Eric Shipton e défricheur de l'Himalaya
02 June 2022 Web conferences
Eric Shipton is one of the fathers of himalayism, or better still, of alpine climbing in the Himalayas. With his companion Bill Tilman, he took part in most of the reconnaissance trips to the world's highest peaks in the 1930s and sometimes opened routes that were used to achieve first ascents, such as Everest or Nanda Devi.
Expédition au Manaslu © Eric Bonnem
20 April 2022 Mountaineering, Fourteen 8000ers
Ever since man first set out to conquer the mountains in the mid-19th century, he has continued to push back the limits of what is considered possible. Of the fourteen peaks over 8,000 meters high on our planet, all are in the Himalayas, between Nepal, Pakistan and China. We take a look at the history of the world's highest mountains.
Sur l'Arctic Circle Trail
08 March 2022 Live expeditions
Accompanied by guide Manu Poudelet, we set off on a pulka-ski crossing from Kangerlussuaq to Sissimiut, some 160 km along the Arctic Circle Trail.
L'Annapurna à 8 091 mètres
15 February 2022 Himalayas, Mountaineering, Fourteen 8000ers
3 June 1950, 2pm, 8,091m. Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal photographed themselves at the summit of the first 8,000-metre peak ever climbed by man. A few minutes of glory, but at what price? While Maurice Herzog survived the terrible tragedy of the descent relatively unscathed, gaining fame and honours, the same cannot be said for Lachenal, who was condemned to silence in the name of the honour of the Republic. To disentangle the true from the false, it is necessary to take the time to look seriously at the writings of each person in order to go beyond the myth.
Sur la grande traversée de Mauritanie
21 December 2021 Live expeditions
We set off on an unprecedented expedition, one that very few Westerners have ever attempted. This long-distance camel trek starts in Chinguetti, in the north of Mauritania, and reaches Boutilimit in the south.
Le Kangchenjunga à 8 586 mètres
14 December 2021 Himalayas, Mountaineering, Fourteen 8000ers
It had taken fifty-six years of intense effort to reach the summit of Kangchenjunga. Finally, in 1955, it was the route initiated by Crowley that provided the key to success for the British duo of George Band and Joe Brown. We take you back to those intense years.
Le Groenland en snowkite © Michael Charavin
07 December 2021 Polar regions, Snowkiting
For several years, thanks to our great friend, guide and explorer, Dixie Dansercoer, who tragically passed away in Greenland in June 2021, we have been developing a rare expertise in expedition snowkiting, whether crossing Greenland, Antarctica or Alaska. Thanks to him, we've been able to get close to the best polar kiters in the world, and it's in this spirit that we're now expanding our range of programs, with four new stays or mini-expeditions guided by French snowkiter Michaël Charavin.