Benjamin Vedrines, who just set a new ski record up and down Mont Blanc, describes the tradeoffs of skiing vs running and why ...

On 31 May 2025 the Italian ski mountaineer William Boffelli set a new Chamonix - Mont Blanc record, stopping the clock after ...

How the French skier and endurance athlete raced up and skied down the monstrous mountain faster than any known woman.

On a mountain like Mont Blanc, bad weather and shifting snow conditions ... Poncet said she had considered optimizing her FKT attempt using the stashed gear approach, but decided to carry her ...

Packing for a trek in the mountains? How about a rolled-up shirt sleeve from Sunspel, a jaunty Toteme neckerchief, ...

With expertise in the manufacture of chronograph movements honed over more than a century, and still operating in the same ...

Apparently, it's Fastest Known Time (FKT) season in the French Alps. Just days after Élise Poncet set the women's ski FKT on Mont Blanc, Benjamin Vedrines has set a new men's ski FKT on the peak.

French mountaineer Benjamin Védrines required 4 hours, 54 minutes, and 41 seconds to complete the round trip from Chamonix to ...