Situated at the base of one of the most identifiable mountains in the world, this European village is fit for both avid ...

If you had to pick the most mountainy-looking mountain in the world, you could do much worse than choose the Matterhorn. Switzerland's most famous peak soars above the surrounding glaciers to a ...

Switzerland is best known for its iconic spots like the Matterhorn and Lake Geneva. But as much as these popular destinations steal the limelight, they can overshadow other unique experiences waiting ...

Swiss mountaineer Jean Troillet and the Frenchmen Martial Dumas and Jean-Yves Fredriksen have made the first ascent of "Sébastien Gay" (600m ABO), a new difficult route up the North Face of the ...

Thriving alpine wildflower meadows such as this one in the shadow of the Matterhorn are a testament to the commitment the Swiss have given to protecting biodiversity across their country’s ...

As reported by the Swiss weekly NZZ am Sonntag ... and had said that it was codenamed “Project Matterhorn” (for the Matterhorn). The sources said that the main purpose of the espionage ...

The wind and cloud-swept Matterhorn dominates the Alpine range above the Swiss mountain village of Zermatt. (Photo by Ben Davidson) Zermatt’s out-of-this-world Alpine scenery and cherished Swiss ...