On 05/04/2016 the Austrian alpinists Vittorio Messini and Matthias Wurzer made the first ascent of Südwandwächter (M5, WI4+, 600m), a new mixed climb up the South Face of Grossglockner (3798m) in ...

GOING on holiday with teens is not easy. I have a 13-year-old daughter and at that age, understandably, she doesn’t want to hang out with her dad all day. Equally I don’t want her to spend her whole ...

On 25/11/2014 Simon Gietl and Vittorio Messini made the first ascent of Hakuna Matata (V, M6 650m), a new mixed and ice climb up the North Face of Wasserkopf (3135m), Rieserferner group, Tauern Alps.

The word 'wellness' has infiltrated all of our brains (and bathroom cabinets/kitchen cupboards) over the last few years – and that mindset is about to dominate our holidays too, with experts ...

I’d never considered an activity-based holiday like Neilson's Messini Beachclub before. I’m not especially sporty, and my ...