In June, a professional skier and his girlfriend fell more than 2,000 feet to their deaths while mountain climbing in the ...

Ten people have died in accidents in the Italian Alps, four of them slipping one ... thin layer of ice over paths and snow slopes, making climbing and skiing extremely dangerous.

Italy will host the first three stages of the race, which starts on Aug. 23, before it returns to Spanish territory.

What are the Alps? What is it like in the Alps ... Image caption, Ibex goats climb a dam in Italy to find food. The tops of the mountains are covered in snow and glaciers, which are large blocks ...

This is the first stage in a trilogy to explore the Alps during which Barmasse plans to climb Mont Blanc and Monte Rosa ... "Eat ideas", render them real... is exactly what Italian alpinist Hervé ...

uncontaminated valley extends in lower Valtellina in Northern Italy: Val di Mello. This authentic alpine oasis in the heart of the Central Alps was recently made a Nature Reserve, and it is well known ...

Switzerland and Italy have redrawn part of their border in the Alps due to melting glaciers ... Swiss Police/Canton Valais A boot and climbing equipment belonging to a German climber were found ...