1948
First tubular carabiner

1950
First ascent of Annapurna, first 8000er to be climbed

1952
First axe with hammer and interchangeable picks: Magnone
Le Magnone
First ascent of Fitz Roy

1953
First ascent of Everest – 8848m (with Hillary)

1966
First ascent of Huascaran – 6768m (Paragot, Seigneur, Jaccoux, Payot)

1970
First entirely metal ice axe: Metallic 720
First ascent of the north couloir of the Drus – (Jager)

1971
First ascent of west pillar of Makalu – 8470m
Mont Blanc – Grand Pilier d’Angle – north face – first direct (Cecchinel, Nominé)

1972
First 100% asymmetric rigid crampon: Makalu

1974
Drus – central couloir on north face – first integral and first winter ascent (Cecchinel, Jager)

1975
First axe with hammer and curved pick: Chacal
Grande Rocheuse – north face – new direct route (Gabarrou, Marin)

1977
3000: First carabiner with monobloc gate
Grandes Jorasses – first winter ascent of the east face – (Marmier, Rudolf)

1982
Kangchenjunga – solo ascent of south-west face – (Beghin)

1983
Free ascent of the American direct on the Drus – (Renaud, Profit, Escoffier, Etienne)

1984
First crampons with tool-free adjustment: Jorasses

1986
First ergonomically shaped Zicral carabiner: Cliff

1985
North face of the Grandes Jorasses – first winter ascent in 13 hours – (Escoffié)

1988
First sit harness with ventilated heat-molded back panel

1989
Everest – to summit and back in 22hrs 29mins (Batard)

1991
Christophe Profit & Pierre Beghin reach summit of K2 via NW ridge – FFME (French Rock Climbing and Mountaineering Federation) Cristal award 1991

1992
First grade 7 on ice – La Dame du Lac (Renaud)
Chantal Mauduit reaches summit of K2 without bottled oxygen
Cristal FFME award 1992

1993
Premier 9a Français - Hugh (Rouhling)
Collection of climbs in Pamir Alaï by team from CAF (French Alpine Club) – Piolet d’Or award 1993

1995
Premier 9b annoncé - Akira (Rouhling)

1994
François Marsigny & Andy Parkin on Cerro Torre’s 'Col of Hope' – Piolet d’Or award 1994

1995
François Marsigny & Jean–Marc Clerc link series of routes in Dolomites – FFME Cristal award 1995

1996
First axe without head: Naja
Team of young climbers from FFME on Alaska’s Mt Wake – FFME Cristal award 1996
First (repeat?) ascent of No Siesta (Marsigny/Larios)

1998
First (repeat?) ascent of No Siesta (Marsigny/Larios)

1999
First climbing helmet with visor Bumper
Jérôme Thinière et al on Pakistan’s Chushubalstering – FFME Cristal award 1999

2001
First axe with drop handle: Scud
François Lombart becomes World Champion at Ice World Cup
Valery Babanov solos Meru in India – Piolet d’Or award 2001

2003
First curved, tapered Carving shaft Anaconda cup
First repeat ascent of Isis Face on McKinley (Pellissier/Guy)
Valery Babanov & partner on the south pillar of Nupse – Piolet d’Or award 2003

2004
First belay device with integrated system for giving slack when rope under tension: Toucan