Weekend Warm-Up: The Longest Ridgeline

Erik Heldmann and climbing partner David Deichmann attempt Europe's longest ridgeline, the Peuterey Integral, on the Mont ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Inside One Scientist’s Quest to Understand Why Climate Change Is Making Europe’s Highest Peak More Dangerous

Geomorphologist and veteran climber Ludovic Ravanel is learning how Mont Blanc is shifting—and sharing his discoveries with the Alpine community Paul Hockenos Alpinists ascend along a narrow ridge of ...
The Atlantic

Why Is Mont Blanc One of the World's Deadliest Mountains?

Despite the wide coverage it received, the news last week that 11 people had died in two separate incidents just days apart on the slopes of Mont Blanc, high in the French Alps, was probably not a ...
The New York Times

Overcrowded and More Dangerous, Mont Blanc Faces a Crisis

On Western Europe’s highest mountain, the number of inexperienced climbers is growing and climate change is taking a toll. Are new safety measures enough? By Paige McClanahan The Goûter Refuge — a ...