No Carthaginian sources of any kind have survived ... snowbound Alps, holding at bay the Allobroges, a mountain tribe that set ambushes, slung arrows and rained great rocks upon their heads.

What's the best 4,000m peak in the Alps for beginners? We asked five British Mountain ... Progressing to alpine routes can be intimidating and rightly so – as well as rock climbing and gear placements ...

The weather in the Alps is affected by different temperatures of air coming from the north, west and south. These conditions create different types of climate, depending on height - the higher up ...