Jornet holds the fastest known time speed record for the ascent and descent of major mountains including Mont Blanc and Matterhorn, as well as the 24-hour uphill skiing record – 23,864-meters. He’s ...

The group began their ascent on March 6, encountering loose rock and freezing temperatures before returning to an alpine hut ...

Punta Pioda doesn't have the same notoriety as the north faces of the Eiger, the Matterhorn, or the Grandes Jorasses. But ...

Explore Switzerland’s Zermatt, as well as Chamonix in France, for thrills on the slopes and mind-blowing scenery.

When Rick Accomazzo and Tobin Sorenson emerged from the icy north face of Les Drus into the sunlight, the young men became ...

One highlight of our Zermatt skiing experience was the Klein Matterhorn, which is reached by a series of cable cars. In clear weather, you exit a tunnel carved in the rock, then climb a set of ...

For more than 40 years, Alaskans have been gathering in the tiny coastal town of Valdez to celebrate the art of climbing ice Alaska’s hardiest residents have gathered around the frozen ...

He rose to acclaim for climbing Matterhorn in the Alps when he was just 16, before going on to invent climbing’s first all-metal ice axe and a rescue stretcher which is still used all over the world ...

Mr MacInnes, who was born in Gatehouse of Fleet and based himself in Glen Coe, climbed the Matterhorn in the Alps when he was just 16. He went on to found mountain rescue teams, write books on ...