We asked our readers to send in their best pictures on the theme of "winter walks". Here is a selection of the photographs we ...

The Eiger, situated in the Bernese Oberland in central Switzerland, is one of the most famous mountains in the Swiss Alps. The north face of the iconic 3,967-metre peak and its other challenging ...

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 ...

The ranges and valleys of the Swiss Alps stand out in this image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission in December 2024.

Ask when booking if your guide knows the Eiger. Anecdotal advice is always useful. Once in the Alps I like to acclimatise and train in the Mont Blanc massif which is cheaper than Switzerland and has ...

Nestled in the Bernese Oberland, Mürren is a stunning car-free mountain village known for its traditional Swiss chalets and breathtaking alpine views. Perched at 1,650 meters (5,413 feet), it ...

The new Eiger Express gondola. Jungfrau Railways has included carbon dioxide reduction and energy ... [+] efficiency in the lift's specifications. In picturesque Grindelwald, Switzerland ...

Ask when booking if your guide knows the Eiger. Anecdotal advice is always useful. Once in the Alps I like to acclimatise and train in the Mont Blanc massif which is cheaper than Switzerland and has ...