For a century and a half, mountain images by their beauty have largely gained from its influence, its frequentation and its development. But they are also a tool in the service of science, fixing the transformation of landscapes, habitats... Over 150 years, the Tairraz dynasty photographed the mountain. Four generations of photographers have magnified the Mont-Blanc massif. From the first photograph taken at the summit of Mont-Blanc in 1861 to the present day, this art is at the origin of many mountaineering vocations and has largely contributed to the tourist development of these formerly ignored valleys. Here is the wonderful story of a dynasty of photographers, the Tairraz, which stretches from 1861 to the dawn of the 2000s.

An epic cinematic and musical collaboration between SHERPA filmmaker Jennifer Peedom and the Austral...

A young woman of the Tarahumara, well-known for their extraordinary long distance running abilities,...

A documentary portrait of the legend Eric Escoffier at the height of his mountaineering career. A tr...
In 1924, British climber George Mallory and his partner Andrew Irvine attempted to conquer Everest f...

Drawing from never-before-seen footage that has been tucked away in the National Geographic archives...

In 2013, Alberto Iñurrategi, Juan Vallejo and Mikel Zabalza desist in their attempt to climb Paiju P...

The true story of Joe Simpson and Simon Yates' disastrous and nearly-fatal mountain climb of 6,344m ...

French alpinist Charles Dubouloz’s attempt at a rarely repeated route on the fabled north face of th...

Eleven-year-old Papik (nickname for Yannick Vallençant) dreams of climbing Mont Blanc with his fathe...
Achour is thirty. Night and day, he walks. Rebellious soul, he crisscrosses Alger and its neighborho...

Yûichirô Miura, the man who skied down Everest, journeys to an 8,000 foot mountain in the midst of a...

A tragic expedition to the Himalayas, told by the great mountaineer Reinhold Messner, who lost his b...

The story of Enrique Herreros (1903-1977), cartoonist, advertiser, poster designer, talent manager, ...

Whether it's the biggest great white, the most photographed tiger shark, or the shark known for jump...

On 15 May, 2006, double amputee Mark Inglis reached the summit of Mt Everest. It was a remarkable ac...