Alps
Schupbach Ends Year With New Route on Fourth ‘Forgotten North Face’
Switzerland's 4,357m Dent Blanche is a relatively remote peak...
Too Much Snow Forces Charles Dubouloz to Change His Winter Trilogy
Charles Dubouloz has completed the second part of his...
Charles Dubouloz Solos the ‘Divine Providence’ Route on Mont Blanc
Over six days in December, French alpinist Charles Dubouloz...
The Six Forgotten North Faces: Schupbach Notches #3 in a Long-Term Project
Last weekend, Silvan Schupbach of Switzerland did the third...
Partner Charged With Manslaughter in Austrian Alps Freezing Death
Last January, an Austrian woman in her mid-30s froze...
‘Most Difficult Route’ on the North Face of the Grandes Jorasses Finally Free Climbed
Three climbers in their twenties have freed the ultra-difficult...
Mixed Climbing in the Alps Starts Strong With Gietl Redpoint
Simon Gietl of Italy has used the low temperatures...
Aiguille Noire de Peuterey: Climbing Stories of the Black Needle
From the first guided ascents of the 19th century...
Two Italians Free Climb Spectacular ‘Identitat’ in Dolomites
On August 31, Simon Gietl and Davide Prandini free...
New Routes on the Matterhorn and Mont Blanc Are Still Possible
Despite more than a century and a half of...
First Free Ascent of the Lafaille Route on the West Face of the Dru
From August 5-7, Leo Billon and Enzo Oddo completed...
British Hiker Ignores Dolomites Warning Signs, Now Faces Huge Bill
On July 31, a 60-year-old British hiker was rescued...
Rockfall in Brenta Dolomites Closes Trails, Forces Evacuations
More problems in Italy's dangerous mountains: A series of...
The Deadly Italian Alps: Almost 90 Fatalities So Far This Summer
The Italian media are calling it a hecatombe --...
Two French Climbers Die in Mont Blanc Accident
On July 19, two French climbers, a 25-year-old woman...
Controversy Surrounds Speed Record on Bernese North Face Trilogy
A mountaineering dispute continues to simmer after climber Stephan...
Another Major Rockfall in the Alps, This Time on the Aiguille du Midi
Last month, a large rockfall swept down the south...
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...
