July 2023. I'm getting ready to return to Dents du Midi, the emblematic massif of the Valais Alps. Already 9 years ago, I climbed the Haute Cime, 3257 meters above sea level, via the normal route. After bivouacking overnight at summit, I remember admiring the sunrise over one of the most beautiful panoramas in the Alps. For Dents du Midi occupies a unique position in the heart of the Alps. A landmark on the horizon, they offer a breathtaking view of the mountains, from the Écrins to bernese alps. But today, the stakes are quite different. ...

July 2023. It's already been six years since I met him. Six years that his regal beauty has fascinated me and that, with a vibrant heart, I've photographed him. After so many years, I'm finally going to realize one of my greatest dreams. To cross Lyskamm and its magnificent ridge. Suspended between heaven and earth, on the borders of the Valais Alps and the Aosta Valley. To complete this new ascent, I'm lucky enough to be accompanied by my guide, Johann Filliez, as well as my friend Alexis and his guide Antoine. Our steps will take us from Lyskamm occidental, which rises ...

August 2023. I'm tackling the Dent du Géant. This rocky peak rises to an altitude of 4013 metres in the heart of the Mont Blanc massif. It is one of the most climbed summits 4000 meters in the Alps. 14 metres lower, it fell back into the shadows. Unnoticed by record-seeking climbers. I've admired this mountain for many years. Its silhouette evokes the immensity of a world dominated by titans of stone. I've painted some fabulous portraits of it. The sharp fang of a fantastic creature determined to devour the sky. But I hadn't ...

July 2023. I'm about to climb the Weissmies. The mountain is beautiful, but nothing really connects us. And I had no immediate plans to join him at summit. Our meeting was the fruit of chance, a will of nature. Because today, the conditions are just right for climbing it. Culminating at an altitude of 4017 metres above Saas-Grund, the mountain is one of the giants of the Alps at over 4000 metres. And I took up the challenge of exploring them all. So it was time to head off with my guide, Johann Filliez, to the valley ...

July 2023. I face the Eiger. The bernese alps ogre peaks at 3967 meters above sea level at Grindelwald. The mountain owes its ominous reputation to the many climbers who have lost their lives attempting to scale its merciless north face. I have no pretension today of tackling this gigantic cliff. But it is possible to follow another, more accessible and welcoming route. Climbing the Eiger via the Mittellegi ridge has long been a dream of mine. For the role the mountain plays in the history of mountaineering. For its charismatic stature too, it ...