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

France's tallest mountain, Mont Blan,c has shrunk by more than two metres over the past two years, researchers say. While its height naturally fluctuates according to the winds and snowfall at its ...

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 ...

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 ...

"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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Mr Macron walked through the glacier on Thursday with scientists and ministers French President Emmanuel Macron has pledged to create a new reserve around Mont Blanc as part of a raft of environmental ...