Before us was Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in Western Europe. We'd left Chamonix nine days earlier to complete the Tour du Mont Blanc, one of the most popular treks in the world—100 miles through ...

From the crystal waters of Lake Annecy to breathtaking views of Mont Blanc, the Alps are a great destination for anyone who appreciates the beauty of nature. And if you fancy an Alpine holiday without ...

The video of the French Gendarmerie PGHM Chamonix experiment using a transport drone to support mountain rescue teams in the ...

The French Alps are a skier's paradise, but the area offers more beyond the slopes. This quaint town is full of attractions ...

On 18/03/2025 on Pyramide du Tacul in the Mont Blanc massif, the Italian mountain guides Niccolò Bruni and Giovanni Ravizza, together with aspiring mountain guide Michele Tixi, established the mixed ...

THE bodies of five climbers have been discovered on France’s Mont Blanc, Europe’s highest mountain, after a search and rescue team were sent to find them. Six members of a group, including one guide, ...

Cyril Dupuy, the founder of smart telescope maker Vaonis, has set a new record by capturing Europe's highest-altitude image of the sun with one of the company's telescopes during an expedition to ...

Her skis, strapped to one side of her backpack, cut into Anna DeMonte’s back as she ran on wobbly legs through the French village of Chamonix. She couldn’t afford to stop to adjust them. She had to ...

The tallest mountain in France is shrinking. Every two years since 2001, a team of climate and glaciology experts along with other scientists have been measuring the peak of Mont Blanc. This September ...

PARIS (AP) — An avalanche on Mont Blanc swept two skiers to their deaths and left another injured, while a hiker was killed on another slope in the French Alps, according to local authorities. The ...

PARIS (Reuters) - Mountain-climbers have made a grisly discovery in the Mont Blanc range of the Alps - the body of a young climber preserved in ice for 32 years. The body of Patrice Hyvert, who had ...

It’s finders, keepers for one lucky Alps trekker. The mountain climber who discovered precious jewels on Mont Blanc will keep half the treasure, the Chamonix-Mont-Blanc council said Friday. The ...