Tragically, four well-known mountaineers have recently lost their lives in the Mont Blanc, Bernese Oberland and Bernina massifs. Read more »
Frenchmen Fabien Dugit and Cédric Lachat have succeeded in making the first free ascent of the rarely climbed hard aid route Balade au Clair de Lune on the South Face of the Fou (3,501m) in the Chamonix Aiguilles. Read more »
Spanish climbers Josep Maria Esquirol and David Palmada made a spirited attempt to climb the centre of the rock scar on the west face of the Petit Dru, more or less along the line formerly taken by the American Direttissima. Read more »
Hilary Sharp escapes the sprawling destruction of ski resorts and heads to the Dauphiné Alps for some low-impact snowshoeing. Read more »
Christopher Baud, Brice Bouillanne and Jonathan Charlet have added a new route to the very rarely climbed northwest face of the Dent du Géant, one of the Mont Blanc range's celebrated 4,000m peaks. Read more »
A legendary figure in French mountaineering, Jean-Claude Marmier, passed away on Thursday 24 July at the age of 71. Read more »
The Swiss guide Michel Darbellay, best known for making the coveted first solo ascent of the north face of the Eiger, has passed away aged 79 Read more »
Spanish mountain runner Kilian Jornet has just set a new record time for the ascent, and descent, of 6,186m Denali. Read more »
Long time Alpine Club and BMC member, Himalayan and alpine veteran, Ray Colledge died on the 10th April aged 91. Read more »
Chamonix-based Jeff Mercier and Korra Pesce have made the first free and possibly only the second overall ascent of a little known Chris Bonington route on the west face of the Aiguille du Plan. Read more »
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