They had clung to the sides of the same shell hole under a fierce artillery barrage at Soissons and charged uphill against machine-gun fire on the chalky slopes of Blanc Mont Ridge. Through five ...

Geomorphologist and veteran climber Ludovic Ravanel is learning how Mont Blanc is shifting—and sharing his discoveries with ...

Mont Blanc, whose name translates to "White Mountain ... summit early in the morning and navigate the challenging Bosses Ridge. The Trois Monts Route is another popular route for mountaineers.

The Gouter hut can be made out on the upper ridge. The great summer heat and long dry spell are the probable cause of the enormous rockfall which last Wednesday rocketed down the Couloir du Goûter on ...

France has issued a decree restricting access to the summit of the country's highest mountain, Mont Blanc. As a result of overcrowding and safety risks, climbers will not be allowed on the peak's ...

However, don’t underestimate Mont Blanc: seracs, stonefall ... to climb to the summit via a more challenging route such as the Kuffner Arete, Peutrey Ridge, Innominata or Freney. Great news! BMC ...

The Cosmiques Arête is one of the most famous and popular climbs in the Mont Blanc massif, and quite rightly so ... are the ingredients of this beautiful ridge, just a stone’s throw from the Aiguille ...