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.

Les Etoiles de Midi is an engaging docudrama about some of the more spectacular exploits of French m...

In February 1966, Pierre Mazeaud and Lucien Berardini traveled to the Atakor massif, in the Hoggar m...

The story of the ascent of the Aiguille de la République by mountaineers Jacques Fromentin and Miche...

Lucien Berardini and Edmond Denis are two mountaineers who took part in the French expedition to Aco...

The two brothers Jean and Pierre Ravier have opened almost all the "classic" (difficult) routes in c...

Account of the first French expedition to the Himalayas, which attempted to climb the hidden peak (G...

The history of the Chamonix Guides Company is inseparable from that of mountaineering and the valley...

It is a fact that our winters are less and less cold. Therefore it is harder and harder to get the c...

In 2013 Velindre Cancer Care asked Rhod to lead an expedition to climb Kilimanjaro, the 19,341 ft hi...

A series of vignettes captured in Brevard, North Carolina at the end of December.

Narrated by Golden Globe winner, Donald Sutherland, this is the incredible story of Ailo, the little...

On some peaks in 2003, the statistics are impressive. For the K2 dubbed "wild mountain" or "ruthless...

Pierre Mazeau has managed to unite three of his passions which seem to have nothing in common, at a ...

During a long conversation between two friends, a bet is made. To direct a wildlife documentary, in ...

Paragot and Bérardini: two climbers who fill all climbing enthusiasts with admiration. In Fontainebl...