From mountain photography to ice-climbing – try it all at this summer festival in the French Alps Improve your mountain skills by day and party by night at the Arc’teryx Alpine Academy in Chamonix After a day spent hiking across the Col d’Entrèves glacier, a sugar hit is required. I descend on the cable car […]

My stay in Switzerland’s oldest mountain inn – where winter sports aren’t allowed Perched high above a frozen lake, Grimsel Hospiz in the Bernese Oberland offers an unusual winter escape, with gourmet food, a hot tub, star-filled skies and no distractions Near the top of the Grimsel Pass in Switzerland’s Bernese Oberland, a small crowd […]