Grivel Stories

Divine Providence One Push

Published on 20/09/2024 “Often times being the first to do something, the first to imagine it, is what really counts, because let’s say once a performance like this exists, then the next climbers h...

“Intégrale 2.0”: a new take on a legend by Damien Tomasi

Published on 06/09/2024 It must be 1 or 2 a.m. and, despite the cold and our only sleeping bag for two, I manage to fall asleep. But I'm regularly woken up by the sound of falling rocks in the Eccl...

Goulotte Gabarrou-Albinoni 1974-2024 - 50th anniversary

The 50th anniversary of a great classic goulotte in the Mont Blanc range, in the words of one of the protagonists, Patrick Gabarrou.  English, Italian and French subtitles available.

CERRO NORA OESTE – ADVENTURE AND DISCOVERY IN PATAGONIA BY LUCA SCHIERA

Published on 27/02/2024 I have always felt like a climber but the world of climbing and mountaineering, with more and more rules and conformism, is a bit tight for me. I want to clarify: I love cli...

Mushin - Being Yasushi Yamanoi

Published on 14/12/2023 “Mushin" is a zen mental state achieved when a person's mind is free from thoughts of anger, fear, or ego during combat or everyday life, so the person is totally free to ac...

THE NOIRE - Climbing in The Shadow of Mont Blanc

Published on 10/8/2023Light and dark, adventure and exploration, friendship and cold … On February 12th and 13th 2023 François Cazzanelli, Emrik Favre and Stefano “Teto” Stradelli opened “Couloir I...

The Crystal Ship - First ascent of Pumari Chhish East (6850m)

Published on 28/02/2023 3 friends and un unclimbed summit at 6850m in Karakoram. A long wait due to bad weather and then an unexpected good weather window that allowed them to fulfill their dream. ...

THE SLOVAK - Reflections on Light & Fast Alpinism

Published on 27/07/2022 Steve House and Alan Rousseau: reflections on light & fast Alpinism, from their experiences on the Slovak Direct (Denali) one of the most legendary routes in the Alaska ...

MATTERHORN Big Wall

Published on 13/06/2022 3 friends and mountaineers, 2 routes linked together according to a visionary project, 1 iconic mountain in the heart of the Alps. MATTERHORN BIG WALL is out on our YouTube ...

STOP WAR

Published on 10/03/2022 - We have now decided to temporarily stop deliveries to Russia. We believe that the sum of many small actions can have a great impact.

POLAR SHADOWS by Vincent Colliard

Published on 22/10/2021Polar Shadows by Vincent Colliard: 63 days, 1100 km unsupported, temperatures till -40, sledges of 290 kg, 2 warm hearts. These are the numbers of the polar expedition made b...

From 0 to 0 - Monte Etna episode, a non-stop adventure never seen before! by Andrea Lanfri

Published on 23/04/2021Every time I plan a new adventure, the ambition is always the same: to overcome my limits, those that seem insurmountable. I want to prove to myself that I can do it, I want ...

MOROCKS - CLIMBING IN MOROCCO

Published on 05/02/21 “The Moroccan Atlas mountains gave me several life time stories full of emotions, with their virgin ways, their high summits and their wild technical climbs, since 2009, I alw...

First ascent of Kyunga Ri 2 – 6506m by Sophie Lavaud

Published on 22/01/2021 On December 16, 2020, here we are back in Kathmandu after this superb adventure in the Langtang valley where we climbed this virgin summit the Kyungya Ri 2 which culminates ...

Ice Climbing in El Chalten, Patagonia, by Tomas Roy Aguilò

Published on 05/01/2021 This very particular year, with the pandemic that surprised everyone, I was left in quarantine at the best time and place to enjoy one of the best winters that I experienced...

Arrigetch Peaks: An Arctic climbing expedition in Alaska

Published 23/10/20 Written by Natalie Afonina, an alpine/ice climber and roboticist living in the USA  Find her on Instagram or www.natexploring.com The Arrigetch Peaks, meaning ‘fingers of an outs...

On the Matterhorn off the beaten track. By Stefano (Teto) Stradelli

Published 16/10/20 Route "Innocenzo Menabreaz - Per Nio”, Matterhorn south face, opened by Hervé Barmasse and Patrick Poletto on 14th August, 2000. First repeaters: Bongiorno Nicolò, Cazzanelli Fra...

FLATANGER CLIMBING TRIP by Marcello Bombardi

Published on 05/10/20 My summer as a professional athlete has always been around Italy, Europe or the world pulling holds for training and competitions, proudly wearing the colors of the national ...

From Zero to Capanna Margherita - a new record (14h 18m 21s) by Nico Valsesia

Published on 04/09/20 In the previous weeks I had been on Monte Rosa with the mountain bike champion Marzio Deho and with Mattia Torraco, my dear friend. During the day we had climbed from Alagna Z...

Adventure addiction by Aaron Mulkey

Is the adventure dead in today's interconnected and digital world? Our athlete Aaron Mulkey doesn't think so. He has spent the last decade systematically scouring the canyons of northern Wyoming a...