Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rookie climber Madalin Cristea forged a lasting friendship after a daring rescue during an ill-fated attempt to summit Mont Blanc, ...

At the Rive Gauche of the Argentière Glacier (Mont Blanc), Massimo Faletti and Enrico Lovato have established 'Volevo essere un duro'. Lovato's report details this challenging and stunning mixed climb ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Great Escapes is a series about how sometimes travel doesn’t go as planned — and what happens next. For Madalin “Cris” Cristea, the danger unfolded in slow motion. Cris and two fellow ...

(CNN) — For Madalin “Cris” Cristea, the danger unfolded in slow motion. Cris and two fellow hikers were descending Mont Blanc, the tallest mountain in the Alps. The wind was howling, the snow was ...