AS a wave of ice-cold water pummels me in the face, I gasp and brace myself for another. My husband Tom yells: “Are you OK?

The Austrian Alps are known for their picturesque villages, ski resorts, and hiking trails. The highest peak in Austria is the Grossglockner, which stands at 3,798 metres. Italy Italy boasts a ...

French rescue officials have found the bodies of two Italian and two South Korean ... 4,700 meters (more than 15,400 feet) on the Alps’ highest peak. They died of hypothermia, rescue officials ...

The Alps are Europe’s biggest mountain range and lie right at the heart of the continent. They stretch across eight countries: France, Switzerland, Italy ... of the highest mountains in Europe ...

The Alps are Europe’s biggest mountain range and lie right at the heart of the continent. They stretch across eight countries: France, Switzerland, Italy ... of the highest mountains in Europe ...

Italy, in particular ... The valley also boasts some of the highest peaks in Europe, including Mont Blanc (Monte Bianco), the tallest mountain in the Alps at 4,807 meters (15,774 feet).

27 years after “Scialpinismo Quota quattromila” was first published and many years since its been out of print, the Italian publisher ViviDolomiti has now produced the guidebook "4000m Peaks ... The ...

in the northern Italian Alps. At least five people have been killed after being caught in an avalanche sparked by the collapse of a glacier in the area's highest mountain. Emergency officials said ...