10 ALPINE PEAKS


GET YOUR HANDS AND FEET ON ROCKY SLOPES AND SNOW, TALUSES AND AIRY GENDARME-STUDDED RIDGES. WHY NOT CHALLENGE YOURSELF TO REACH THE SUMMIT OR TRAVERSE ONE OF OUR TOP TEN ALPINE PEAKS THIS SUMMER?


From traverses of the Eiger and Mont Blanc to easy start-out adventures and perfect routes to escape the crowds, here’s our pick of the best alpine peaks in the Alps, from facile to diffi cile. So rope up, pack your crampons and head out for an alpine- style summer escape.


Eiger dreams? Approaching the Eiger summit after climbing the classic 1938 route.


16 | 70TH ANNIVERSARY | FOR BRITISH CLIMBING AND WALKING SINCE 1944


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PHOTO: JON GRIFFITH.


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