Skiing or snowboarding in the Swiss Alps is definitely something to add to (and ultimately check off!) your bucket list. With so many great locations and places to choose from, it can be a bit ...

This former graveyard of the ambitious into a playground for professionals. A journalist photographs the Eiger north face during a Media event on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the first ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Mother Nature had one of her wildest moments shaping the Alps, which thrust up millions of years ago when the African and Eurasian ...

The thin air above cloud level. The views over snow-tipped mountains. The climbs over boulder and scree, and the first gasp of shock jumping into a freezing lake. The Alps leave you breathless in ...

When John Harlin III first decided to tackle the Eiger (an Alpine mountain often translated as “the ogre”), he didn’t plan on his journey becoming the focus of the latest IMAX film to hit the Denver ...

Travel author Everett Potter offers his recommendations for the most charming train rides in the country, with alpine views ...

On October 19, 1954, climbers topped out on Cho Oyu for the first time. A small Austrian party summited via the Northwest ...

Several teams in the European Alps did some excellent climbs, thanks to ideal weather and conditions in mid-April. Simon Gietl achieved a memorable new solo route, while Philipp Bruger completed two ...

On March 22, 1966, American climber John Harlin fell 1,000m to his death on the Eiger’s North Face. He was just 600m from completing his ambitious Direttissima route. Fifty-nine years later, we look ...

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