Alpine

Glacier 3000: rider flies out of Alpine Coaster

"If you want to experience true adrenaline, then you must take a ride on the world's highest bobsleigh track" - so says the Glacier 3000's website. After recent news of two accidents on the glacier's Alpine Coaster, we are not so sure about this "true adrenaline" thing, especially when it ends in the hospital. After one tourist was thrown 30 meters from a bobsleigh on Sunday July 27, which followed an accident earlier in the year when one rider slammed into the back of another going down the tra...

Undated portrait of Irish mountaineer Gerard McDonnell is seen in the registration book of the Alpine Club of Pakistan. ...

AP - Undated portrait of Irish mountaineer Gerard McDonnell is seen in the registration book of the Alpine Club of Pakistan.

First Alpine Hike - Flumserberg

After our first two Saturdays of IKEA overwhelm, we were most excited to turn to other pursuits yesterday. With the house under enough control, we took the opportunity to explore farther afield by driving an hour into the Alps for...

Pope Benedict XVI looks out at the crowd as he arrives in Bressanone, near Bolzano, Italy, Monday, July 28, 2008. The Po...

AP - Pope Benedict XVI looks out at the crowd as he arrives in Bressanone, near Bolzano, Italy, Monday, July 28, 2008.

Athletes pass over the Sunniberg Bridge at Klosters near Davos, during the 23rd Swiss Alpine Marathon, Saturday, July 26...

AP - Athletes pass over the Sunniberg Bridge at Klosters near Davos, during the 23rd Swiss Alpine Marathon, Saturday, July 26, 2008 in Davos, Switzerland.

Athabasca Glacier VR Scene: Jasper National Park Canadian Rockies

The journey to the glacier is an adventure, particularly the "Ice Explorer" ride. Full screen vr scene. Links: Clusty Search: Athabasca Glacier Clusty Search: Jasper National Park Alpine Club of Canada Lonely Planet Thorn Tree Forum 53.203399 -117.239571

Climbing In A Blizzard To The Death

This weekend, some racers running up an Alpine mountain perished in a summer blizzard. The story is remarkable because it shows clearly how bizarre people think when they lose all sight of reality and limitations imposed by natural forces. The...

Hublot is new title sponsor of Gstaad polo

A tournament with a new sponsor? Now there's an achievement in today's global business climate. This year's Gstaad polo tournament, the largest summer alpine polo event, has the Swiss watch manufacturer Hublot as its main sponsor. The Hublot Polo Gold Cup takes place this year from August 14-17, and will feature four high-goal teams from four countries. There is the Swiss patron Fabien Pictet who lives in London, Thomas Rinderknecht from Zurich, Franck Dubarry from France, who lives between Buen...

Snowstorm turns Alpine race into battle for survival

Survivors of a disastrous Alpine race which ended with the deaths of two runners have spoken of how participants crawled through a snowstorm on their hands and knees and wept with exhaustion during the run up Germany's highest mountain.

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