The summer season ends soon, but there are still some good days ahead to climb Mont Blanc. If conditions are right, it is a relatively straightforward climb. At the same time, its 4,809m are not to be ...

This trek has it all: three countries, endless views of Western Europe's highest peak--15,771-foot Mont Blanc--fresh-baked treats at high huts you stay in along the way, and views of climbers clinging ...

Google has partnered with a number of outdoor explorers, photographers, runners, skiers and filmmakers to take us closer than ever before to highest mountain in the Alps. Google’s new virtual ...

I’ve always dreamed of climbing Mont Blanc, but I'm rethinking it after the recent incidents there. I’m not a mountaineer, but I’m an avid hiker who’s in great shape. How doable is it for me, and what ...

Despite more than a century and a half of climbing history, even the most popular peaks in the Alps have some potential new lines. Two of those elusive firsts recently fell to determined seekers.

As any mountaineer will attest, it’s a tough pill to swallow when you set your sights on a goal and prepare for months, only to be denied. I just returned from an attempt to climb Mont Blanc, the ...

CHAMONIX, France (Reuters) - Europe's soaring temperatures are hitting the region's highest peak, Mont Blanc, heightening the risk of rockfall and new crevasses opening on its glaciers, rescuers and ...

On Western Europe’s highest mountain, the number of inexperienced climbers is growing and climate change is taking a toll. Are new safety measures enough? By Paige McClanahan The Goûter Refuge — a ...

It may translate as "white mount", but the top tier of Europe's highest mountain looks increasingly more like a high-altitude latrine than a peak of virgin snow. Every night in high season, the Goûter ...