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Five German climbers killed in deadliest accident of Alpine season

Mon, 28 Aug 2017 10:47:40 +0200

Five German climbers were killed and a sixth seriously injured after an accident in the Austrian Alps on Sunday, rescue services said.

Four Germans killed in Alps avalanche disaster

Wed, 16 Sep 2015 13:48:38 +0200

Seven people, including four Germans, were killed Tuesday when an avalanche swept them away in the French Alps, a local official told AFP, one of the deadliest snowslides to hit France over the past decade.

Two Germans missing on New Zealand peak

Wed, 31 Dec 2014 09:20:00 +0100

Two German climbers were missing Wednesday on New Zealand's Mount Cook with police saying foul weather was delaying any chance of beginning a search.

Three killed in Dolomites climbing accident

Tue, 03 Sep 2013 11:46:00 +0200

Three German climbers fell to their deaths while walking in the Italian Dolomite mountains on Monday.

Fewer climbing deaths in German Alps

Fri, 26 Jul 2013 11:04:00 +0200

The number of deaths seen in the German Alps may be have fallen to an all-time-low in 2012, but a mountaineering group warned on Friday that walkers are pushing their limits. The number of SOS calls has tripled over the past decade.

German climber dies in Nepalese avalanche

Sun, 23 Sep 2012 17:10:00 +0200

A German mountaineer was among nine people killed in Nepal when they were buried by an avalanche on one of the world's most deadly mountains.

Elderly climber survives week stuck in glacier

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 18:50:00 +0200

A senior citizen claims he was trapped in the crevice of an Austrian glacier for a week before nearby climbers heard his cries for help and alerted emergency services on Tuesday.

Climbing legends in the Dahner Felsenland

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 09:02:00 +0200

Looking for “legendary” rock climbing, Matt Herron heads to Rhineland-Palatinate’s Dahner Felsenland.

Two men missing on the Zugspitze

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:27:00 +0100

Rescue workers and police are searching for two climbers who went missing two days ago on Germany’s highest mountain, the Zugspitze, in southern Bavaria.