MOUNTAINS
Taking out the Himalaya: another piece in the monsoon puzzle
Jul 24, 2019
Written by
Katie Burton
A new model of the monsoon system, which dispenses with the Himalaya Mountains, has demonstrated how the ocean impacts the strength and timing of the annual rains
Tides - strange eden
May 17, 2018
Written by
Nick Bullock
In this extract from his new book, Tides, mountain climber and critically-acclaimed author Nick Bullock recounts an eventful climb in the French Alps, one with echoes of a much more tragic past
The UK has a new highest mountain
Dec 14, 2017
Written by
James Field
Trivia fans take note, Mount Hope in the British Antarctic Territory has recently been re-measured and found to out-reach the previous highest peak by a comfortable 50 metres
Glacial Growth: cracking the ‘Karakoram anomaly’
Oct 10, 2017
Written by
Chris Fitch
Among the Himalaya region, which along with most of the rest of the planet is steadily warming, there lies an aberration which is allowing glaciers in the area to remain stable, even grow in size, rather than melt and shrink
From the top: measuring Everest
Jul 01, 2017
Written by
Geographical
Is the official height of Mount Everest accurate?
Tunnel Vision: Norway’s shipping proposals
May 27, 2017
Written by
Laura Cole
Norway is to undercut a mountainous peninsula to create the world’s first sea shipping tunnel
The many faces of the Swiss postbus
Mar 27, 2017
Written by
Vitali Vitaliev
For the Swiss, the iconic yellow postbuses are much more than just a means of public transportation. Vitali Vitaliev hops on board for a journey of discovery
Moving mountains: can Norway give Finland a peak?
Oct 11, 2016
Written by
Chris Fitch
Norway is looking to gift a mountain to Finland as a 100th birthday present. But is it legally feasible?
Cumbria claims Britain’s newest mountain as persistence pays off
Sep 14, 2016
Written by
Laura Cole
As a Cumbrian hill in the Yorkshire Dales is offically declared a mountain by a mere six millimetres, Geographical talks to summit mapper Myrddyn Phillips about what defines a mountain
Jungfrau: the top of Europe
Aug 17, 2016
Written by
Chris Fitch
Chris Fitch travels to the Jungfrau region of Alpine Switzerland, where anyone can get under the skin of a mountain – literally
Journey to the top: climbing Everest in virtual reality
Jun 30, 2016
Written by
Paul Presley
A development team from Iceland is bringing the top of the world to the heart of your living room
The world’s longest rail tunnel
Jun 25, 2016
Written by
Chris Fitch
Northern and southern Europe reach new levels of connectivity, thanks to the opening of the world’s longest rail tunnel, under the Alps
Rock unsolid
Jan 20, 2016
Written by
Laura Cole
Falling rocks and unstable cliff faces are always a hazard for mountain climbers, however, could climate change be adding to the danger?
Snow bound
Dec 23, 2015
Written by
Graeme Gourlay
Travelling in the tiny and relatively new nation of Slovenia, Graeme Gourlay finds it impossible not to notice the connection its residents have with their landscape
What’s in a name?
Oct 28, 2015
Written by
Laura Cole
The highest mountain in North America’s has been renamed ‘Denali’ after 98 years of being called ‘Mount McKinley’
The start of the Pyrenees
Aug 26, 2015
Written by
Chris Fitch
A ride up La Rhune, on the French-Spanish border, gives an insight into a unique regional Basque landscape
Vanishing glaciers of Everest
Jul 02, 2015
Written by
Laura Cole
At the Royal Society Summer Exhibition, a team of researchers discuss the future of the glaciers found on the world’s highest mountain
Sierra Nevada snowpack shrinks
Apr 30, 2015
Written by
Tom Hart
As California’s record drought continues, snowpack in the Sierra Nevada shrinks
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