They required an entire month, and about a ton of equipment to ascend the daunting north face of the Eiger. It was considered a siege of the mountain ... footage from Swiss public television ...

Many British Mountain Guides offer this sort of pre-Alpine training now. Ask when booking if your guide knows the Eiger. Anecdotal advice is always useful. Once in the Alps I like to acclimatise and ...

After two years of meticulous planning, in April 2015 America’s JT Holmes made a jaw-dropping jump off the North Face of the Eiger. Starting from the summit of this legendary mountain, the 35-year-old ...

The new Eiger Express gondola ... The gondola to the top of First Mountain in Grindelwald, Switzerland. Grindelwald is doing the best it can, say tourism officials. Melanie Trummer, a product ...

On 21 February Ueli Steck from Switzerland climbed the North Face of the Eiger in a record time ... What does the Eiger mean to you? The Eiger is, and will always remain, my backyard mountain. I think ...

Perched 5,400 feet high in the midst of the Lauterbrunnen Valley mountains ... with views over Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau. Pair a glass of wine with your traditional Swiss cheeses, or sip on ...

The Alps, one of the most iconic mountain ranges in the world, stretch across eight countries in south-central Europe. This ...

In a display of Swiss strength, Marco Odermatt and Franjo von Allmen claimed first and second place on Saturday, continuing Switzerland's dominance in the 2024/25 season. Odermatt, the 27-year-old ...

The Swiss Alps in Grindelwald ... is a village and popular ski resort at the foot of the Eiger north face, surrounded by an impressive mountain landscape. The Star Wars connection goes even ...

They stretch across eight countries: France, Switzerland ... creating some of the highest mountains in Europe, like the Matterhorn, Mont Blanc, and the Eiger. There are many glaciers here ...