Alpine Mag International

06/08/2025

In September 2025, Kilian Jornet will embark on States of Elevation, his latest major project: a journey connecting the American peaks over 14,000 feet high, known as « fourteeners », on foot and by bike. Starting from Longs Peak, the ultra-trail runner will cover a colossal route through the states of Colorado, California, and Washington in the United States, using only the strength of his legs. 👉https://alpinemag.com/kilian-jornet-across-peaks-fourteeners-united-states/

31/07/2025

This spectacular and challenging Peruvian peak sees few climbers, or only the best. In 2022, Jirishanca was brought to light by two ascents, and controversy surrounding the film of one of them, which deliberately omits the other climber present at the summit that day. From July 13 to 15, a veritable dream team climbed a new route on the 1,000-meter-high east face: Dani Arnold, Simon Gietl, and Alex Huber. Jirishanca could not resist, except for its last few meters of snow, which were too rotten. Nevertheless, a superb new route.
https://alpinemag.com/peru-jirishanca-new-climb-east-face-dani-arnold-simon-gietl-alex-huber/

21/07/2025

He climbed Everest without oxygen, and completed the first winter ascent of Gasherbrum II. A Nat Geo photographer and himalayist, Cory Richards is a survivor in more ways than one. His autobiography, The Color of Everything, tells the story of a mountaineer’s intimate plunge into the abyss of depression. This staggering book is the raw confession of a life on the edge, from the highest peaks to the abyss of addiction. But it also reveals what the photo of a “hero” and a career focused on the extreme sometimes hide: a life in distress. We had the chance to chat with Cory Richards in Chamonix, on the occasion of the release of his book in France.
https://alpinemag.com/from-everest-to-depression-cory-richards-his-journey-to-calm-the-chaos-within/

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