Explore Switzerland’s Zermatt, as well as Chamonix in France, for thrills on the slopes and mind-blowing scenery.

Finally, here we see the Bivouac Buffa di Perrero, named after the Italian mountaineer Colonel Carlo Alfonso Buffa di Perrero, who fell in combat on 5 November 1916. This refuge was built as a ...

You’ll be trying out the world’s steepest cable car then,” he said, on learning that I was bound for Mürren, the car-free ...

Ueli Steck’s warm character, insatiable drive and astonishing climbs made him one of the greatest climbers and mountaineers of the modern era ...

Oeschinensee, Switzerland, is a stunning glacial lake located in the Bernese Alps, near the town of Kandersteg. Renowned for ...

For Switzerland to achieve its net zero climate target, not only must it reduce its CO2 emissions, it must also find a way to ...

Leavenworth, Washington, with its Bavarian-style buildings and mountain vistas, will make you feel like you’re walking ...

Alison Hargreaves would have turned 63. She had already become one of the best climbers of her generation when she died at ...

Swiss watches, cheese, chocolate and some of the highest mountains in the world are some of what Switzerland is known for.

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Archaeologists in Trento uncovered at least 200 ancient tombs with tombstones, weapons and other artifacts, photos show. Photo from the Press Office of the Trento Provincial Council A development ...

Swiss mountaineer Nicolas Hojac is known for scaling peaks all over the world – including many speedy ascents of the Eiger north face in his home country.