In the Bernese Alps, the Agassizhorn peak memorialises Louis Agassiz – a controversial 19th-century scientist, who not only named the mountain after himself, but who claimed he had discovered the Ice Age and went on to become one of the century's most virulent, most influential racists.

Before tackling the ascent of urban buildings, Alain Robert was considered one of the best specialis...

The word Pyreneism was invented by the writer Henri Beraldi at the end of the 19th century. Its defi...
Blind climber Erik Weihenmayer and his team's highly successful ascent of Mount Everest along with f...

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

The best films of the European Outdoor Film Tour 11/12.

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

People looking at the Mona Lisa in the Louvre – or are they just looking at themselves?

René Collet, skier member of the French team, guides a friend from the summit of the Aiguille du Mid...

Bastien Lardat and Jordi Noguere, two rope brothers, invite us to pay tribute to the pioneers of mod...

A documentary portrait of the legend Eric Escoffier at the height of his mountaineering career. A tr...

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

The ruthless dictator Teodoro Obiang has ruled Equatorial Guinea with an iron hand since 1979. Juan ...

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

Three years after the 1959 expedition, abandoned 350m from the summit, Lionel Terray leads a new ass...
Educational film about Cyprus - landscape, people, work, traditions etc.

Is the solution to Switzerland's future to integrate Germany into the confederation? After all, like...

A fascinating account of the presidency of Andrew Jackson, who was both one of America's great presi...

‘Under the Weight of a Waking Dream’ is Zefier's debut swan song to the ending year. Comprised of po...