Alps
Alps Roundup: A Heat Warning, A New Route, and a Skier Finishes a Giant Project
Climbers are making the best of the Alps during...
Highliners Cross 800m Tightrope Between Mont Blanc Peaks
On June 11, 14 highliners successfully connected and crossed...
Tireless Vedrines Skis Mont Blanc’s Four Faces in 21 Hours
Benjamin Vedrines is setting new records in the old...
William Boffelli Breaks Vedrines’ New Record on Mont Blanc
Last week, Benjamin Vedrines set a new speed record...
Benjamin Vedrines on His New Mont Blanc Ski Record
A few days ago, French alpinist Benjamin Vedrines set...
Glacier Collapse Devastates Swiss Village; One Person Missing
This afternoon, a massive avalanche of ice, mud, and...
Elise Poncet Sets Women’s Fastest Known Time On Mont Blanc
Yesterday, we reported on Benjamin Vedrines' record-breaking ascent of...
Benjamin Vedrines Climbs Mont Blanc in Five Hours From Chamonix and Back
The average climber does Mont Blanc in two days,...
More About Yesterday’s Avalanche on the Eiger
Here are some more facts about the deadly avalanche...
Updated: Major Avalanche Strikes the Eiger; Two Dead
Today, an avalanche hit several people on Switzerland's iconic...
Updated: Skier Dies in 300m Fall in Alps’ Couloir des Cosmiques
On May 10, a French skier in his 50s...
Joyriding Pilot Lands on Italian Mountain During Race, Narrowly Missing Skiers
The Swiss pilot of a small plane thought it...
Alps Roundup: Solo Routes and North Face Trilogies
Several teams in the European Alps did some excellent...
The North Faces of the Eiger, Matterhorn, and Grandes Jorasses in One Week
Benjamin Vedrines has wrapped up another non-stop alpine endeavor....
A First Solo Winter Traverse of Famous Italian Massif
This month, Italy's Herve Barmasse, 47, took a break...
One of the Last Wild Faces in the Alps Finally Climbed
Between March 6 and 9, Roger Schaeli, Filippo Sala...
Young Alpinists Are Thriving in Their Home Ranges and Abroad
For those looking for encouragement about the future of...
Another New Route in the Alps for the Tireless Leo Billon
Last week, we noted that many difficult new climbing...
