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Sophie Lavaud on all the roofs of the world

“I lost so many friends up there”: the confidences of Sophie Lavaud, 55, the French mountaineer at the 14 peaks of the Himalayas. PORTRAIT - On June 26, 2023, by reaching the summit of Nanga Parbat (8126 m) in Pakistan, Sophie Lavaud became the first French woman to successfully climb fourteen 8,000 meters, the highest points on Earth. Neither a performer nor a collector, this exceptional mountaineer is now taking on other challenges.
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Experience the summits differently

Movies, books and always the same desire: to share what you can't see 8,000 meters away. These stories show behind the scenes, the faces, the choices. They show what an image does not always say: effort, doubt, resilience, raw beauty.