In a new column about out-of-season travel, Richard Grant stays in Chamonix - and is greeted by hurricane-force storms.

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From an easy hike across French wine country to a tough trek around the Mont Blanc massif, here are 10 European walks for all abilities Camino Francés, Spain The Camino de Santiago , or Way of St James, is a series of pilgrimages beginning at various points across Europe but all ending in Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Most popular is the Camino Francés, which begins in St-Jean-Pied-de-Port in ...

Hike the ancient stone donkey paths of the Greek Pelion peninsula or trek the mountain trails of the Côte d'Azur – Been there readers recommend the best walks in Europe Add a tip for next week and you could win a digital camera More hiking holidays in our walking special in Saturday's Guardian Travel Winning tip: The Pelion peninsula, Greece This peninsula on the Aegean is crisscrossed with a ...

On a sunny late April morning in Monte Carlo, 42 exceedingly rare vintage cars from around the world assembled on the plaza in front of the famed casino. The roar of revving engines in autos dating from 1913 to a token modern concept car reverberated through our bones as we awaited the start of the ...

The best athletes in the world have long competed for their countries in the Summer Olympics -- even if some of their respective sports were rather bizarre. While some fans will spend their time watching basketball, swimming and soccer competitions at the 2012 games in London, a few others may remember the good 'old days of Finnish baseball, glima and korfball. Korf...what?  There have been ...

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Next summer, an A-level student from Belfast is hoping to become the youngest Irish person to reach the top of Mount Everest, but it’s not the record he is chasing, it’s the accomplishment

The Williams River was so languid and lovely last Saturday morning that it was almost impossible to imagine the violence with which it must have been running on August 28, 2011. And yet the evidence was all around: sand piled high on its banks, trees still scattered as if by a giant's fist, and most obvious of all, a utilitarian temporary bridge where for 140 years a graceful covered bridge had ...

Chris Davenport soaks in the views from the top of Mount Hood on May 13. Ted Mahon could not help but chuckle as rain pelted the windshield during his entire drive to the airport.