The Eiger Ultra-Trail broadcast starts on July 19 at 4 a.m. Europe/Paris time—that’s July 18 at 8 p.m. Mountain Time. The livestream is free to watch on Outside TV. Busy running (or more realistically ...

Taking on the Eiger The following is a script from “Taking on the Eiger” which aired on Nov. 29, 2015, and was rebroadcast on Feb. 26, 2017. Anderson Cooper is the correspondent.

The Eiger, 13,015 ft., in Switzerland presents one of the most daunting climbs in the Alps. While it offers various routes, the North Face remains a prestigious and perilous challenge for even the ...

When JT is training at the Eiger, he wears a T-shirt with a funny picture of Shane on it. Without his old friend there to help him, he has turned to new friends.

On Wednesday marked the 75th anniversary of the first successful climb to the top of the Eiger's north face. Although dangers persist on the legendary peak in the Swiss Alps, advances in equipment ...

On Saturday morning, a major rockfall occurred on the North Face of the Eiger, covering the Swiss valley in a cloud of dust. A large boulder that came loose on the upper side of the face triggered ...

A mountaineering dispute continues to simmer after climber Stephan Siegrist questioned a new speed record set by Nicolas ...

The Eiger’s north face is the biggest mountain wall in Europe. It rises nearly 6,000 feet above the scree, more than three times the height of Longs Peak’s famed east face.