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This Week
in Ultra Running

The new Women’s Himalayan Suit

EUROPE BEST TRAILS

It’s no secret that Europe is home to some of the best trails in the world, with so many varied landscapes, there really is something for everyone, no matter what your level.

MOUNTAIN-MENTOR SERIE

mit Alpinist David Göttler

DIDI

Taking on peaks and the patriarchy with Marion Haerty.

Never Stop Her

Camilla Moroni

Never Stop Her

Ida-Sophie Hegemann

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Never Stop Her

Molly Thompson Smith

ALPINE STYLE WINTER EXPEDITION

Making history in the Himalayas

FREE RIDER

A SKIER’S WAY

Line & Air

Drawing lines on the mountain

Nevia

A Sam Anthamatten Story

Katie Schide crowned UTMB 2022 champion

The North Face athlete takes victory in stunning race

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Road to Breaking 20

One runner's journey to completing
the Tour du Mont Blanc in under 20 hours.

Baby Steps

A journey of baby steps:
climbing through and beyond pregnancy

Free To Run

When you know what your
purpose is - you have to follow it

Beyond

A film about professional
climber Stefano Ghisolfi

Hielo Continental

A new fastest known time
at the end of the world

Marion Haerty

Ready to witness Marion Haerty dropping deep in the Alaskan backcountry at the 2022 Natural Selection Tour?

Walk in the park

Testing the limits of what’s humanly possible

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When more awaits

Meet Dennis Ranalter

Take action

We are deeply saddened to watch this
historic crisis unfold in Ukraine.

The guts to get back up again

A chat with pro snowboarder david djité

It’s More Than A Jacket

With skier Sam Anthamatten

It’s More Than A Jacket

With alpinist David Göttler

New Life

A journey into parenthood with Caroline Ciavaldini and James Pearson

Never stop Marion Haerty

The first-ever four-time World Freeride Champion

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Moving forward:

Women’s mountain club, France

Moving forward:

Protect our winters, France

Reset your normal

Seeing your world with new eyes

Moving forward:

The journey of Wild In the City, UK

Baby steps

Increasing risk, one step at a time, with James Pearson and Caroline Ciavaldini

Moving forward:

The Outward Bound Trust, Germany

Moving forward:

The journey of Urban Uprising, UK

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Moving forward:

The journey of Sunderland Wall, UK

Moving forward:

The journey of Ich Will Da Rauf, Germany

Moving forward:

The journey of Rifugi di Lombardia, Italy

Breaking 20
by pau capell

One runner. No spectators. 171km. 10,000m elevation.

Towers of tigray

First ascents in a land of ancient climbing traditions

nine of uk's most epic adventure spots

Chosen by some of our favourite outdoor photographers

Eight of france’s most epic adventure spots

Chosen by some of our favourite outdoor photographers

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Seven of italy’s most epic adventure spots

Chosen by some of our favourite outdoor photographers

Six of the most epic adventure spots across germany, austria & switzerland

Chosen by some of our favourite outdoor photographers

The explorer’s explorer

Sofia Jin interviews Fernanda Macial on all things Aconcagua

Unknown factors

Exploring India’s Baspa Valley

Ground breaking then, iconic now

Five hand-picked vintage favourites from Bags of Flavor

Better together

Our five most popular collabs (not chosen by us)

Explore Inside

Borrow ideas for getting through isolation from our athletes and influencers

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Going it alone

One woman’s solo suffer-fest to the South Pole

Weathering the storm together

How we’re playing our part during these challenging times

Tips from the tent

Inspiration from our athletes' solo expeditions

Starting on a high

FWT: three podiums & three The North Face athletes standing on them

Run for the arctic

The first ever winter project by ultra-runner Pau Capell

Piste, Park or Pow

Match your ski or snowboard jacket to your riding

Inspired by Elevation

The story behind our Seven Summits Collection

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Exploration is a mindset

Three new Black Series capsule collections to feast your eyes upon

Futurelight™

Defy the past. wear the future

Run for the arctic

The first-ever winter project by Pau Capell

MEET THE NEW UTMB CHAMPION

Pau Capell wins the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc 2019

FREERIDE WORLD TOUR CHAMPIONS

The North Face® Athletes Marion Haerty, Markus Eder & Victor de le Rue all Crowned Freeride World Tour Champions 2019

CLIMBING POBEDA

A winter first-ascent in the coldest region on Earth

HANSJÖRG AUER: NO TURNING BACK

An intimate look inside the world of solo mountaineering

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THE SHISHAPANGMA SOUTH FACE EXPEDITION

Hervé Barmasse and David Göttler attemp an umclimbed route at 8,027m

NILGIRI SOUTH FACE

Tragedy follows joy on Nilgiri South for Hansjörg Auer

MATTERHORN OBSESSION

Delve into the Matterhorn-obsessed world of alpinist, Hervé Barmasse.

