Hervé Barmasse

Mountaineer, Global Team The North Face® athlete, writer, mountain filmmaker. Hervé was born in Aosta on December 21, 1977 into a family marked by a long tradition and a passion for the mountains. Alpine guide to the Matterhorn for four generations, his name is linked to important climbs. High difficulty and exhibition routes built around the world, such as the new solo open route on the Matterhorn, the first ascent of the smooth granite slate of Cerro Piergiorgio and the new route on Cerro San Lorenzo in Patagonia, the first ascent of Beka Brakay Chhok in Pakistan and others. On his native mountain, the Gran Becca, Hervé left his mark incisively to become the mountaineer who, between new routes, first winter routes and first solos, accomplished the most feats. He recently achieved an exemplary ascent in the Himalayas by climbing the South Face of Shisha Pangma 8027m in alpine style in just 13 hours. For his activity as a mountaineer, he has obtained important recognitions including the Paolo Consiglio academic prize received four times. In 2010, during his first directorial experience, he released Linea Continua. A film that tells the story of the opening of a new route on the Ma...