Criterion (viii): The property provides an outstanding example of the formation of the High Alps resulting from uplift and compression which began 20-40 million years ago. Within an altitude range ...

A BRITISH skier has died after losing control on a Swiss mountain slope and plunging ... was found dead at the bottom of a cliff in the French Alps following an après ski party in Avoriaz.

A French graffiti artist's monumental mountaintop project aims to encourage a more contemplative approach to life by inspiring childlike wonder at clouds drifting by. The 1,500sq m (16,145 sq foot ...

Four Norwegians and a Swiss woman were reportedly killed in avalanches while skiing off-piste in the French Alps on Wednesday ...

It also has the world's steepest train ride. In the heart of the Swiss Alps, a cog railway takes you up to the top of Mount Pilatus, which is 6,982 feet tall. The steepest sections have a stunning ...

The Swiss National Park was founded in 1914, making it both the oldest national park in Switzerland's Alps and in central ... no removal of any items (such as rocks or plants).

The climb in the Bernese Alps, completed on April 5, saw the pair broke the previous record of 25 hours by Swiss alpinists Ueli Steck and Stephan Siegrist in 2004. "This record feels completely ...

The climb in the Bernese Alps, completed on April 5, saw the pair broke the previous record of 25 hours by Swiss alpinists Ueli Steck and Stephan Siegrist in 2004. "This record feels completely ...