Oct 08 2023
Store Skagastølstind | Storen Rising to approximately 2,405 meters (7,890 feet) in the wild western mountains of Jotunheimen, Store Skagastølstind—better known simply as Storen—is Norway’s third-highest mountain and one of the most important climbing summits in Scandinavian history. Unlike Galdhøpiggen and Glittertinden, Norway’s two higher mountains, Storen has no ordinary hiking route to the top. …
Oct 06 2023
Ben Nevis | Beinn Nibheis Rising to 1,345 meters (4,413 feet) above the Scottish Highlands, Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in Scotland, the highest mountain in the United Kingdom, and the highest point anywhere in the British Isles. Known locally simply as “the Ben,” the mountain rises immediately east of Fort William in the …
Oct 06 2023
Benbulbin (Ben Bulben, Benbulben, Binn Ghulbain) Rising abruptly above the green fields of County Sligo, Benbulbin is one of the most recognizable mountains in Ireland. Its broad, nearly level summit and deeply fluted limestone cliffs create a profile so distinctive that the mountain can be identified from miles away along the northwest coast. Also written …
Oct 06 2023
Scafell Pike Rising to 978 meters (3,209 feet) in England’s Lake District, Scafell Pike is the highest mountain in England and one of the best-known summits in the British Isles. Its rocky summit stands above Wasdale, Borrowdale, Eskdale, and the high central fells, surrounded by a landscape of volcanic rock, glacial valleys, mountain tarns, scree, …
Oct 06 2023
Tre Cime di Lavaredo | Drei Zinnen Few mountain formations in Europe are as instantly recognizable as the Tre Cime di Lavaredo. Rising almost vertically from a high rocky plateau in the northeastern Dolomites, the three enormous towers form one of Italy’s defining Alpine landscapes and one of the most photographed mountain groups in the …
Oct 06 2023
Fünffingerspitze | Punta Cinquedita | Punta delle Cinque Dita Rising like a giant stone hand between the massive peaks of the Sassolungo Group, Fünffingerspitze is one of the most distinctive climbing mountains in the Dolomites. Known in Italian as Punta delle Cinque Dita and in Ladin as Pizes di Cin Dëic, the mountain reaches 2,996 …
Oct 05 2023
Langkofel (Saslonch, Sassolungo) Rising to 3,181 meters (10,436 feet) above Val Gardena, Langkofel is one of the great landmark mountains of the Dolomites. Known in Italian as Sassolungo and in Ladin as Saslonch, the immense pale-rock summit dominates the western Dolomites with sheer walls, deep gullies, narrow ledges, rock towers, and an unmistakably elongated profile. …
Oct 05 2023
Plattkofel (Sasplat, Sassopiatto) Rising to 2,964 meters (9,724 feet) on the western side of the Sassolungo Group, Plattkofel is one of the most distinctive mountains in the western Dolomites. Known in Italian as Sassopiatto and in Ladin as Sasplat, the mountain looks dramatically different from its towering neighbor Langkofel. Its northern and eastern sides break …
Oct 04 2023
Grohmannspitze (Sasso Levante) Rising above Sella Pass as one of the great stone towers of the western Dolomites, Grohmannspitze is a striking climbing mountain in the Sassolungo Group of northern Italy. Known in Italian as Punta Grohmann and in Ladin as Sas da duman, the summit reaches about 3,114 meters (10,217 feet) on modern Italian …
Oct 04 2023
Sass Pordoi Rising to approximately 2,950 meters (9,678 feet) above Passo Pordoi, Sass Pordoi is one of the most accessible high summits in the Dolomites and one of the finest viewpoints in northern Italy. Its broad, almost barren summit forms part of the southern edge of the Sella Group, where enormous layered cliffs rise abruptly …
