To reach the summit of Kangchenjunga, it took fifty-six years of intense effort. First the "Haute Route" in 1899. In 1905, a sulphurous mage determined the correct route of ascent. In 1929 and 1931, the Germans fought an exhausting and sometimes tragic struggle. Then in 1955, two Britons finally set foot on the summit of the mountain. Back to those intense years.
This fall, readers of the Montagnes Magazine site were able to follow Expeditions Unlimited's trip to Manaslu. Éric Bonnem, founder of Secret Planet and Expeditions Unlimited), looks back on their three-week expedition to the eighth highest mountain in the world. A fascinating interview.
Discover our four new journeys or mini-expeditions guided by French snowkiter Michael Charavin, one of the most experienced expedition kiters. With him, we now offer four programs of 8 to 10 days in Norway, in a logic of pleasure hiking based in a chalet, roaming in tents, or training in preparation for your next ambitious expedition.
The snow leopard is probably one of the most fascinating carnivores. To date, few have had the chance to observe it in the wild. This involves confronting the cold, the altitude and a patience beyond that needed to find a tiger in the plain. A situation that only reinforces the myth around the one we call the ghost of the mountains.
The Transboréal editions offer us, this autumn, the complete translation of the scientific expeditions in Ussuri led by Captain Vladimir Arseniev in 1902, 1906 and 1907: Dersu Uzala. Difficult not to be seized with vertigo on the threshold of the presentation of this monumental work! We invite you to risk a few first steps in the vast spaces of this "literary cathedral" that is Dersu Uzala.
We've chronicled the German tragedies of 1934 and 1937 at Nanga Parbat, followed by Hermann Buhl's mind-boggling victory in 1953. But "The Killer Mountain" isn't done raging. Siegfried Löw, first on the Kinshofer route on the Diamir side in 1962, then Günther Messner in 1970 on the Rupal side were also the victims immolated on the formidable mountain.
India is reopening its doors to foreign travelers from November 15, 2021, excellent news that allows us to make you discover once again the thousand and one facets of this vast fascinating country for which we have redesigned our programming. Discover the new post-covid formalities to enter India and our programs across the country.
Among the experts with whom we develop new trips, there is Benjamin Carbuccia: arachnologist, scientific popularizer, graduate of a master's degree in evolutionary biology. From an early age, he was attracted by the observation of unloved animals, those that were not shown to him spontaneously and of which his relatives spoke to him only with fear or disdain, which fascinated him.
Bernard Muller, one of the most renowned French expedition leader for very high altitude, comes back in a fascinating interview on our expedition to Everest from which he returns, the other 8,000 meter peaks and their characteristics, key factors of achievement of such summits, oxygen... He himself has reached six peaks over 8,000 out of the fourteen on the planet.
Barbara Delière, Pamir and Pakistan area manager, left in the spring of 2021 with Laurent Boiveau for a fully autonomous ski and pulka expedition to Pakistan, a country they know well, both being guides for Tamera and experts in its regions. Passionate about wide open spaces and committed treks, they do not envisage adventure other than on the ground. Back on their adventure.