Biography

Bertrand Roche, better known by his nicknames Zébulon or Zeb, is a French mountaineer, high-mountain guide, and paraglider pilot born on March 4, 1973. A major figure in free flight and Himalayan mountaineering, he made a name for himself at a very young age through ascents and high-altitude paragliding flights that have left their mark on mountaineering history. From a deeply mountainous background, Bertrand grew up alongside his father, Jean-Noël "Pap's" Roche, a renowned mountaineer and paraglider pilot, with whom he discovered mountaineering, ski touring, and paragliding at a very young age. At 11, he had already reached the summit of Mo...Read More