The Latest Breaking News from Alps

Jack Haig impresses with mountain attack at the Tour of the Alps

'I came here to race aggressively and treat every stage as a one-day race' says Australian

Cycling News · Apr 17, 2023

Italian bear that killed a 26-year-old runner in the Alps had already attacked two people

Italian prosecutors said a bear that killed a 26-year-old runner in the Alps last week previously attacked two other people.

Evening Standard · Apr 12, 2023

Bear that killed Italian jogger had previously attacked two others

Italian prosecutors on Wednesday identified the bear responsible for killing a 26-year-old runner in the Alps last week as one that had previously attacked two other people.

Reuters · Apr 12, 2023

The underrated village near Bristol that feels like visiting the Alps

The beautiful village has seen murders, hermits and several land feuds

Bristol Post · Apr 3, 2023

Macron takes to the hills for long view on better water management

French President Emmanuel Macron will be in the French Alps on Thursday to present a plan to improve water management, a resource threatened by droughts and global warming.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 30, 2023

'Climate lockdown' anger drives Swiss grandmother to sue Bern at European court

Last summer while dozens of Swiss pensioners were campaigning in the Alps to save their fast-melting glaciers, 85-year-old Marie-Eve Volkoff was instead stuck inside her small Geneva apartment watching pre-recorded TV programmes.

Reuters · Mar 28, 2023

Woman, 18, feared dead after huge 50ft avalanche buries her on school skiing trip

Emily Franciose, from Colorado, US, was on a boarding school trip to the Bernese Alps when she was trapped under a 2,000ft-wide avalanche on the Gstelliwang slope in Bern, Switzerland

Daily Mirror · Mar 24, 2023

Unspoilt and snowclad: the perfect Easter skiing spot in the French Alps

The Haute Maurienne valley has slopes for everyone from children to off-piste adventurers yet is still quieter and wilder than its neighbouring ski areas

The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2023

Perthshire ski climbers make epic uphill journey in the Alps for charity

Six brave fundraisers from Highland Perthshire were pushed to their limits in their successful attempt to climb to 8860m in the 'Everest in the Alps' challenge.

Daily Record · Mar 7, 2023

‘It’s still as beautiful as ever’: the changing face of the French Alps

The reality of the climate crisis is that Chamonix valley’s glaciers are shrinking, though tourist guides and their clients are finding ways to help and adapt

The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2023