“Alone in the face of risk and death”: the feat of Benjamin Védrines, at the top of the Drus in five days and solo

Phenomenal. Astounding. Dizzy. Benjamin Védrines still exhausts the superlatives, as the ascent he has just completed alone in the western face of the Drus is staggering. On this iconic mountain, a monumental obelisk rushing into the Chamoniard sky which loves the eyes, the mountaineer of the Hautes-Alpes chose the most difficult path to embark in a vertical Odyssey of five days, in solo. And in the austerity of winter.