The Local Switzerland

Switzerland installs first high alpine electric car charging point

Fri, 10 Feb 2017 11:29:46 +0100

Owners of electric cars who intend to drive up the high altitude Great St Bernard pass need no longer worry about recharging in advance.

Swiss peak serves as stage for slackline meet

Mon, 12 Sep 2016 11:49:06 +0200

Hikers on the summit of le Moléson witnessed a nerve-wracking sight at the weekend as dozens of athletes took to a slackline tens of metres above their heads.

Swiss glacier reveals body of skier missing for 53 years

Wed, 27 Jul 2016 10:56:49 +0200

A German skier who went missing whilst skiing in the Bernina Massive in 1963 has finally been found.

Swiss beard society marks 75 years of alpine tradition

Mon, 09 May 2016 13:39:39 +0200

A ‘beard society’ in the Gruyère region of Switzerland marked its 75th anniversary on the weekend with a mini festival celebrating Swiss folk traditions.

Küng wins men's world downhill title in Colorado

Sun, 08 Feb 2015 10:43:00 +0100

Patrick Küng wasn't even a lock earlier this week to make the powerful Swiss team for Saturday's downhill at the world championships in Beaver Creek, Colorado.

Rare Valais sheep feared stolen for meat sale

Thu, 18 Sep 2014 12:53:00 +0200

Police investigating the case of 103 sheep which disappeared from an alpine pasture near Saas-Almagell in the canton of Valais are treating it as theft.

Swiss mountains claim latest hiker victim

Thu, 21 Aug 2014 14:12:00 +0200

A 64-year-old German man died in the Bernese alps on Wednesday morning after slipping on a snowy path and falling several hundred metres to his death, cantonal police confirmed.

Pakistan calls off search for missing climbers

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 09:44:00 +0100

Pakistan has called off a search for three climbers -- from Austria, Switzerland and Pakistan -- who went missing in the Karakoram mountain range some 10 days ago, an official said on Monday.