Mass tourism siege on Mont-Blanc
With more visitors than the Grand Canyon, the Mont Blanc does not really need to be introduced as a high flying international …
Alpine Line: Corsican stage
The full story of the Corsican stage of the Alpine Line by Yann and Yoann (Translated and edited by BM) 02/12/2015 : …
Free advertising for the Helbronner cable car
Since the very beginning, Mountain Wilderness has struggled against the use of the Pointe Helbronner, in the Mont Blanc range, as a …
Pascal Payot: A true nature man has passed away.
He was not just talking about mountain nature, he was living it. I have met him in a number of situations where …
Jean Afanassieff, a special mountaineering figure is gone
Jean Afanassieff, a French of Russian origin, has died on January 10 at the age of 61 in Paris. He began to …
The coming death of tourism (Hooray!)
Translation of the last article Published January 7, 2015 by Fabrice Nicolino, wounded on January 7. This satirical paper was initially …
Mountain Wilderness « gets » CIPRA Presidency
For the first time since its foundation in 1952 a woman has been elected president of CIPRA International. Like her predecessor Dominik …
Stelvio National Park Break up postponed
Stelvio National Park: no Break-up for now The Italian Ministry of Environment has postponed the decision to break-up the Stelvio National Park …
A Welcomed Rehabilitation in Mont Blanc
On Monday December 15, the 110 hectares surrounding and including the Mont-Lachat wind tunnel site have been declared a “sensitive natural space” …
“White caps” blocking access to the Mont Blanc tunnel
According to French police and activists, between forty and sixty “white caps” have blocked access to the Mont-Blanc tunnel for more than …