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"It was a really emotional moment" - Rapid alpinists smash Swiss speed climbing record by over 10 hours
Speed climbing duo Nicolas Hojac and Philipp Brugger raced up the Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau mountains in record time
"Every pitch was a real conquer" - Climbers summit one of the last wild faces in the Alps in expert 4 day ascent
The experienced alpine trio climbed the previously untouched north face of the 10,620ft Punta Pioda mountain
Who was Ueli Steck? The “Swiss Machine” mountaineer who broke records on the world’s most iconic peaks
Ueli Steck’s warm character, insatiable drive and astonishing climbs made him one of the greatest climbers and mountaineers of the modern era
The most beautiful mountains in the world: from K2 to the Matterhorn and beyond
We celebrate 11 of the most beautiful mountains in the world: from the Alaskan wilds and remote Greenland to the giants of the Karakorum and Himalayas
From first tracks to Après ski – how to spend 3 epic days in Chamonix
We head to the legendary French resort to get to grips with the many faces of Chamonix
Want to test your nerves? The ‘world’s steepest cable car’ has just opened in Switzerland
The all-new Schilthornbahn 20XX cable car connects two picturesque villages in the Swiss Alps at an extreme angle
Backcountry skiers lose access to popular off glacier in the French Alps after inspectors discover damage to uplift cables
The closed cable car normally provides access to La Meije mountain and glacier in the French Alps
Who is Reinhold Messner? The world's mountain GOAT
We look into the incredible life of Reinhold Messner, the Tyrolean titan widely considered to be the greatest mountaineer of all time
