The highest peak in this range (Dufourspitze) has an elevation of 4,634 meters (15,203 ft), claiming the title of Switzerland’s highest peak. It’s located in the eastern part of the Pennine Alps on the border with Italy. The other peaks in this range are Dunantspitze (4,632 m),...
Scientists extract an ice core from the Col du Dome glacier near the top of Mont Blanc in the French Alps. A similar core documents changes in emissions of an ozone-depleting gas. Credit: Philippe Desmazes/AFP/Getty Alpine ice cores indicate that atmospheric levels of the chemical bromine, ...
A glacier on Mont Blanc provides a decades-long record of the use of bromine, which corrodes the ozone layer.#A glacier on Mont Blanc provides a decades-long record of the use of bromine, which corrodes the ozone layer.#Members of the "Ice Memory project" extract an ice core piece ...
Matterhorn - a mountain in the Alps on the border between Switzerland and Italy (14,780 feet high); noted for its distinctive shape Mont Blanc, Monte Bianco - the highest mountain peak in the Alps; on the border between France and Italy to the south of Geneva (15,781 feet high) Tyrolea...
The mountain derives its name from the German words Matte, meaning meadow, and Horn, which means peak. With its 4,478 metres (14,692 ft) high summit, lying on the border between Switzerland and Italy, it is one of the highest peaks in the Alps. It is also one of the deadliest ...
The Alps are arc-shaped, 1200 km long and 130-260 km wide, with an average altitude of about 3000 m and a total area of about 220000 km2. Among them, 82 peaks are more than 4000 meters above sea level. The highest peak is Mont Blanc, which is 4810 meters above sea level. It is...
Everest in the Alps is the ultimate winter sports endurance challenge. It’s an ambitious claim, but we are ambitious; we have to be. The goal is simple: to ascend on skis the height of Mount Everest – the world’s highest peak – whilst raising money for a cause close to your heart...
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01: The Ullsfjord Ferry leaving Breivikeidet on its way to the Lyngen Alps across the fjord © Shigeru Ohki – Visit Tromsø-region02: Goat cheese production © Lars Åke Andersen03: Off piste wandering © Svein Petter Aagaard/NordNorsk Reiseliv_Lyn Hire a horse on your journey Hea...
has 200 kilometers of trails with skiing up to the Matterhorn glacier paradise at 3,889 meters. Combined with the 160 kilometers in Italy, it makes for a vast mountain playground surrounded by some of the Alps’ highest peaks, including Monte Rosa (4,634 meters), the Weisshorn (4,506 me...