The French village of Chamonix has been the thriving center of European mountaineering for more than three centuries but climate change is upending the once-reliable seasons that underpin the region’s important tourism industry. Conditions got so bad in 2022 that mountain guiding associations including Compagnie des Guides de Chamonix, the world’s oldest, stopped offering to lead groups up Mont Blanc’s …
How climate change is reshaping the Alps Getty Images A huge scar is visible down the west face of Aiguille du Dru in the Mont Blanc massif following a series of massive rockfalls As the frozen "glue" that helps hold the rock faces of the Alps together begins to thaw, mountaineers face a growing risk of sudden rockfall. Vedrana Simičević …
