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Wednesday, 23 April 2025

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- Travesia (@SendaPirenaica) April 23, 2025

In 15 hours and 30 minutes, Philipp Brugger and Nicolas Hojac have climbed the mythical Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau mountain passes, beating the record of Ueli Steck and Stephan Siegrist by more than nine hours. (Barrabes). They set off at 1 a.m. and reached all three summits in one perfect day of climbing with hardly any rest. A feat of another level that shows how far speed mountaineering is evolving in the Alps.

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Fourteen children and three inexperienced instructors were trapped at more than 3,000 metres in the Sierra Nevada, saved by an express rescue in heavy snow and fog. (Turiski). The news had a happy ending, but it reopens an uncomfortable debate: are we putting the safety of young people in the mountains in inexperienced hands? Because at these altitudes, enthusiasm and a GPS are not enough: you need judgement, training... and to know when to say "this is it".
Six women, an Angolan jungle and zero climbing references: that's how it starts. Ta Bothe new documentary in the series Paving the way (Desnivel). The team, led by two high mountain guides, mixes para-climbing, bouldering, speed and difficulty in a pioneering and inclusive expedition. Between virgin rock, unpredictable rain and a lot of heart, they prove that empowerment is also climbing.

An avalanche in the Cirque de Gavarnie left a spectacular - as well as terrifying - image. The phenomenon, typical of spring, was visible from a safe place... which is not the bottom of the circus...