We celebrate 11 of the most beautiful mountains in the world: from the Alaskan wilds and remote Greenland to the giants of ...

In 1865, in what is now referred to as "the golden days of Alpinism", English mountaineer, explorer, illustrator and author, Edward Whymper, completed the first ascent of the Matterhorn ...

Mr Hooks said his friend's specially-designed prosthetic limb fell off near the summit and took more than ... Ocean in the Row2Recovery team. The Matterhorn ascent has raised more than £6,000 ...

A short video clip taken by Hervé Barmasse on the summit of the Matterhorn during the first winter enchainment of the 4 Matterhorn ridges on Thursday 13 March 2014. "What does walking on the top of ...

Mountain Guide Tim Blakemore offers his top tips on reaching its summit successfully. As well as beautiful, the Matterhorn is also steeped in history tinged with tragedy. The first ascensionists’ joy ...

Tuesday, 11 August: Matterhorn summit reached from Rifugio Hornli, then return to Teodulo Wednesday, 12 August: long traverse with Trucco along (Castor - Lyskamm - Capanna Margherita) to the summit of ...

I read a lot of good books, but it’s seldom that I come across a great book. That changed when I came across “Summit,” by Harry Farthing. My mom saw the book advertised in “BookPage,” a free ...

Mountain Guide Tim Blakemore offers his top tips on reaching its summit successfully. As well as beautiful, the Matterhorn is also steeped in history tinged with tragedy. The first ascensionists’ joy ...