Keyword: Alps

Many more foreign people have fatal accidents

Mountain emergency statistics 2023: In the Swiss Alps last year, 3501 people were in distress and 114 people had fatal accidents.

Again: Swiss glaciers are melting rapidly | 2023

The Swiss glaciers are melting faster and faster. They have experienced the second worst summer for their existence since measurements began.

Duel On The Abyss | Netflix documentary about Ueli Steck & Dani Arnold

Ueli Steck and Dani Arnold fought a duel in the Alps. The Netflix documentary “Duel on the Abyss” is dedicated to this rivalry.

In 44 days on all 48 Swiss 4000m peaks

The Swiss alpinist Gabriel Jungo climbed all 44 Swiss 48m peaks in 4000 days and covered the distances in between by fair means.

Alps threaten record meltdown in 2022 | glacial retreat

The heat waves in May and June hit the Swiss glaciers massively. In the Alps it looks like mid-August normally. 

Spectacular footage of an eagle flight over the Alps

The Eagle Wings Foundation wants to draw attention to the effects of climate change on alpine ecosystems by means of spectacular flights by an eagle.

Will there soon be fewer helicopter flights in the Alps?

Air traffic in the high alpine region of Switzerland has always been a highly controversial issue. A decision made by the Federal Council four years ago is now being overturned by...

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