Histoires de Grivel

Expeditions

Attempt to Pangpoche by Emrik Favre

Expeditions

Attempt to Pangpoche by Emrik Favre

“It is not always the summit that gives you happiness, often the journey and the efforts we undertake to get where we can go are enough” Emrik Favr...

Expeditions

Manaslu 8163 m "An Himalayan expedition out of the box", by Francois Cazzanelli

Manaslu at high speed: the last Himalayan venture of our friend Francois Cazzanelli.

Climbing

Time to show up and be seen by Nikki Smith

Two years ago, the climbing photographer known as Nathan Smith saw no way out, after struggling for years with gender-identity issues in the male-d...

Climbing

Bhagirathi IV by Luca Schiera

Luca Schiera tells us how fate and a landslide can change the outcome of an expedition. This is the story of his first ascent of the Bhagirathi IV...

Climbing

Competitions, results and what they taught me by Marcello Bombardi

The important thing is not to win but to overcome oneself, "win oneself", overcome difficulties in order to express the best possible performance. ...

Climbing

“The third life” by Thomas Bubendorfer

Thomas Bubendorfer tells us about the dark moments that followed his life-threatening accident on March 1, 2017, and how he managed to come out of ...

Climbing

The art of dreaming by Alessandro Zeni

"You could compare slab climbing to realism, in which every stroke, every single color is carefully chosen. I learned the beauty of slab climbing, ...

Climbing

Peuterey Integral by François Cazzanelli

François Cazzanelli fulfills the dream of the fast ascent of Peuterey Integral, carrying out the round trip in less than 16 hours!

Mountaineering

Spantik by Giampaolo Corona

More than the experiences of the mountains, for me what matters most are the experiences made with people. I leave alone most of the times so that ...

History

The history of carabiners

What do you know on the evolution of carabiners? Their history will help you choose the right carabiner for your needs.

Climbing

The great trilogy of Val Masino by Luca Schiera

The great Masino Trilogy in 34 hours non-stop: the latest adventure of our athlete Luca Schiera.

History

THE ICE AXE WITH THE WOODEN SHAFT

While modern ice axes have much better technical and mechanical features, no tool can compete in beauty and elegance with the traditional wooden ic...

Mountaineering

4000-m peaks of the Alps by Silvestro Franchini

In 40 days, in our training conditions, mountaineers can complete the ascent of the 82 4000-m peaks of the Alps without too much troubles.