Chamonix has been at the sharp end of Alpine adventure since 1760, when a Genevois scientist offered a prize for the first ...

ROME–The road that winds towards France from Courmayeur in Italy’s spectacular Aosta Valley is an Alpine paradise. In the spring and summer, the Mont Blanc foothills are covered with a carpet of ...

"It's a tough decision but a very good one, because Mont Blanc is a climb unlike any other. You have to be prepared," Mayor Jean-Marc Peillex of Saint Gervais, the Alpine town where the most popular ...

Towering majestically in the Alps, the mountain of Mont Blanc is naturally completely indifferent to political disputes over borders - but that doesn't stop the three countries arguing over it. At ...

President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that France will move to limit access to Mont Blanc, Western Europe’s tallest mountain and a famous tourist attraction, as part of a broad effort to protect the ...

But French authorities say "huge visitor numbers" and people camping illegally have led to concerns over sanitary risks such as water availability and problems with waste disposal. Starting Saturday, ...

Take an evening walk in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France, where the lights of the alpine town sparkle beneath the towering Mont Blanc. With boutique shops, cozy cafés, and stunning mountain views, it’s the ...

The tallest mountain in France has shrunk by more than 7 feet in the last two years. On Thursday, researchers said that Mont Blanc stands 4,805.59 metres tall, which is 2.2 metres shorter than its ...

MILAN, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Key maintenance works on the Mont Blanc tunnel between Italy and France have been postponed until September next year, Italy's transport ministry said, after the partial ...

French rescue officials found the bodies of two Italian and two South Korean climbers near the peak of Mont Blanc after they went missing over the weekend during bad weather. The Chamonix-Mont Blanc ...

Amateur climbers have been urged to steer clear of France's Mont Blanc as extreme heat is causing more frequent rockfalls. Non-professional climbers are being urged to steer clear of France's Mont ...

GRENOBLE, France (AFP) - A climber who had his shoes stolen at a refuge on Mont Blanc, Europe's highest mountain, had to be rescued by helicopter on Monday, police told AFP. Mountain rescue ...