Since 1860

The story of Simond is linked to the one of mountainering.
The Simond brothers, were blacksmiths and manufactured tools for agriculture.
With the discovery of Chamonix by the English, they produced their first
ice axes. In 1860, François Simond decided to dedicate his activity to the
conception and realization of mountaineering equipment.

Today, Simond is owned by the Group Wichard.

The Simond factory is located in the Chamonix Valley, France. Continuing the tradition created by François Simond, utilizing the latest technology for the current direction in the life of climbing.

1880	The equipment of the 1880 Expedition to the Andes of the equator (with Whymper).
1950	French Expedition to the annapurna - 8 078 m (with Lachenal and Herzog), first 8 000 meters conquer by l'homme.
1952	French Expedition to the Andes of Patagonie - first of the Fitz Roy - 3 441 m(avec Terray and Guido Magnone).
1952	swiss Expedition to the everest - Not at all 6 150 m.
1953	British Expeditions - first of the everest - 8 840 m (with To the himalaya - first of the Kanchenjunga - 8 759 m.
1955	swiss French Expeditions to the himalaya of the Népal - first of the Ganesh Himal - 7 400 m (with Claude Kogan and R. Lambert).
1956	French Expedition to the Andes of the Pérou to the Cordillera Blanca - first of the Chacraju - 6 100 m (Terray).
1956	Expedition French to the himalaya - Karakorum - Turn of Mustagh - 7 273 m (Paragot, Contaminate, Guido Magnone).
1957	Austrian Expedition to the himalaya - Karakorum - Broad Peak - 8 047 m (Hermann Buhl).
1958	swiss French Expedition to the Groënland.
1959	French Expeditions to the himalaya - Jannu - 7 710 m (Terray).
1960	Expedition indian to The everest (with Tensing and Keki Bunshah).
1961	German Expedition Hindoukouch to the kohi-kabud - 6 100 m (D.I. Dobenech).
1962	French Expedition to the himalaya of the Népal - Jannu - 7 710 m.
1963	American Expeditions to the everest - 8 840 m (Dryenfurth).
1964	Expedition French in Alaska - Mt Huntington (Terray).
1965	Expedition belgo-néerlandaise to l'Antarctique.
1966	French Expedition to the Andes of the Pérou) - Huascaran - 6 768 m (Paragot, Lord, Jaccoux, Payot).
1967	international Expedition - wintry first to the Mount MacKinley (Ray Genet).
1968	French Expedition to the Andes of Patagonie - Fitz Roy - 3 441 m (François Guillot).
1967	Not at all Lachenal - first way of the spring (Cecchinel, Jager).
1969.	native of grenoble French Expedition in Hindu eastern Kouch - Quala Panja - 6 500 m.
1969	Needles of the Noon - face north - first wintry - Eperon Tournier (Cecchinel, Jager).
1970	Expedition of the of chamonix guides to the himalaya of the Népal - Annapurna peak south - 7 195 m (Devouassoud, Payot, Masino, Giquel).
1971	French Expedition to the Makalu - 8 470 m - . of - - - ( - face - (, , Gremion).
1971	Mount of - - and (of - face north - and (Cecchinel).
1971	Thumb - face south - directissime (Nominate, Cecchinel).
1971	Mount - Pillar - face north - directissime (Cecchinel, Nomine).
1971	Big Jorasses - face north - Eperon Croz - solitary first (Thick Afanassieff).
1971	face west - direct American - first solitary (Droyer).
1972	Needle of the Plan - face north - corridor lagarde-segogne - first complete and first wintry (Cecchinel, Jager).
1974	Thick - face north - central corridor - first complete and first wintry (Cecchinel, Jager).
1975	Big Rocky - face north - opening of a direct new way (Gabarrou, Marin).
1975	Needle of the Thick ones - - of (Gross).
1975	Mount of - is - of the (, Boivin).
1975	North - opening of (Patrick and Philippe Gabarrou).
