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Set off (and slow down) aboard the Rocky Mountaineer
This text is part of the special Pleasures notebook From Vancouver to Banff, via Kamloops, the journey called First Passage West, of the luxury Rocky Mountaineer train, is a true…
Despite a setback, mountaineer Marie-Pier Desharnais returns triumphant from Alaska
I’m coming back stronger”: on her second attempt to reach the summit of Mount Denali, in Alaska, Marie-Pier Desharnais was forced to turn back. Despite everything, the Quebec mountaineer returned…
a Sherpa saves the life of a mountaineer in distress during the ascent of Everest
Posted on 05/06/2023 15:15 Video length: 2 min. France 2 Article written by A.Mikoczy, A.Forget, G.Baslé, @RevelateursFTV, V.Labenne – France 2 France Televisions A guide who had started the ascent…
Death of a German mountaineer in the Himalayas
(Kathmandu) The German mountaineer Luis Stitzinger has been found dead in the Kanchenjunga mountain, the third highest in the world, the organizers of his expedition announced on Wednesday, a few…
Nepalese mountaineer summits Everest for record 27th time
The 53-year-old guide has broken his own record for the most climbs of the world’s tallest mountain. Article written by Posted on 05/17/2023 09:38 Update on 05/17/2023 09:50 Reading time…
Nepalese mountaineer summits Everest for record 27th time
The 53-year-old guide has broken his own record for the most climbs of the world’s tallest mountain. Article written by Posted on 05/17/2023 09:38 Update on 05/17/2023 09:50 Reading time…
Mountaineer Marie-Pier Desharnais tackles the summits of Antarctica
Quebec mountaineer Marie-Pier Desharnais is entering the final stage of her Apex Woman project, which involves climbing five of the highest or most difficult peaks on the planet. She is…
Mountaineer Marie-Pier Desharnais on her way to Antarctica
(Montreal) Quebec mountaineer Marie-Pier Desharnais is beginning the final stage of her Apex Woman project, which involves climbing five of the highest or most difficult peaks on the planet. She…
RIDM | The return of a mountaineer to Patagonia
How to pay tribute to an accomplished Canadian-Ukrainian mountaineer, who died after a fight with a terrible disease? Boris Kaschenko’s family did not hesitate for long: why not go all…
American mountaineer Hilaree Nelson missing in the Himalayas
In 2012, she was the first woman to reach the summit of Everest in 24 hours. Hilaree Nelson, famous American mountaineer, disappeared on Mount Manaslu, Nepal, the day an avalanche…
Mount K2 takes away a Quebec mountaineer
The mountaineer and doctor of Saint-Jérôme Richard Cartier, aged in his sixties, lost his life this weekend during an expedition to the mountain of 8611 meters, located in Pakistan. The…
Quebec mountaineer Richard Cartier dies on K2
Quebec mountaineer Richard Cartier met a tragic end last weekend, on the sides of the second highest mountain in the world, K2, in Pakistan, which rises to 8611 meters. Posted…
The Alpinist | The tragic fate of a young mountaineer
In The Alpinist, American director Peter Mortimer portrays Marc-André Leclerc, a talented young mountaineer from British Columbia who discreetly accomplished climbs that redefined mountaineering. His remarkable journey ended tragically in…