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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.

We take a look back at an exceptional adventure. In 1962, ten years after their victory on Everest's South Face, four American adventurers decided to attempt an ascent of Everest via the North Face.

Jérôme Brisebourg is currently attempting to reach the South Pole via the Amundsen route in his latest challenge to complete the Explorers Grand Slam. Historically, fewer than a hundred people in the world have achieved this feat, and perhaps one or two in France.

Antarctic ICE is the longest expedition without supplies and without motorised assistance ever carried out in Antarctica. Between November 2011 and January 2012, Belgian explorers Dixie Dansercoer, co-founder of EXPEDITIONS UNLIMITED, and Sam Deltour broke the world record for the longest Antarctic expedition without supplies and without motorised assistance. Dixie and Sam achieved this feat during their Antarctic ICE adventure in East Antarctica, the last unexplored region of our planet.