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 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 ...

Even in a hyper-popular area like the Alps near Chamonix, new, difficult routes are possible, as Leo Billon and Amaury ...

It climbs over 2,600 feet and was first imagined as a means to connect with the existing Mont Blanc Tramway and provide easier mountaineering access to those who wished to climb Mont Blanc. Skiing ...

A British adventurer is planning to climb Mont Blanc wearing a replica of an outfit in which a woman conquered one of the world’s most dangerous peaks in 1838. Lise Wortley will eschew modern ...

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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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.