Near the top of the almost 16,000 foot tall Mont Blanc, the winds hit, howling around 40 miles per hour. But French mountain athlete Élise Poncet didn’t want to turn back and be forced to face Mont ...

This summer, Anna DeMonte set a new fastest known time for skiing iconic Mont Blanc via the Grand Mulets route. Partway through her June ascent of Mont Blanc, Anna DeMonte slipped. She was attempting ...

Mont Blanc's peak has been measured at 4,805.59m (15,766ft 4 in), which is 2.22m shorter than in 2021. French geometer Jean des Garets said the shrinking could have been caused by less rain this ...

Paris (AFP) – Rising French mountaineering star Benjamin Vedrines broke the record for the fastest ascent and descent of western Europe's highest mountain Mont Blanc, beating a mark that had ...

Western Europe's highest peak, the Mont Blanc, has lost more than two metres in two years and shrunk to its lowest height since precise measurements started 22 years ago, French researchers say.