3 Mountaineers Die in 6 Days Near Zermatt, Switzerland
Schalihorn near Zermatt. | Image: Cantonal Police Valais/Wallis Three mountaineers have died in two separate incidents near Zermatt,…
Belgian Mountaineers Missing for 34 Years Found on Trift Glacier
The bodies of the 2 missing hikers were recovered and identified after 34 years. | Image: Cantonal Police…
Ultra Runner at Half-Way Point to 2,000KM Record Alps Crossing
Ultra-runner Sophie Woods is halfway done with her 2,000-kilometer run through the Alps. | Credit: Sophie Woods Instagram…
Czech Mountaineer Killed by Rockfall Above Zermatt
The Liskamm is known as the “man-eater” peak. | Image: Karl Stransky A 34-year-old Czech mountaineer was killed…
Mountaineer Dies in Crevasse Fall Near Saas-Fee, Switzerland
The site of the accident. | Image: Cantonal police Wallis/Valais A mountaineer died Thursday, July 2, after falling…
7 Dead in Alps in 24 Hours — The Worst Weekend of 2026
Mont Blanc. Image: SnowBrains Seven alpinists are dead after a catastrophic 24-hour period in the north-western Alps on…
3 Mountaineers Found Dead on Gran Paradiso’s North Face, Italy
Gran Paradiso in the Aosta Valley. | Image; Nuyama Three mountaineers have been found dead on the north…
Cable Car Breakdown Traps 12 Passengers Mid-Air in Italian Alps on Easter Sunday
The Mezzacorona cable car. | Image: Monte di Mezzacorona A mechanical failure on Easter Sunday turned a scenic…
Traverses, Solos, and New Routes in the Alps » Explorersweb
Jonas Schild and Silvan Schupbach have freed Komplexe Komplexe, a trad route in Switzerland’s Stockenflueh with difficulties up…
60 Years Ago: The Tragic Death of John Harlin on the Eiger North Face, Switzerland
Obituary in the New York Times. | Image: John Harlin III March 22 remains one of the most…
More Than 100 Hikers Have Died in the Italian Alps This Summer
<\/div><\/div>”],”filter”:{“nextExceptions”:”img, blockquote, div”,”nextContainsExceptions”:”img, blockquote, a.btn, a.o-button”},”renderIntial”:true,”wordCount”:350}”> Italy’s picturesque mountains have experienced an upturn in tourism this year, and…