The project, which he did with regular partner Nicolas Jean, was successful despite unstable seracs and little snow except near the summit.

Mont Blanc is known as the birthplace of modern alpine mountaineering. The first recorded ascent was made on August 8, 1786, by Jacques Balmat and Michel-Gabriel Paccard.

Climbers capture landslide on Mont Blanc 00:37. A Danish hiker fell to his death Wednesday in the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps after slipping from a trail, rescue services said, just one ...

Apparently, it's Fastest Known Time (FKT) season in the French Alps. Just days after Élise Poncet set the women's ski FKT on Mont Blanc, Benjamin Vedrines has set a new men's ski FKT on the peak.

Climbers capture landslide on Mont Blanc 00:37. Four climbers from Italy and South Korea were found dead on the Alps' highest peak of Mont Blanc on Tuesday after they had been missing for three ...

The flurry of fastest known times (FKTs) on Mont Blanc continues. Just days after the Frenchman Benjamin Védrines set a new men's ski FKT ascending and descending the mountain from a church in ...

She said: “Deeply saddened by the death of ski mountaineering champion Adèle Milloz in Mont Blanc, at the age of 26, and of the woman who was by her side.

Geneva was the gateway to the spectacular realm of 11 peaks above 13,000 feet. The vibrant Swiss capital of watches and chocolate was also convenient for exploring some of Lac Leman’s (Lake ...

Vistas around the Tour du Mont Blanc are superlative and, with a lung-busting 10,251m (33,631ft) meters of ascent, they will, quite literally, take your breath away. The route.

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The Mont Blanc region of the Alps is huge, encompassing 155 square miles, with 60 square miles of glaciers and eleven summits over 13,000 feet. Ten thousand years ago, ...