Mar 06 2026
Dents du Midi 🏔️ Overview The Dents du Midi are a dramatic chain of seven limestone summits rising above the Rhône Valley and Val d’Illiez in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. Their name translates as the “Teeth of the South,” an appropriate description of the jagged skyline formed by the massif’s closely spaced peaks. Located …
Oct 09 2023
Tour Sallière | Tour Salière Rising to 3,220 meters (10,565 feet) above the lakes, glaciers, and limestone valleys of western Valais, Tour Sallière is one of the most distinctive high mountains in southwestern Switzerland. Its enormous three-sided pyramid rises between Lac de Salanfe, Lac d’Émosson, the Susanfe basin, and Grand Mont Ruan near the French …
Aug 31 2023
Mont Buet Rising to 3,096 meters (10,158 feet) in Haute-Savoie, Mont Buet is one of the most historically important mountains in the French Alps. Although considerably lower than the great 4,000-meter summits of the nearby Mont Blanc massif, Buet played an outsized role in the development of mountaineering, high-altitude science, and early Alpine tourism. The …
