Pump Park Vintage Photography/Alamy The Aletsch Glacier in Switzerland’s Bernese Alps is the mightiest mass of ice in Europe. Covering a staggering 66 square miles (171sq km) it has always attracted ...

Verdict A classic Dauphiné of the recent genre, it’s a tour of the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region and each year the race gets ...

France's new First Consul - Napoleon Bonaparte - faces a precarious military situation, with huge Austrian armies poised to ...

With the retreat of the climbing team attempting a winter ascent on Makalu, the winter climbing season in the Himalayas officially ends. The pristine mountain range will enjoy a respite from human ...

Dramatic video captured a man dressed all in black getting stuck climbing tall security fencing outside the White House — with witnesses hearing him say “F–k it” before trying to climb over.

Kate Middleton enjoyed a ski trip in the Alps with her family before announcing that her cancer is in remission during an official royal engagement last week, according to a report. The Princess ...

Over the past century ambitious and brave mountaineers have sought the highest and most remote mountains in the world to explore and climb. Their expeditions, often at the expense of mountaineers ...

On January 29, 1873, Prince Luigi Amadeo Giuseppe Maria Ferdinando Francisco di Savoia-Aosta, better known as the Duke of Abruzzi, was born. The Italian Duke's interests were extensive. He was an ...

A 62-year-old British woman has died in the French Alps after colliding with another skier, according to local reports. The English woman was skiing on the Aiguille Rouge mountain of Savoie at ...

The Princess of Wales recently travelled to the Alps on a family ski trip, according to The Mail on Sunday. Princess Kate, 43, was reportedly joined by her husband Prince William, 42, and their ...