The iconic Eiger stands proudly in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland. Standing 13,015 ft., it is one of the most recognized and beautiful peaks in the world. It represents one of the most cherished and ...

Western Europe's highest peak, the Mont Blanc, has lost more than two metres in two years and shrunk to its lowest height since precise measurements started 22 years ago, French researchers say. It is ...

From Everest, Mont Blanc, Annapurna and the Eiger to . . . the Little Sugar Loaf. Arminta Wallacejoins world-famous mountaineer Chris Bonington for a stroll up memory lane in Co Wicklow They look just ...

Four climbers from Italy and South Korea were found dead on the Alps' highest peak of Mont Blanc on Tuesday after they had been missing for three days in bad weather, the local French prefecture said.

Get your hands and feet on rocky slopes and snow, taluses and airy gendarme-studded ridges. Why not challenge yourself to reach the summit, or traverse one of our top 10 alpine peaks this summer? From ...