Marco Odermatt, the 27-year-old Swiss superstar of men’s skiing, has raced down the longest and quirkiest World Cup downhill ...

They required an entire month, and about a ton of equipment to ascend the daunting north face of the Eiger. It was considered a siege of the mountain. Their ton of gear included hundreds of bolts ...

Many British Mountain Guides offer this sort of pre-Alpine training now. Ask when booking if your guide knows the Eiger. Anecdotal advice is always useful. Once in the Alps I like to acclimatise and ...

The new Eiger Express gondola ... The gondola to the top of First Mountain in Grindelwald, Switzerland. Grindelwald is doing the best it can, say tourism officials. Melanie Trummer, a product ...

If you're looking for a place that's filled with gorgeous views and outdoor adventure, you must pick Switzerland as your ... three peaks in the area — Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau.

Interview with British alpinist Tom Ballard after the first ascent of ‘Titanic' (A3/M5/6b, 2000m), a new climb up the North Face of the Eiger (Switzerland), first ascended together with Marcin ...

An international trio comprised of Roger Schäli (Switzerland), Robert Jasper (Germany) and Simon Gietl (Italy) have established Odyssee (8a+, 1400m), a difficult and serious new rock climb up the ...

It flew us up over the Jungfrau“ mountain in Switzerland, then I jumped out over the Jungfrau“ and flew towards the Eiger“ (there are three famous mountains, „eiger“, „mönch“ and ...

The Alps are Europe’s biggest mountain range and lie right at the heart of the continent. They stretch across eight countries: France, Switzerland ... and the Eiger. There are many glaciers ...