The art of cowbells is typical of Switzerland. Here is a moving portraits of two families, one of saddlers and the other of bell founders, who fight to preserve their craft and a Swiss tradition that ...

Acute mountain sickness is as much a problem for experienced alpine climbers and mountaineers as for tourists on a trekking tour. Symptoms range from simple headaches with nausea to complications ...

14 x 50' - Who are the people who make it possible for us to enjoy the mountains to the full? Based on the successful "Dîner à la ferme" format, "Gens d'hiver" introduces 7 mountain ...

It was supposed to be just another training session in preparation for the Glacier Patrol in a month's time. Setting out from Zermatt on Saturday morning, the 6 mountaineers never made it to Arola. ...

The tradition of alpine pasture and "désalpe" is passed down from generation to generation. In the Swiss Jura region, two families settle each summer with their cows. Some make cheese out of their ...

How can we avoid avalanches and put a stop to the increase in mountain accidents? With the growing success of freeride and cross-country skiing, the ending season has been three times more deadly ...

Icefall climbing without the risks? Frozen clod climbing has become an increasingly popular form of mountaineering. Let's meet two of its pioneers, who have opened more than 400 routes and developed ...

Crans-Montana has always looked like a duplicate of Monaco, if you replace the beach by the mountains, that is. The wrld-famous resort embodies a certain idea of Switzerland, with prosperity, calm ...

Climbing all the peaks over 8'000 meters of altitude on the planet! With already ten 8000 summits to her credit, she’s never been so close to achieving this challenge of a lifetime. If she ...

Kurt Moser has been travelling through the mythical mountains of the Dolomites to capture its wilderness thanks to pictures resulting from a particularly delicate technique: the ambrotype. Kurt only ...