The huge white dome of Mont Blanc is instantly recognisable. Like the triangular Matterhorn, it’s one of those peaks that all mountaineers wants to tick off. The good news is that, if climbing with a ...

Climbing Mont Blanc requires thorough preparation, as it is loaded with risks. Weather conditions can change rapidly in the Alps. Climbers must be prepared for extreme cold, high winds ...

The fabulous world of Babette, or rather Mont Blanc's marvelous granite climbing, starting from Envers des Aiguilles. Interview with Michel Piola, one of the most prolific alpinists in the world who, ...

The tricky fourth pitch required climbing a smooth face with little ... Previously, he did speed ascents of the complete Peuterey Ridge to Mont Blanc, Piz Badile, and Grand Capucin.

The Bellevue cable car first opened in 1936, built by Charles Viard who brought the first cablecar to France. It climbs over ...

Interview with French photographer Alex Buisse about his Mont Blanc Lines climbing poster project. Last year during the COVID-19-induced lockdown French adventure photographer Alex Buisse embarked on ...

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is now looking to climb the seven highest summits on the seven continents including Everest, Kilimanjaro and Mont Blanc. He ...

The huge white dome of Mont Blanc is instantly recognisable. Like the triangular Matterhorn, it’s one of those peaks that all mountaineers wants to tick off. The good news is that, if climbing with a ...

The woman was hiking with two other people on Mont Blanc's Argentière Glacier, say French police. Andrew Wilkinson, of Fownhope, died in a climbing accident earlier this month, an inquest concludes.