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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.

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.

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.