Over the past month, the world has watched with awe the tremendous feats of athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics, many of which involve risky mountain sports.
Meanwhile, a man was found guilty of manslaughter after his girlfriend froze to death on Grossglockner, Austria’s highest mountain. Two young men were found dead after they went missing while hiking on Snowdon, the highest mountain in Wales. Mountains in Europe and the United States have also claimed several lives during a particularly heavy snow season.