Lori Dengler takes a dive into the Strait of Gibraltar.

The Carpathian Mountains are one of the most ethnically dense regions in Europe — filled with groups that have distinct identities but no independent states. Slavic, Latin-influenced, and Hungarian ...

Amateur climber’s conviction over girlfriend’s death could put people off activity, say experts Climber convicted of manslaughter after leaving girlfriend on Austria’s highest peak to seek help The ...

Thomas Plamberger was given a suspended prison sentence and fined in a case that tested the limits of personal responsibility in mountaineering. By Helena Smolak and Jonathan Wolfe Helena Smolak ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dramatic footage emerged this week of a vast avalanche cascading down the steep slopes of the Italian Alps, engulfing a crowd of ...

Dramatic footage emerged this week of a vast avalanche cascading down the steep slopes of the Italian Alps, engulfing a crowd of terrified skiers. It is just the latest in a series of incidents that ...

As public transport goes, a ride on a cable car is pretty much as cool as it gets. Yes, there’s a certain thrill that comes with nabbing the front seat of the DLR, but a journey on a cable car — ...

The Cabane Tortin in the Verbier ski resort could be straight out of a James Bond film—and you can rent it to live out your 007 fantasies. The chaise longue by Le Corbusier at Switzerland’s Cabane ...