A massive rockfall blasted down the treacherous North Face of the Eiger on September 7th. The thunderous explosion distributed mountainous dust throughout the Swiss valley below the iconic peak.

No other mountain in the Alps elicits emotions like the Eiger. Foreboding and dominant above the Alpine village of Grindelwald, it has been the inspiration for Hollywood films, books and countless ...

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. Their ton of gear included hundreds of bolts ...

He is forced to take a case where he must find out which of the members of a mountain climbing team is ... an expedition to climb the treacherous Eiger.

It's also as a base for mountain-climbing ascents up the iconic north face of Mount Eiger. Every year, sculptors from all over the world gather for the Grindelwald World Snow Festival (Jan. 16-22).

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 ...

Philipp Brugger from Austria and Nicolas Hojac from Switzerland climbed the north faces of Eiger, Mönch & Jungfrau in 15 ...

Making a steady start, they summited the 13,015ft (3,967m) Eiger mountain in 5 hours and 53 minutes before speeding down to ...

Swiss climber Nicolas Hojac and his Austrian partner Philipp Brugger have set a new record after climbing three famous Swiss mountains in 15 and a half hours - almost 10 hours faster than the previous ...

No other mountain in the Alps elicits emotions like the Eiger. Foreboding and dominant above the Alpine village of Grindelwald, it has been the inspiration for Hollywood films, books and countless ...