| AMOUNTING | Coming to start of Alps and climbing |
| SLING | A support for carrying a baby close to the parent or carer's body; a type of catapult; or, a type of rope used as an anchor in abseiling and climbing (5) |
| EJECTA | Bits chucked out from back of the plane keeping maximum speed over top of Alps (6) |
| SLUDGE | At end of Alps mistakenly dug the French out of melted snow (6) |
| SPIKENARD | Aromatic plant or dark pine cultivated on east of Alps (9) |
| SEAMAN | Jack handles climbs round peak of Alps (6) |
| COMO | Lake at the foothills of Alps in Lombardy (4) |
| IBEX | Wild goat of Alps with curved horns |
| UPWARDLYMOBILE | Lifting phone and climbing higher to improve reception on social network? (8,6) |
| CRAMPON | Traction device attached to footwear for scaling icy rocks, crossing glaciers, ascending snow slopes and climbing frozen waterfalls (7) |
| VIRGINIACREEPER | Excited pair receiving fern shorn of cover and climbing plant (8,7) |
| HOOPLA | Go away, ignoring leader and climbing mountain, creating fuss |
| FOKKER | German WWI plane renowned for its speed and climbing power |
| SCALDING | Hot day -- and climbing outside (8) |
| ARCHES | Garden structures for supporting rambling roses and climbing plants (6) |
| ELEVATORS | Control surfaces on tailplanes aiding descent and climbing |
| WALLS | Wailing and climbing |
| ITALIAN | Trat's palm tree and climbing plant clipped |
| MONTBLANC | With an elevation of 15,777'ft, the highest mountain in the Alps and Europe, site of Chamonix in its foothills (4,5) |
| LOMBARDY | Containing Lake Como, region of northern Italy between the Alps and the Po, site of La Scala opera house in its capital Milan (8) |
