If I had to choose between an unclimbed 6,000m peak or beating Ueli Steck's record on the Eiger by just 30 seconds, I'd ...

Ricci is currently mapping Frassati’s alpine itineraries, many of which are difficult climbs requiring advanced skill. Photos of Pier Giorgio Frassati climbing in the Alps. The right photo shows him ...

A French skier has just become the first person to climb and ski every mountain in the Alps higher than 4,000m (12,000 feet). After chipping away at the project for 15 years, Vivian Bruchez scaled the ...

Simon Gietl of Italy has used the low temperatures in the Central Alps to redpoint Lumina, a highly difficult M8 route he had opened solo last April. For the climb, Gietl paired with world champion ...

One of the most coveted climbs in the Central Alps, it represented a huge leap in terms of quality in Val Masino and even today is often considered one of the most difficult slab climbs in the Alps. A ...

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 ...

One of the most important figures in the history of British mountaineering, Geoffrey Winthrop Young shaped the sport technically, ethically, and culturally.

The 2025 Tour of the Alps will again be packed with short but intense mountain stages as it winds from Trentino in Italy to Lienz in Austria in late April. Trentino is expected to make a formal bid to ...

Filmed in the Southern Alps in New Zealand, a group of strangers from all backgrounds come together for a chance to win a whopping $1 million cash prize. However, to receive the money, they must work ...

When alpine climber Edoardo Ricci clips into a harness or prepares for a steep ascent in the Alps, he says a silent prayer to Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati. “I think that I was saved by him,” Ricci ...