The Alps mountain range is shared by eight European nations, which is also known as the Alpine countries: Italy, France, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany, Slovenia, and Monaco.

German climber Toni Kurz became trapped on the deadly Eiger North Face after a storm struck. Despite rescuers being just feet away, the 23-year-old mountaineer uttered his final words before dying in ...

Temperatures well below freezing might be familiar from Canada, Scandinavia, Greenland, or Alaska–they’re quite rare in Germany. However, there is a place here where an incredible minus 45.9 degrees ...

At least 40 New Year’s revelers have been killed after a massive fire ripped through a bar in the Swiss Alps, police announced Thursday. The chaotic blaze at the Le Constellation venue in the Alpine ...

About 40 people were killed and more than 100 injured after a fire broke out at a bar at a popular Swiss Alps ski resort town on New Year's Eve, according to police. The president of the Swiss ...

An Austrian mountaineer suffered serious injuries after falling during a hike to a renowned rock formation in the Berchtesgaden Alps. The incident occurred as the 55-year-old woman, accompanied by a ...

A wildlife photographer who was exploring a remote pocket of the Italian Alps has discovered thousands of dinosaur footprints preserved in the vertical face of a mountainside. In September, Elio Della ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. A car crashed into the front of the Kroger on Alps Road in Athens around 11 a.m. on ...

Glaciers are melting worldwide. In some regions, they could even disappear completely. Looking at the number of glaciers disappearing, the Alps could reach their peak loss rate as early as 2033 to ...

A century-old Swiss magazine caters only to those who are serious about the Alps – and no detail is too small. Few magazines can tread the same ground of a single subject matter for a century. Indeed, ...

The nonprofit Rewilding Europe announced its 11th project this summer in the Dauphiné Alps, a forested mountain range in southeastern France where wild horses, bison and lynx thrived more than 200 ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The Tour of the Alps, previously known as the Giro del Trentino until 2016, is a 2.Pro-level ...