Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

SHOCKING: 2 - What They Never Told You

10 best winter hiking holidays in Europe for snowshoeing, winter sun and mountain climbs

From trekking the foothills of Mont Blanc to snowshoeing in Oulanka National Park, here are some of the best European trails to tread this winter

The Independent UK

What it’s like to run around Mont Blanc non-stop in Europe’s toughest – and most beautiful – ultra-marathon

It may push you to your limits, but spending the weekend circumnavigating the Alps in the Ultra Trail Mont Blanc is a truly life-changing experience, finds participant Howard Calvert

The Independent UK

Ex-rugby players scale Monte Rosa to fundraise for mental health support

The three former Exeter Chiefs scaled Gran Paradiso and Monte Rosa to fundraise for LooseHeadz, rugby’s leading mental health charity.

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

The ex-Premier League player who has set his sights on conquering Mount Everest

Mountaineering has replaced professional football for former Watford striker Darius Henderson, and after Snowdon and Mont Blanc, the greatest challenge in the sport awaits next May

The Independent UK

American runners win prestigious Mont Blanc trail race

American runner Jim Walmsley won the 20th edition of the Ultra-trail of Mont-Blanc in Chamonix (Haute-Savoie) on Saturday. His compatriot Courtney Dauwalter won the women's category, her third victory in the prestigious sporting event. France landed third place in both categories.

Radio France Internationale

A tour of Savoie’s majestic Alpine lakes

Beloved of historical figures from Jean-Jacques Rousseau to Queen Victoria and Paul Cézanne, the great Alpine lakes of France’s Pays de Savoie match the region’s towering peaks, including Mont Blanc, in their “still, silent majesty”, said Steve King in Condé Nast Traveller. A tour might begin beside the largest and…

The Week

Artist captures the impact of climate crisis over 150 years on Mont Blanc

Paintings from a climb that retraced an 1800s route on western Europe’s highest mountain reveals the extent of the peak’s melting ice

The Guardian - UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Wout Poels claims first career grand stage win but Jonas Vingegaard retains overall Tour de France lead

Wout Poels wins stage 15 on the slopes of Mont Blanc, but Jonas Vingegaard still overall leader

The Independent UK

British man in his 50s dies after falling 160ft during Mont Blanc climb

A British man in his 50s has died during a climb on Mont Blanc in France.

Evening Standard

Hiking a glacier to Col d’Entreves: a breathtaking introduction to mountaineering on the Mont Blanc Massif

A glacier trek to Col d’Entreves is a beginner-friendly but exhilarating and high-risk experience

Advnture

‘The mountain’s power sends volts through the soul’: hiking the Tour du Mont Blanc

An eight-day trek high in the Alps of France, Italy and Switzerland proves a stern test amid bad weather, snoring hikers and hangovers. But the views …

The Guardian - UK

79-year-old man with pacemaker climbs fifth highest mountain in the world

Makalu, at 27,825ft it is the fifth highest mountain in the world with a base camp as high as Mont Blanc, but it a mountain which is climbed far less often than other Himalayan peaks

Daily Mirror

French Alps: Five dead and one missing after avalanche on Easter Sunday

Local tour guides among the dead in tragedy near Mont Blanc

The Independent UK

Six people dead after avalanche in French Alps

The death toll rose to six on Monday morning with the discovery of another body after an avalanche on the slopes of Mont Blanc in southeastern France.

Radio France Internationale

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Reuters

Sixth body found in French Alps following avalanche

French rescue services have found a sixth body following an avalanche southwest of Mont Blanc in the French Alps and have now called off their search, local authorities said on Monday.

The Independent UK

French Alps avalanche tragedy as four killed and nine injured near Mont Blanc

Search for survivors ongoing in resort near Mont Blanc

Daily Mirror

British woman killed on Mont Blanc after sudden avalanche buries her under slab of snow

A British woman was killed in the Chamonix valley in Mont Blanc, French Alps, yesterday as skiers have been warned that the "avalanche hazard is going to increase dramatically"

The Guardian - UK

British woman dies after avalanche in French Alps

Forty-five-year-old and her partner were hiking with a mountain guide when accident happened

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Evening Standard

Avalanche kills British woman in the French Alps

The accident happened on Saturday on the Argentiere Glacier, one of the Mont Blanc mountain range’s biggest glaciers

The Independent UK

Tour du Mont Blanc: The complete travel guide to Europe’s popular long-distance walk

If you relish hiking 18km a day at altitude in all weathers for days on the trot, the TMB offers a classic adventure, writes Margaret Batty

Radio France Internationale

Mayor in French Alps remains defiant despite criticism for suing hikers

A mayor in the French Alps famous for fighting mass tourism on the Mont Blanc has come under fire for filing a legal complaint against two people camping on the mountain's peak. On Monday, he reiterated his vow to protect the popular climbing trails from "wackos".

The Guardian - UK

Running the Mont Blanc ultra, the world’s most famous trail race

With its dizzying ridges and stunning views, Mont Blanc is home to some of the world’s best trail running

Evening Standard

Briton who nearly died on Mont Blanc denies he was wearing a tracksuit for climb

Feda Hussein was left close to death after getting into difficulty during climb of Mont Blanc

The Independent UK

British man with hypothermia rescued on Mont Blanc while ‘dressed for Sunday stroll’

Man was reportedly wearing hiking boots, hiking clothes and draped in sheet when he was found by rescuers

The Independent UK

Adèle Milloz: World champion ski mountaineer, 26, plunges to her death on Mont Blanc

Former gold medallist had been training to become a mountain guide

1 2 3

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.