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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

An American man has died in Slovenia, apparently after falling off a climbing path in the Alps, police said on Tuesday. The 33-year-old’s family said he set off on Monday morning toward Slovenia’s ...

Authorities said it's unclear what caused them to fall, proposing that it might have been the result of human error or a potential rockslide Getty Two Austrian ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...