Alps

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Watch: Near Miss as Massive Avalanche Sweeps Through French Ski Resort

For my money, avalanches are right up there with...
a hand holds a toblerone candy bar up in front of the matterhorn

A Swiss Miss: Toblerone Chocolate Not Swiss Enough to Sport the Matterhorn

Some things are just inherently Swiss: Oddly useful knives....
Cazzanelli on a summit ridge, snowcapped peaks all around.

Francois Cazzanelli: ‘We Are the Instagram Climbing Generation, in a Good Way’

New lines or first winter ascents are coming almost...
mont blanc

A Winter Repeat of Mont Blanc’s Legendary Freney Central Pillar

It was probably a normal Valentine's Day for alpinist...
the climbers wave from the middle of a seemingly endless rock face.

A Winter Repetition of Cazzanelli’s Landmark Matterhorn Route

On Monday and Tuesday of this week, Jerome Perruquet...
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A Dolomites’ Dozen: Italian Solo-Traverses 12 Peaks In 3 Days

Simon Gietl has once again proved himself a master...
Close shot of Vedrines with white helmet and orange jacket.

Vedrines and Billon Speed Up Legendary Route on the Grandes Jorasses

For the rest of the winter, we should perhaps...
A group photo prior to departure for the Aiguille Noir du Peterey

Unstoppable Cazzanelli Sends Another New Route

Francois Cazzanelli is having a furious winter in the...
During the climb up the North Face of the Grandes Jorasses.

North Face of Grandes Jorasses: the Diretissima Free-Climbed in Winter

It's been a fruitful season in the Alps, with...
Grand Pic de Belledonne.

The First Winter Solo of the Rebuffat Route on Pic de Belledonne

On Feb. 5, French mountain guide Thibault Sibille (32)...
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New First Ascent on the Grandes Jorasses

It took two attempts, but climbers Giuseppe Vidoni, Richard...
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Avalanches Kill 11 in Switzerland, Austria, Italy

A slew of avalanches rocked the Alps over the...
An exposed ice section on the Barre des Ecrins.

Benjamin Vedrines Opens Treacherous Gully Up the Barre des Écrins

Benjamin Vedrines has completed another remarkable feat just hours...
La Meije.

Ever Upwards: The Zsigmondy Brothers and the Early Days of Alpinism

The Alps, the largest mountain range exclusively in Europe,...
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Weekend Warm-Up: The Final Season of Chamonix’s Oldest Refuge

For those who feel the romantic allure of living...
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Watch: Climbers From 1899 Descend From Mont Blanc

On paper, the idea of adding color to vintage...
Vedrines takes a selfie, a snow dome behind him.

Ski Traverse, Benjamin Vedrines-Style: 138Km, 12,000 Vertical M, Two Days

"Another great project done," said Benjamin Vedrines. The French...
little snow on a green plain at Ax 3 Domaines' ski resort.

Europe’s Heat Wave Closes Ski Resorts

After a scorching summer, Europe is now having one...
route map of Grands Murailles

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'...
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First Ski Turns of the Season: Down the Grandes Jorasses’ North Face!

Le Linceul, a couloir next to the Walker Spur...
The Ötzi mummy

Ötzi: Shedding Light on Archaeology’s Most Famous Frozen Mummy

A new paper by archeologists from the Oppland County...
wingsuiter flying over small figures atop Mont Blanc

The Longest Wingsuit Flight in History

Fred Fugen, Vincent Cotte, and Nic Scalabrino have performed...
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Climbing Talent Jonas Hainz Dies Soloing on Monte Magro

Promising climber and rescue specialist Jonas Hainz (25) died...

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