Planet Mountain reports that Védrines and Boffelli’s paths up Mont Blanc varied slightly. After the two separately passed the ...

Just a few short days ago, French alpinist Benjamin Vedrines completed a round-trip ski trip on Mont Blanc and set a new Fastest Known Time (FKT). His astonishi ...

On May 24, Benjamin Vedrines set a new speed record for skiing up and down Mont Blanc — 4 hours, 54 minutes, and 41 seconds.

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

Benjamin Vedrines didn't keep his new speed record on Mont Blanc for very long. Today, an Italian athlete beat his time by 11 minutes.

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 ...

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

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

Rising French mountaineering star Benjamin Vedrines broke the record for the fastest ascent and descent of western Europe's ...

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

In completing the feat, Poncet set a new women’s ski fastest known time (FKT) on Mont Blanc, squeezing ahead of the previous record holder, Anna DeMonte, by over 30 minutes. She also clocked in ...