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Scientists hope an eagle will jolt the world out of climate change apathy
With a camera mounted between his wings, Victor the eagle will fly over the Alps and show how its once-magnificent glaciers are now crumbling because of global warming.
Free climber conquers mountain in record time
Dani Arnold scaled Cima Grande — a 1,805-foot-high mountain face in the Sexten Dolomites of northeastern Italy — in record time. He completed the trek in just 46 minutes, 30...
Glacier on famed Mont Blanc in danger of collapse, prompts calls for climate action
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, speaking on Wednesday at the UN General Assembly, said “news that a glacier on the Mont Blanc risks collapsing is a warning that can’t leave...
British ex-soldier upsets French town by leaving 700-pound rowing machine on mountain
A British ex-soldier infuriated the mayor of a French Alps town when he attempted to scale Mont Blanc with a 700-pound rowing machine -- and then left the bulky device...
The Matterhorn is global warming's latest victim
Soon the only way to get up close and personal with the peak of the Matterhorn will be to pick up a package of Toblerone chocolate.
Acclaimed composer killed along with his family in Swiss Alps plane crash
An acclaimed British composer whose company produces and sources music for film, TV, advertising and theater was killed along with his musician wife and baby in a plane crash in...
Baby among 3 killed in Swiss Alps plane crash
A small plane carrying three people, including a baby, crashed in the Swiss Alps, killing all on board. The doomed flight took off Sunday morning from western Switzerland and was...
Climate change could melt most of the ice in the Alps by 2100
Emissions rising at their current rates will result in almost all of the glaciers in the alps melting by the end of the century. A recent study has found that...
Helicopter pilot pulls off insane stunt during rescue
A helicopter pilot is being praised for his amazing skills while flying insanely close to the mountainside while rescuing an injured skier in the French Alps. Emmanuel De Bellavoine suffered a...
Social media helps solve mystery of skier missing since 1954
Social media has helped solve the mystery surrounding the identity of a skier who went missing in the Italian Alps in 1954. The man’s remains were discovered on the Matterhorn...
German billionaire missing in the Alps
BERLIN — Authorities in Switzerland and Italy are searching for a German billionaire who has been missing in the Alps since the weekend. Karl-Erivan Haub, heir to the Tengelmann retail...
Snowboarder suffocates to death in snow after fall
PARIS — A 25-year-old British snowboarder has suffocated to death after falling head-first into a snowdrift in the French Alps. The local mountain guide service said Saturday that two witnesses...
World's steepest funicular line opening in Switzerland
ZURICH - Swiss technology is due to hit new heights on Friday when the world’s steepest funicular line opens at one of its Alpine resorts. Swiss President Doris Leuthard will...
An idyllic Swiss village will pay you $25K to live there
Things are getting so lonely in an idyllic Swiss mountain village, officials wants to pay people $25,000 to move there for good. The initiative aims to repopulate the community of...
Wood mysteriously erected
If you’re trekking in the Austrian Alps there’s a number of things you’d probably expect to see, including snow, rocks, and precious little vegetation. Hikers have gotten an eyeful of...
Wedding guest detained in case of missing French girl
PARIS — French police have detained a wedding guest for questioning in connection with the search for a 9-year-old girl who went missing at a weekend wedding party in the...
Massive search after French girl vanishes from wedding
PARIS — French police widened their search Wednesday for a 9-year-old girl who disappeared during a wedding in the Alps, combing wooded slopes and streams and questioning more potential witnesses....
Training day: 7 amazing international rail journeys
Train trips can be exciting and relaxing at the same time . . . and like a little movie of the places you visited along the way. Fortunately, from long...
Three dead after avalanche strikes French ski resort
PARIS — French officials say three people have died in an avalanche that struck the ski resort of Bonneval-sur-Arc in the Alps. The Savoie prefecture said the avalanche struck around...
Germanwings pilot's dad says he has evidence to clear his son
The father of the Germanwings co-pilot who deliberately flew his airliner into the French Alps, killing all 150 people aboard, claimed Tuesday that he has new evidence that will clear...