Iconic and historic Mont Blanc dominates the Alps near Chamonix. Mont Blanc, whose name translates to "White Mountain," straddles the French Italian border. The mountain, renowned for its signature ...

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 ...

At Mont Blanc, a powerful rock fell into the valley in front of the climbers. A related video is going viral. This is one of the most dangerous routes in the Alps. And the danger grows every day.

Get the inside knowledge: Chamonix-based Mountain Guides Will Sim and Stuart MacDonald offer the wealth of their experience for those thinking of ticking the highest point in Western Europe. The huge ...

A Dublin woman who conquered 32 peaks in Ireland in just as many days last year, is now gearing up for another challenge. Samantha Toner (38), from Rathfarnham, now plans to scale the highest mountain ...

Last summer, ranger Antoine Rattin returned to the Goûter refuge, an almost obligatory stop on the way to the summit of Mont Blanc (4,808 meters), with a broken arm in a sling and a nasty gash on his ...

In French and English WhatsApp groups, hundreds of guides share their rockfall forecasts; suggest tourists which altitudes and aspects of a mountain to avoid. The French village of Chamonix has been ...

The French village of Chamonix has been the thriving center of European mountaineering for more than three centuries. Yet climate change is upending the once-reliable seasons that underpin the ...