Grivel Stories

Adventure

Divine Providence One Push

Published on 20/09/2024 “Often times being the first to do something, the first to imagine it, is what really counts, because let’s say once a perf...

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“Intégrale 2.0”: a new take on a legend by Damien Tomasi

Published on 06/09/2024 It must be 1 or 2 a.m. and, despite the cold and our only sleeping bag for two, I manage to fall asleep. But I'm regularly ...

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Goulotte Gabarrou-Albinoni 1974-2024 - 50th anniversary

The 50th anniversary of a great classic goulotte in the Mont Blanc range, in the words of one of the protagonists, Patrick Gabarrou. English, Ital...

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CERRO NORA OESTE – ADVENTURE AND DISCOVERY IN PATAGONIA BY LUCA SCHIERA

Published on 27/02/2024 I have always felt like a climber but the world of climbing and mountaineering, with more and more rules and conformism, is...

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Mushin - Being Yasushi Yamanoi

Published on 14/12/2023 “Mushin" is a zen mental state achieved when a person's mind is free from thoughts of anger, fear, or ego during combat or ...

Expeditions

EVEREST - Then & Now

Published on 24/10/2023 The timeless appeal of the world's highest mountain in the words of Rinaldo Carrel (first Italian to summit, in 1973) and F...

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THE NOIRE - Climbing in the Shadow of Mont Blanc

Published on 10/8/2023Light and dark, adventure and exploration, friendship and cold … On February 12th and 13th 2023 François Cazzanelli, Emrik Fa...

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The Crystal Ship - First ascent of Pumari Chhish East (6850)

Published on 28/02/2023 3 friends and un unclimbed summit at 6850m in Karakoram. A long wait due to bad weather and then an unexpected good weather...

History

The story of Toni Gobbi: from citizen to mountain guide - by Oliviero Gobbi

Published on 2022/08/12 Toni Gobbi was a mountaineer, a mountain guide, a ski instructor and an entrepreneur. Born in Pavia in 1914 and raised in V...

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THE SLOVAK - Reflections on Light & Fast Alpinism

Published on 2022/07/27 Steve House and Alan Rousseau: reflections on light & fast Alpinism, from their experiences on the Slovak Direct (Denal...

Experience

The art of surviving by Marek Raganowicz

Published on 2022/07/19 Between April 17th and May 21st, Marek Raganowicz opened MikroKozmik Variations (VII, A4 +, M5) in the Polar Sun Arm,Baffin...

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MATTERHORN Big Wall

Published on 2022/06/13 3 friends and mountaineers, 2 routes linked together according to a visionary project, 1 iconic mountain in the heart of th...