1975	Needle of Peuterey - of the Corridor (Gabarrou, Masalu).
1975	Towards of - to the Pillar - way - (Nicolas Jaeger).
1975	Pillar of - Bonatti-zappelli (Upright Macho).1975 - face North - opening of a new way (Gabarrou, Boivin).
1975	Big angle Pillar - first wintry (Chéré, Monaci).
1976	angle Pillar - first wintry way Bouchard (Massive Ghilini).
1976	of the White Mount - face north of the Big Jorasses - way bonatti-vaucher - first wintry (P. Beghin, W. Fargeas).
1977	Big Jorasses - wintry first face is by the way Gervasutti (Marmier, Rudolf).
1978	French Expedition to the everest (Rock Mazeaud).
1979	Corridor lagarde-segogne - first wintry solitary (Monaci).
1980	Face is Dhaulagiri (Ghilini, Kurtyka, Wilszczinski, MacIntyre).
1980	Great Corridor Mount White of the Tacul - first wintry and solitary in 4 hours (Escoffié).
1981-1982	Face north of the Big Jorasses (Walker) - first solo (Beghin).
1981-1982	Pillar north of the Freney to the White Mount - Face north of the Peak Without Name - wintry first solo (Beghin).
1981-1982	Huascaran - face north in alpine technique (Beghin).
1981-1982	Kangchenjunga - southwestern face in solitary (Big Beghin).
1981-1982	Capuchin - face is - first wintry (Michel Piola).
1983	Face north of the Right in 24 hours (Profit).1983 Face north Needle of Talèfre in 24 hours (Profit).
1983	Face north of the Big Jorasses in 24 hours (Big Profit).
1983	Jorasses - a wintry directissime of the Linceul (Profit, Radigue).
1983	Robbed Pillar of the Freney - wintry first (Escoffié, Estève, Royer).
1983	Thick - way Lesueur - first wintry (Parkin, Renault).
1983	White Mount - Hyper Corridor of Fog - first wintry (Royer, Profit, Escoffié).
1983	White Mount - Hyper Corridor of Fog - first wintry in 8 hours (Escoffié)
.1983	Mount White - Robbed Pillar - first wintry (Eric Escoffié).
1983	Face north of the Big Jorasses - way colton-macintyre - second wintry in 13 hours (Big Escoffié).
1983	Jorasses - Linceul - wintry first and solitary in 2 hours (Thick Escoffié).
1983	First free ascension American directissime (Escoffié).
1983	Face is Big Capuchin - first free (Escoffié).
1983	Face south of the Crazy one - first free (First Escoffié).
1983	chain in 21 hours - angle Pillar - face north of the central Pillar of the Freney- Eperon Brenva (Escoffié).
1983	Face north of the eiger - new directissime (Ghilini Piola).
1983	Cervin - first ascension of the face north Nose of Smutt (Piola).
1984	Corridor southwestern of the Domino (Radigue, Cormier).
1984	Face north of the Crocodile - solitary first (Schneitter).
1984	Hyper Corridor of Fog - first wintry and solitary in 32 hours (Profit).
1984	Mount White - Complete of Peuterey - first wintry and solitary in 32 hours (Big Profit).
1984	Jorasses - way of the Rolling Stones - first wintry (Gramont, Grison).
1984	White Mount - corridor of the Freney - second wintry (Escoffié).
1985	Face south Aconcagua (Chassagne).
1985	Face north of the Big Jorasses - wintry first in 13 hours (Escoffié).
1985	Face north of the eiger - first ascension in 10 hours (Profit).
1985	Face north in 24 hours of the Cervin, eiger and Jorasses in solo (Profit).
1987	Eiger, Cervin, Big Jorasses - wintry solo in 40 hours (Profit).
1988	Ama Dablan - first wintry French (Batard).
1988	Everest - Kœnig to the summit.
1988	Everest - round trip in 22 h 29 (Batard).
1989	Complete in solitary in 19 hours (Profit).
2001	The innovator for the new leashless tools with the SCUD.
2002 - 2005	2005 Numerous New mixed climbing routes in the Canadian Rockies
2006	Ouray Ice Festival sponsor and participant - Ouray Colorado, USA
2006	Festiglace Ice Festival, Pont-Rouge Quebec, Canada