Alps
Unstoppable Cazzanelli Sends Another New Route
Francois Cazzanelli is having a furious winter in the...
North Face of Grandes Jorasses: the Diretissima Free-Climbed in Winter
It's been a fruitful season in the Alps, with...
The First Winter Solo of the Rebuffat Route on Pic de Belledonne
On Feb. 5, French mountain guide Thibault Sibille (32)...
New First Ascent on the Grandes Jorasses
It took two attempts, but climbers Giuseppe Vidoni, Richard...
Benjamin Vedrines Opens Treacherous Gully Up the Barre des Écrins
Benjamin Vedrines has completed another remarkable feat just hours...
Ever Upwards: The Zsigmondy Brothers and the Early Days of Alpinism
The Alps, the largest mountain range exclusively in Europe,...
Weekend Warm-Up: The Final Season of Chamonix’s Oldest Refuge
For those who feel the romantic allure of living...
Ski Traverse, Benjamin Vedrines-Style: 138Km, 12,000 Vertical M, Two Days
"Another great project done," said Benjamin Vedrines. The French...
Cazzanelli Opens New Route From his Front Door
When not guiding or preparing for an expedition, Francois...
4th Climber To Conquer The Alps: 82 Peaks In 78 Days
While many alpinists have climbed all of the Alps'...
First Ski Turns of the Season: Down the Grandes Jorasses’ North Face!
Le Linceul, a couloir next to the Walker Spur...
Ötzi: Shedding Light on Archaeology’s Most Famous Frozen Mummy
A new paper by archeologists from the Oppland County...
The Longest Wingsuit Flight in History
Fred Fugen, Vincent Cotte, and Nic Scalabrino have performed...
Climbing Talent Jonas Hainz Dies Soloing on Monte Magro
Promising climber and rescue specialist Jonas Hainz (25) died...
A New Line on One of the Most Popular Peaks in the Alps
Francois Cazzanelli and Jerome Perruquet spent all summer in...
First Ascent of Hardest Route in Switzerland’s Alpstein Massif
In 2017, German climber Michael Wohlleben established the hardest...
Still ‘Uber’: Alex and Thomas Huber Keep Crushing In Their 50s
The first time I heard the Huber brothers’ names,...
VIDEO: Mont Blanc’s Cosmic Ridge Collapses, Just Missing Climbers Below
When the Arête des Cosmiques near Mont Blanc collapsed...
Climbers Rescued from a Closed Matterhorn – and Fined Heavily on the Spot
Closing the Italian side of the Matterhorn -- where...
The Crumbling Alps: Now The Bivouac de la Fourche Has Fallen
The latest casualty of soaring temperatures and drought in...