In 1949, in post-war Europe, two students embarked on a great climbing adventure bicycling across the Alps, checking off grand walls and faces that remain sought after, though not without mishap.
Filip Babicz raced up the North Ridge of the Piz Badile in less time than it takes most of us to quaff a latte.
In 1966 competing teams raced up the Petit Dru in the Alps above Chamonix, France, to save climbers stranded on the wall.
Getting started in the Alps can be intimidating, and picking your first climb can mean the difference between a rude awakening and happiness. The Balmhorn in the Bernese Alps practically guarantees a soft landing.
The Eiger, Matterhorn, Grandes Jorasses, Petite Dru, Piz Badille and the Cima Grande.
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