This route starts from the town of Saint-Gervais-les-Bains and involves taking the Tramway du Mont Blanc to the Nid d'Aigle (Eagle's Nest) at 7,782 ft. From there, climbers ascend to the Tête ...

Elite mountaineers Leo Billon and Amaury Fouillade recently climbed such a peak and discovered a new route on the Pointe Raphaël Borgis, 12,083 feet (3,683m), in the Mont Blanc area above the ...

Get the inside knowledge: Chamonix-based Mountain Guides Will Sim and Stuart MacDonald offer the wealth of their experience for those thinking of ticking the highest point in Western Europe. The huge ...

difficult routes are possible, as Leo Billon and Amaury Fouillade demonstrated earlier this month. Their new mixed line on ...

Following a large rockfall, the Chamonix guides advise against ascending Mont Blanc via the Goûter route, and camping is now prohibited at Tête Rousse. Furthermore, the TMB tramway now stops at Mont ...

After After having opened a route alone on Picco Muzio (Matterhorn) the Italian Mountain Guide has now completed the second stage of his tour, choosing another first-class corner, namenly the wild ...

Get the inside knowledge: Chamonix-based Mountain Guides Will Sim and Stuart MacDonald offer the wealth of their experience for those thinking of ticking the highest point in Western Europe. The huge ...