Oct 08 2023
Stetind | Stetinden | Stádda Rising almost directly from the dark waters of Stefjorden in northern Norway, Stetinden—better known to generations of climbers simply as Stetind—is one of Scandinavia’s most recognizable mountains. Its smooth granite walls sweep upward into an unmistakable obelisk-like summit, capped by a comparatively flat, anvil-shaped top. Stetinden reaches approximately 1,391 meters …
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 …
Sep 12 2023
Tofana di Rozes Tofana di Rozes is a massive 3,225-meter (10,580-foot) summit rising west of Cortina d’Ampezzo in the Italian Dolomites. It is the third-highest of the three principal Tofane, after Tofana di Mezzo and Tofana di Dentro, yet its enormous south face and remarkably isolated profile make it arguably the most visually imposing mountain …
Sep 10 2023
Antelao (Nantelòu) Antelao is the second-highest mountain in the Dolomites, rising to 3,264 meters (10,709 feet) above the Cadore region of northeastern Italy. Its enormous pyramidal profile dominates the Boite Valley southeast of Cortina d’Ampezzo, earning it the traditional title “King of the Dolomites.” Only Marmolada rises higher in the Dolomites. Yet Antelao is far …
Sep 09 2023
Marmolada Marmolada is the highest mountain in the Dolomites, rising to 3,343 meters (10,968 feet) on the border between Trentino and Veneto in northeastern Italy. Its highest summit, Punta Penia, crowns a massive mountain unlike almost any other in the range: glaciated on the north, cut by one of the greatest rock walls in the …
Sep 02 2023
Mont Blanc (mɔ̃ blɑ̃, Monte Bianco) Mont Blanc is the highest mountain in the Alps and the highest summit in Western Europe, rising above the Chamonix Valley of France and the Aosta Valley of Italy in one of the most famous mountain landscapes on Earth. Its broad snow-and-ice summit crowns the Mont Blanc massif, an …
Sep 02 2023
Aiguille du Dru (Dru, the Drus, Les Drus) Rising dramatically above the Chamonix Valley in the French Alps, Aiguille du Dru is one of the most recognizable rock towers in the entire Mont Blanc massif. Often called simply the Dru or Les Drus, the mountain is famous for its steep granite walls, twin summits, extraordinary …
Aug 31 2023
Aiguille du Midi Rising almost directly above Chamonix, Aiguille du Midi is one of the most recognizable peaks in the Mont Blanc massif and one of the world’s most extraordinary gateways to the high mountains. Its jagged granite summit reaches approximately 3,842 meters (12,606 feet), nearly 2,800 meters above the streets of Chamonix below. What …
Aug 20 2023
Annapurna (अन्नपूर्णा) “Annapurna, to which we had gone empty handed, was a treasure on which we should live the rest of our days. With this realization we turn the page: a new life begins. There are other Annapurnas in the lives of men.” -Maurice Herzog, first ascender of Annapurna I Annapurna is an 8,091-meter (26,545-foot) …
Aug 20 2023
Manaslu (मनास्लु, Kutang) Manaslu is an 8,163-meter (26,781-foot) mountain in north-central Nepal and the eighth-highest mountain on Earth. Rising in the Mansiri Himal east of the Annapurna massif, it is one of the world’s fourteen 8,000-meter mountains and one of Nepal’s most geographically dominant summits. Its name comes from the Sanskrit word manasa, associated with …
