The Latest Breaking News from Alps

One of the most legendary sports towns in the Alps, Kitzbühel is the perfect place for ski fans. Whether you want to make the most of its 233km of slopes, observe daredevils doing the famous Hahnenkamm downhill races or enjoy off-piste activities, it’s got something for everyone

Finally, after what was arguably the worst summer on record for glaciers, snow has begun to fall in the European Alps. It is much needed. Over the 19 years that I have visited and studied the glaciers in Switzerland, I have not seen a summer like 2022. The scale of…

The Casino de Montbenon in Lausanne, Switzerland would make a perfect setting for a James Bond film. Located in magnificent gardens and overlooking Lake Geneva and the Alps, criminals and villains could make their entry or escape by motorboat or helicopter. The building itself is as beautiful as it is…

Swiss glaciers lost six percent of their volume this year, which far exceeded the record set in 2003, a new study says.

Swiss glaciers have recorded their worst melt rate since records began more than a century ago, losing 6% of their remaining volume this year or nearly double the previous record of 2003, monitoring body GLAMOS said on Wednesday,

Loic Menzies, 37, suffered multiple fractures in a cliff fall in Pembrokeshire and needed to be airlifted to hospital

Spring has arrived in Australia’s Snowy Mountains. The snow is starting to melt. Wildflowers are emerging in a variety of colours: blues, yellows, whites … hang on. Those aren’t white flowers. They’re scrunched up bits of toilet paper left behind by skiers, boarders and snow-shoers.

Australia's beloved snow gums are being affected by drought, fire and disease, and those who know the high plains of the Australian Alps can see parts of the landscape changing before their eyes.

Former skiing world champion Adele Milloz and an unnamed friend have been killed whilst attempting to climb Mont Blanc in the French Alps, amid searing temperatures

Record high temperatures in the Alps this summer have led to the discovery of two bodies and an aircraft that crashed in 1968

With winter sports and summer sun, the Austrian city is a destination with something for everyone