This article was first published by Climbing.com. In the early afternoon of Sunday, July 3, a massive chunk of ice and rock broke free from the glacier atop Italy ... in the Alps,” he said.

The beam from my headlamp scans the rock above as I search ... climbers on this magnificent wall — the 1,800-foot north face of the Cima Grande (9,840 feet) in the Dolomites of northern Italy.

which dominates the Alps at 4,807 metres tall, is officially closed. But conditions have deteriorated so much that only the most experienced climbers are able to reach it in late July, according ...

European mountain guides are cancelling climbs up some of the most iconic peaks in the Alps ... and Italy say that a series of heat waves starting in May, coupled with the ongoing effects of global ...

Usually at the height of summer, tourists flock to the Alps and seek out well-trodden paths up to some ... which straddles France, Italy and Switzerland. The Guide Alpine Italiane said on its Facebook ...

Heat wave makes conditions at the Alps' highest mountain treacherous for climbing Climbers aiming ... who bears these costs,” according to CNN. Italian officials in the town of Courmayeur ...

Usually at the height of summer, tourists flock to the Alps ... that the Italian Alpine region had shut only two and that there were many other breathtaking and safe routes to take. Climbing ...

The record-breaking heatwave still impacting parts of Europe is leading to “extreme” ice loss in the Alps, and has exposed ... believed to be from climbers who died in the Seventies or ...

As part of Club Med's ambition to open 17 new resorts and complete 13 renovations or property extensions by 2024, the brand ...