in Switzerland presents one of the most daunting climbs in the Alps ... North Face of the Eiger is actually best climbed in winter, because ice and hard snow fuse together the fragile rock.

Geomorphologist and veteran climber Ludovic Ravanel is learning how Mont Blanc is shifting—and sharing his discoveries with ...

As we write, Thomas Huber is on the legendary North Face of the Eiger in the Swiss Alps, trying to finish a ... from the best rock to scary fractures to steep ice." Huber enrolled Siegrist for ...

Switzerland is known around the world for its chocolate, cheese, charming towns and scenic landscapes. Everywhere you turn, you're treated to a little bit of history and a little bit of nature's ...

When the Welsh chronicler Adam of Usk traveled over Switzerland's wild and ... north-south routes through the Alps. Only one final stretch of virgin rock remained to be dug on the cold and snowy ...

an 800m mixed climb on the wild NNE face of Sciora Dafora (3169m), also referred to as Sciora di Fuori, in the Bregaglia range of the Swiss Alps. The new route offers difficulties up to M5 and is ...

The 200-metre-long walkway wraps around the craggy rock face and is accessed by a staircase ... the Jungfrau and Monch peaks in the Bernese Alps, and a must-visit spot — almost a rite of passage — on ...

An international trio comprised of Roger Schäli (Switzerland), Robert Jasper (Germany) and Simon Gietl (Italy) have established Odyssee (8a+, 1400m), a difficult and serious new rock climb up the ...

When a Japanese team completed a new direct route on the north face of the Eiger ... were less familiar with rock climbing, which was required here in the Alps,” Kato, now 75, said.