten minutes off the time, clocking a round trip from Chamonix church to Mont Blanc, 4810 m, in 4h43min and 24 seconds. In this in-depth interview, he tells us all about his short preparation and high level of motivation.

DISASTER IN THE ECRINS MASSIF: THE VILLAGE OF LA BÉRARDE, ONE OF FRANCE’S MOUNTAINEERING CENTERS, DEVASTATED BY FLOODING

23/05/2025

Everest has fallen. It was literally stormed by four soldiers dressed in black, in their attempt to speed ascent in 5 days using xenon gas. But the narrative of the expedition begs the question. Would you have to be a guy, beefy, tattooed and not there-to-stitch-beads to reach the summits? The more worried will find that this fascination for the dark is a little too much in tune with the times, with conflicts and wars.
Shouldn't we put an end to the idea of conquering or conquering a mountain?
Link to our editorial in comments.

23/04/2025

The Eternal Flame duo continue their exploration of the finest wingsuit lines in the Alps. On April 11, Éric Jamet and Antoine Pecher marked a new page in the history of mountain flying by making the first wingsuit jump from the Aiguille Verte (4,122 m) in the Mont-Blanc massif. The result: a 2.30-minute flight with a view, and a 2,900-meter ascent to Chamonix. Antoine Pecher tells us the story.

18/04/2025

In case you missed it, just another feat for Benjamin Vedrines : the french alpinist climbed the 3 north faces of the Alpes in 6 days, by fair means !
Read here : https://alpinemag.com/benjamin-vedrines-leo-billon-eiger-matterhorn-jorasses-north-face-trilogy/

11/04/2025

On Monday, April 7, an avalanche swept down the Annapurna face, killing two Nepalese Sherpas. Rima Rinje and Ngima Tashi were above Camp 2, at around 5600 meters. They were in charge of supplying the camps with oxygen cylinders, when a huge avalanche hit. They are the real heroes of the Himalayas, wrote Bernadette McDonald in her last book.

DISASTER IN THE ECRINS MASSIF: THE VILLAGE OF LA BÉRARDE, ONE OF FRANCE’S MOUNTAINEERING CENTERS, DEVASTATED BY FLOODING

03/04/2025

Lost among the “forgotten north faces” of the Alps, Punta Pioda has seen the opening of a new extreme route. From March 6 to 9, Roger Schäli, Silvan Schüpbach and Filippo Sala braved the cold and capricious granite to trace Luce e Tenebre, a 700-metre mixed, free and artificial route. A committed adventure in the heart of Switzerland’s Bregaglia massif.

03/04/2025

French climber Vadim Druelle fell into a crevasse on his way down from Annapurna Camp 3, March 30th. The Himalayan speed climber was rescued by Sirbaz Khan, a Pakistani member of his team, when he was trapped at a depth of twenty meters. Injured and suffering from frostbite, Vadim Druelle was evacuated from the base camp and hospitalized in Kathmandu.

DISASTER IN THE ECRINS MASSIF: THE VILLAGE OF LA BÉRARDE, ONE OF FRANCE’S MOUNTAINEERING CENTERS, DEVASTATED BY FLOODING

26/03/2025

After ticking off her third 5.14b on sight three weeks earlier with “Popolni Mrk” at Mišja peč, Slovenia’s mythical cliff, Janja Garnbret continues by signing the first female ascent of “Za Staro kolo in Majhnega psa”. This legendary 5.14c, steeped in history, was one of the three hardest routes in the world in the 90s, along with “Action Directe” and “Hubble”.
https://alpinemag.com/janja-garnbret-first-female-ascent-legendary-slovenia/

18/03/2025

The world’s biggest ski-mountaineering race, the Pierra Menta, ended with a double French victory for Axelle Gachet-Mollaret with Lorna Bonnel, and for locals William Bon Mardion and Xavier Gachet. Four days, ten thousand metres of vert, and on the special last day, a huge crowd of spectators to support the racers. It’s the Pierra Menta, a magical race held every year in the Beaufortain massif, France.
Check our photo report ! https://alpinemag.com/pierra-menta-2025-greatest-ski-mountaineering-race/

10/03/2025

Patagonia : two young Canadian climbers Flavie Cardinal and Jasper Pankratz opened a new route : Todo lo que se Comparte (TD, 5.11, A0, 500m) on the Pirita Central in the remote Turbio Valley, northern Patagonia. To complete this demanding ascent, they travelled 60 km on horseback, hiked for several days through Patagonian rough terrain.
https://alpinemag.com/new-route-patagonia-remote-turbio-valley-story-canadian-climbers/