The japan you don't know - The most wild and ancient island in the world: Yakushima

To an ordinary man, this rocky outpost of trees and nothing could seem trivially beautiful: full of giant tropical plants, black and round rocks, granite, greenery, hawks, silence, the smell of smoked fish, beaches, the almost absence of cars. Yakushima is an enchanted place, where mother nature is a constant presence in and manifests itself in her vegetation sometimes adorable and violent, others intrusive and wild, but always a show that makes you come back small and serene.

The japan you don't know - Our arrive to Kagoshima

After days and days spent walking through dark houses, travelling on punctual trains and getting to know on our way stuff, stuff, and again stuff that solve every silly problem, my body is tired, my soul is in rags. Meanwhile, it’s already night.

We arrive in Kagoshima driving the long way that goes straight from the airport to the outskirts, immersed in the harsh and gloomy Japanese vegetation.

BACK TO THE K2 WITH MIKE HORN

The beauty of Rajasthan - part 2

After an intense adventure in Jaipur, the following day we set off for Pushkar. We arrived in this beautiful village that surrounds the sacred waters of a lake after a three hours drive

Two things about Pushkar are unmissable: its narrow streets full of shops and the Savitri temple, perched on the summit of the mountain dominating the city. The view up there is breathtaking, surrounded by countless monkeys. Just be careful not to bring food, they will snatch it from your hands!

The beauty of Rajasthan - Part 1

Nightfall in the desert

Tonight, a cold wind is rising a fine and annoying sand. From the vertex of the dunes it rises slightly, giving, even more, to this place, the sense of infinity. My jeep is beached and now, on foot, I want to reach those ridges high up and from there to see further east, the forbidden borders with Algeria.

Regular stuff at el Chalten

What a grey weather we’re having this morning! We are all piled on the back of Piro's pick-up truck, stopped here for far too long. We’re waiting for someone who can open the doors of a warehouse, inside of which – as far as I’ve understood – there should be a tank of diesel fuel of dubious origin.

Towards the Cerro Torre

It looks incredible. Yesterday we were in Belluno (Italy), and now we’re here in Argentina, on our way towards the Laguna Torre, in the Los Glaciares National Park. I’ve walked this path plenty of times in my life, but whenever I come back here it’s just like the first one.

A WINTER STORY - ICE CLIMBING IN France

After his trip in Canada, Helias Millerioux was in good shape for more ice climbing, so he took the opportunity to climb some wonderful and rare french ice routes. Here's his story.