Climbers in Switzerland have scaled one of the Alps' last wild faces that had never been previously climbed. The Punta Pioda mountain is a towering 10,620ft (3,237m) peak in the Bregaglia range of the ...

Punta Pioda doesn't have the same notoriety as the north faces of the Eiger, the Matterhorn, or the Grandes Jorasses. But it's beautiful and impressive.

What's the best 4,000m peak in the Alps for ... a peak in Switzerland - testament to the concentration of excellent peaks of that altitude there. Progressing to alpine routes can be intimidating and ...

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The Punta Pioda mountain is a towering 10,620ft (3,237m) peak in the Bregaglia range of the Swiss Alps. Although it doesn ... north face in an expert four-day climb. The group began their ascent ...