Keyword: Glacier

The ÖAV's annual glacier report shows: 92 of 93 glaciers in Austria retreated, the Pasterze by 203,5 meters.

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

The effects of global warming are clearly noticeable and visible in the Alpine regions. The mountains are changing rapidly. To protect what we love, we must reduce our carbon emissions to zero. The climate protection law, which Switzerland will vote on on June 2, creates the basis for this.

In 2022, 3668 people got into an emergency in the Swiss Alps and in the Jura and had to be rescued or recovered by the mountain rescue service - that's slightly less than in the previous year. 109 people died in classic mountain sports - that is significantly fewer than in 2021. At 70 people, the number of falls from crevasses on glaciers was almost twice as high as the average for the last 10 years (38).

In the twenty-fifth issue of BETA, we look at the controversial cover fleece on the Rhone Glacier. We also take a closer look at the case of Iranian sport climber Elnaz Rekabi.

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

Ski area expansions irretrievably destroy sensitive alpine habitats. The latest documentary film Vanishing Lines by the US outdoor specialist Patagonia raises awareness for this topic.

Austria's glaciers have lost an average of 15 meters in length in just one year - this is confirmed by the current glacier report from the Alpine Club. The inexorable retreat of glaciers...