The Chamonix-Mont Blanc search and rescue team found the two pairs of climbers at an altitude of 4,700 meters (more than 15,400 feet) on the Alps’ highest peak. They died of hypothermia ...

Here's how to climb Gran Paradiso - the highest independent peak in Italy (the Matterhorn shares its borders with Switzerland). It offers outstanding views across the Alps from its summit and is ...

What's the best 4,000m peak in the Alps for beginners? We asked five British Mountain Guides who are based in the Alps this question - Tim Blakemore, Jon Bracey, Matt Helliker, Andy Perkins and Tania ...

The Alps are Europe’s biggest mountain range ... creating some of the highest mountains in Europe, like the Matterhorn, Mont Blanc, and the Eiger. There are many glaciers here, these are massive ...

Mont Blanc, the Alps' highest peak and the highest mountain in Europe outside of the Caucasus range, has lost more than two meters in height over the past two years, according to French researchers.

with the highest peak, Mont Blanc, sitting near France's border with both Italy and Switzerland. Combined with its proximity to Lake Geneva, the French portion of the Alps offers some of the most ...

With glacier-clad peaks rising almost vertically from thickly forested valleys, the North Cascades are often called the American Alps. The national park forms one unit of the North Cascades ...