150 YEARS OF THE MATTERHORN

Nine questions for mountaineer, Hervé Barmasse

THE KANGCHENJUNGA SKYLINE EXPEDITION

A 5.5km traverse climb through the death zone

HANSJÖRG AUER'S DAY OFF

Three big wall solos, two flights, one day

YOU MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL STORIES: PART 2

Find out what Mountain Festival is all about

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YOU MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL STORIES: PART 1

Find out what Mountain Festival is all about

EL NIÑO

Jacopo Larcher takes on one of El Capitan's classic routes

COMMON GROUND

A climbing journey into the unknown with Iker & Eneko Pou, Hansjörg Auer, Jacopo Larcher and Siebe Vanhee

LE VOIE PETIT

Caroline Ciavaldini fulfills her dream of alpine climbing Grand Capucin

I TRAIN FOR ______

Find out why ultra-runner Fernanda Maciel likes going the distance

FIRST FREE ROUTE ON KRISTALLWAND

Hansjörg Auer and Alex Blümel set a new rock climbing route in the Ötztal Alps

EL REGALO DE MWONO

Siebe Vanhee defies Patagonian weather to free-climb an old aid route

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TREASURE ISLAND

James Pearson, Caroline Ciavaldini and Toru Nakajima discover there is more to Kinkasan than just outstanding climbing

THE LAND OF MAYBE

A film about the logistical, technical and emotional challenges athletes must endure to achieve the extraordinary

XAVIER DE LE RUE'S HOW TO

Get tips and tricks from one of the world's greatest snowboarders

USHBA

Leo Slemett, Sam Anthamatten and Markus Eder attempt to complete the first ski descent of Mount Ushba in Georgia.

DEGREES NORTH

A film about what exploration means to three of the most progressive athletes in big-mountain freeriding

LOST GRINGOS

Sam Smoothy and friends take a journey of discovery high up in the Andes

SLIDING FIRE

Sam Smoothy, brothers Xavier and Victor de le Rue and a live volcano. This is Sliding Fire

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The North Face® Journal

Hilaree Nelson

This Week in Ultra Running

The new Women’s Himalayan Suit

EUROPE BEST TRAILS

MOUNTAIN-MENTOR SERIE

DIDI

Never Stop Her

Never Stop Her

Never Stop Her

ALPINE STYLE WINTER EXPEDITION

FREE RIDER

A SKIER’S WAY​

Line & Air

Nevia

Katie Schide crowned UTMB 2022 champion

Road to Breaking 20

Baby Steps

Free To Run

Beyond

Hielo Continental

Marion Haerty

Walk in the park

When more awaits

Take action

The guts to get back up again

It’s More Than A Jacket

It’s More Than A Jacket

New Life

Never stop Marion Haerty

Moving forward:

Moving forward:

Reset your normal

Moving forward:

Baby steps

Moving forward:

Moving forward:

Moving forward:

Moving forward:

Moving forward:

Breaking 20by pau capell

Towers of tigray

nine of uk's most epic adventure spots

Eight of france’s most epic adventure spots

Seven of italy’s most epic adventure spots

Six of the most epic adventure spots across germany, austria & switzerland

The explorer’s explorer

Unknown factors

Ground breaking then, iconic now

Better together

Explore Inside

Going it alone

Weathering the storm together

Tips from the tent

Starting on a high

Run for the arctic

Piste, Park or Pow

Inspired by Elevation

Exploration is a mindset

Futurelight™

Run for the arctic

MEET THE NEW UTMB CHAMPION

FREERIDE WORLD TOUR CHAMPIONS

CLIMBING POBEDA

HANSJÖRG AUER: NO TURNING BACK

THE SHISHAPANGMA SOUTH FACE EXPEDITION

NILGIRI SOUTH FACE

MATTERHORN OBSESSION

150 YEARS OF THE MATTERHORN

THE KANGCHENJUNGA SKYLINE EXPEDITION

HANSJÖRG AUER'S DAY OFF

YOU MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL STORIES: PART 2

YOU MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL STORIES: PART 1

EL NIÑO

COMMON GROUND

LE VOIE PETIT

I TRAIN FOR ______

FIRST FREE ROUTE ON KRISTALLWAND

EL REGALO DE MWONO

TREASURE ISLAND

The North Face^® Journal

This Week
in Ultra Running

A SKIER’S WAY

Breaking 20
by pau capell