https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed An Italian pianist and mountaineer performed the 'world's highest piano concert in the Alps at an altitude of 4,460 metres. https://www.thelocal.it/20170713/an-italian-musician-elisa-tomellini-gave-the-worlds-highest-piano-concert-at-the-top-of-a-mountain-monte-rosa-alps Thu, 13 Jul 2017 16:34:21 +0200 an-italian-musician-elisa-tomellini-gave-the-worlds-highest-piano-concert-at-the-top-of-a-mountain-monte-rosa-alps Two Italian climbers on Thursday made it to the top of Nepal's Annapurna peak, and at the same time set a record as the first couple to conquer the world's 14 highest mountains. https://www.thelocal.it/20170512/italian-couple-become-first-to-conquer-worlds-14-highest-mountains Fri, 12 May 2017 10:48:41 +0200 italian-couple-become-first-to-conquer-worlds-14-highest-mountains Data collected by Italy's volcanology institute shows the permanent changes caused to the earth's crust by the devastating earthquake in central Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20160907/italy-earthquake-made-the-appennines-grow-by-4cm Wed, 07 Sep 2016 13:35:51 +0200 italy-earthquake-made-the-appennines-grow-by-4cm Climbers from Italy, Spain and Pakistan have become the first mountaineers to scale Nanga Parbat, Pakistan's "Killer Mountain" and second highest peak after K2, in winter, a spokesman said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160226/italian-makes-first-winter-ascent-of-pakistans-killer-mountain Fri, 26 Feb 2016 15:33:19 +0100 italian-makes-first-winter-ascent-of-pakistans-killer-mountain An Italian couple, suspected of seeking to shun the modern world, were found huddled together on a bed of sticks under an overhanging rock on a mountain, having survived off berries for days. https://www.thelocal.it/20151104/cavemen-lovers-found-living-in-italy-mountains Wed, 04 Nov 2015 11:30:43 +0100 cavemen-lovers-found-living-in-italy-mountains A Catholic priest in a northern Italian village has clashed with his congregation after seeking to ban an historic prayer that calls for “arms against any threats” and to protect the homeland. https://www.thelocal.it/20150818/alpine-faithful-clash-with-priest-over-prayer-ban Tue, 18 Aug 2015 14:25:44 +0200 alpine-faithful-clash-with-priest-over-prayer-ban Italy's alpine huts, or 'rifugi', provide the perfect - and inexpensive - place to get some peace and quiet and escape the heat of the Italian summer. https://www.thelocal.it/20150714/five-italian-alpine-huts-to-cool-down-in Tue, 14 Jul 2015 15:55:21 +0200 five-italian-alpine-huts-to-cool-down-in A seven-year-old boy died at the weekend after slipping down a steep slope in the Italian mountains, national media reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20150330/seven-year-old-dies-in-italian-mountains Mon, 30 Mar 2015 12:01:07 +0200 seven-year-old-dies-in-italian-mountains Italy's Lombardy region has voted to start charging people for mountain rescue, in an effort to reduce the number of costly and sometimes unnecessary helicopter operations. https://www.thelocal.it/20150311/lombardy-region-to-charge-for-mountain-rescue Wed, 11 Mar 2015 13:38:10 +0100 lombardy-region-to-charge-for-mountain-rescue Two men were killed on Sunday in an avalanche on the Gran Sasso mountain in Abruzzo, south-central Italy, Italian media has reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20141215/avalanche-kills-two-men-in-the-apennines Mon, 15 Dec 2014 12:18:00 +0100 avalanche-kills-two-men-in-the-apennines A base jumper died on Monday after leaping from a mountain in northern Italy, the latest tragedy to hit the extreme sport in recent months. https://www.thelocal.it/20141209/base-jumper-dies-on-italian-mountain Tue, 09 Dec 2014 10:51:00 +0100 base-jumper-dies-on-italian-mountain An Italian climber was killed after falling from a mountain on the Swiss side of the Alps. https://www.thelocal.it/20140903/italian-climber-died-in-swiss-alps Wed, 03 Sep 2014 15:39:00 +0200 italian-climber-died-in-swiss-alps A German tourist fell to her death on Thursday while walking in the mountains of northern Italy, the latest person to lose their life in the region this summer. https://www.thelocal.it/20140829/german-tourist-falls-to-death-in-italian-mountains Fri, 29 Aug 2014 11:01:00 +0200 german-tourist-falls-to-death-in-italian-mountains A 23-year-old German tourist died on Tuesday afternoon in a mountain accident in Val Badia in south Tyrol, northern Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20140813/german-tourist-dies-in-mountain-accident Wed, 13 Aug 2014 11:09:00 +0200 german-tourist-dies-in-mountain-accident Three people died on Sunday in two separate hiking accidents in northern Italy, Italian media reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20140707/three-hikers-fall-to-their-deaths-in-italy Mon, 07 Jul 2014 12:24:00 +0200 three-hikers-fall-to-their-deaths-in-italy The body of a second Italian climber missing since Friday has been found in the Peruvian Andes, although icy weather conditions has made it too dangerous to recover his body. https://www.thelocal.it/20140605/second-italian-climber-found-dead-in-peru Thu, 05 Jun 2014 14:51:00 +0200 second-italian-climber-found-dead-in-peru A woman and her two young children survived a night of sub-zero temperatures after getting lost in a mountainous area close to Rome. https://www.thelocal.it/20140102/miracle-as-family-saved-from-italian-mountain Thu, 02 Jan 2014 12:52:00 +0100 miracle-as-family-saved-from-italian-mountain