Cyril Dupuy, the founder of smart telescope maker Vaonis, has set a new record by capturing Europe's highest-altitude image ...

Mount Thor, also known as Thor Peak, is a mountain in Nunavut, Canada with the largest vertical drop in the world — a ...

June's heat wave has caused French Alps snow and glaciers to melt faster, causing water shortages at mountain shelters just ...

and listening to music. Over the years he has climbed the highest peaks in the U.S., record for speed ascent and descent of ...

More remote than other popular Alpine destinations, Silvaplana was a favorite of Friedrich Nietzsche—and is one of the few ...

There are so many things to know about Greater Swiss Mountain dogs that are bound to make you fall in love with them. With their affectionate nature and well-rounded sociability, these pups can ...

Adrenalin hits, spa bliss & stunning mountain views above make Switzerland a great escape On a misty day like today, we’re even higher than the clouds as I look down over the edge on the First ...

Distance: 37 Effort: Moderate Why we love it: Graubünden, Switzerland’s largest and highest altitude mountain region, is better known for its winter ski resorts, like St. Moritz, Davos, and Laax.

A climber looking to ascend the tallest peak in the country has died. Alex Chiu fell while ascending the West Buttress climbing route on Mount McKinley in Alaska earlier this week, and park ...

The body of a 41-year-old ski mountaineer has been recovered after he fell over 3,000 feet off of Mount McKinley, the tallest mountain in North America, officials said.

The destruction of the village served as a stark reminder to residents that dramatic collapses are becoming more frequent in the Swiss Alps. Some experts are now daring to raise the possibility ...

A SWISS town has been buried by an avalanche sparked by a falling glacier which left homes submerged and forced residents to evacuate. A massive cloud of ice and debris came crashing down the mount… ...