It might not be the country's highest peak, but Mitre Peak is one of the most popular. Roy Sinclair reports. Some of the world's alpine peaks have been destined to fame. They are not necessarily the ...

Five years ago, I stood at the end of a knife-edge ridge, a tangle of blue rope at my feet, my 25-year-old daughter Lilidh by my side. I knew we were beaten – we hadn’t made it anywhere near the top.

Mitre Peak - one of the seven new wonders of nature? Associate Tourism Minister, Jonathan Coleman, welcomes the inclusion of Mitre Peak in the New Seven Wonders of Nature competition. “It’s great that ...

Mitre Peak in New Zealand is one of the most photographed mountain peaks in the world. Vinicunca in Peru is one of the most colourful and beautiful mountains int hr world. Mount Everest is the highest ...