I had to brave wolves, bitter weather and mountain passes during my epic journey, but it was transformative Before riding a horse across the Ligurian Alps in north-west Italy, I had never heard the ...

On the "most beautiful limestone in the Ligurian Alps", ie, on the splendid south face o Rocca dei Campanili del Mongioie, Matteo Gambaro and Alessandro Cariga established La Fenice from the ground-up ...

The first two pitches are demanding although somewhat sweeter thanks to the excellent bolting. The rock on pitches 2, 3 and 5 is outstanding, the best Rocca dei Campanili can offer! On the "most ...

The Alps, one of the most iconic mountain ranges in the world, stretch across eight countries in south-central Europe. This extensive mountain system spans approximately 1,200 kilometres in a crescent ...

The Alps were formed about 130 million years ago by the collision of the Eurasian and the African tectonic plates. Strong tectonic forces are still active in the earth's crust. But what exactly ...