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Category Archives: Europe
Man Seeks to Be First to Climb All Munros on Foot
34-year-old Steve Perry, from Yorkshire, set off on the 1st of December to tackle all of Scotland’s 284 mountains standing over 3,000 feet.
Posted in Adventures, British Isles, General, Records
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Fatal 300 Foot Fall on Acheronte Waterfall in Italian Alps
Sarah Kathleen Ball died in a fall while ice climbing Acheronte waterfall in the Italian Alps.
Abseiler Killed in Ben Nevis 100 Foot Plunge
A climber abseiling down Tower Ridge approach to Ben Nevis was killed after falling 100 feet.
Posted in Accidents, British Isles, Europe, Fatal, Highpoint News (world)
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7 Fatalities on Slovakia’a Highest Mountain Range
Avalanches killed seven Czech tourists Saturday in Slovakia’s highest mountain range and a German man on a snowshoe tour a day earlier in Switzerland, officials said.
Posted in Accidents, Avalanches, Europe, Fatal, Highpoint News (world)
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4 Fatalities in European Avalanches
Two climbers and two skiers died in the French Alps on Sunday in a weekend with high avalanche risk, said rescue services. Two others were still missing.
Posted in Accidents, Avalanches, Europe, France, Highpoint News (world)
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Manslaughter Charges in Everest Fatality
Manslaughter charges have been brought against Out There Trekking of Britain in connection with the fatality six years ago of Michael Matthews on Everest.
Posted in 7 Summits, Accidents, Asia, British Isles, Europe, Everest, Highpoint News (world)
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Rob the Rubbish Says Snowden is Clean
Robin Kevan, 60, of Llanwrtyd Wells in Powys, reached Snowdon’s 3,560ft summit armed with bin liners and a litter stick because he feared it might have a similar problem to Ben Nevis, Scotland’s 4,406ft peak, where he recently collected six … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, British Isles, Europe, Heroes, Highpoint News (world)
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“Rob the Rubbish” Cleans Up Ben Nevis
The Independent reports 60-year-old Welshman Robin Kevan has earned the title of “Rob the Rubbish” for his untiring efforts to clean up Ben Nevis.
Posted in Adventures, British Isles, Europe, Heroes, Highpoint News (world)
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Avalanche Kills 2 After Posing for Picture on Switzerland’s Obergabellhorn
The Mirror reports Chris Baybutt, 46, was killed in an avalanche after posing for a picture atop Switzerland’s 4,063m Obergabelhorn taken by fellow policeman John Lucas, 40 last July.
Posted in Accidents, Avalanches, Europe, General
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Czech Helicopter Company Offers $52 Rescue Policy
Prague Monitor reports winter climbers in the Czech Republic can pay $52 to guarantee helicopter rescues.
Posted in Europe, First Aid, Helicopter Rescues
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Film About Tragic Attempt to Climb the 82 4,000 Metre Peaks of the Alps Wins Banff Grand Prize
Sur le fil des 4000 (France), directed by Gilles Chappez, follows climbers Patrick Berhault and Philippe Magnin as they attempt to climb all 82 summits in the Alps topping 4000 metres won the top award at the Banff Festival.
Posted in Backcountry Culture, Canada, Culture, Europe, Movies
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Islamic Fundamentalist Hazards on Elbrus
Spiegel Online reports that Islamic Fundamentalist Camps are making climbing Elbrus hazardous.
Posted in Elbrus, Europe, Highpoint News (world)
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2 Polish Fatalities in Crevasse on Mount Ushba
Itar-Tass reports rescuers have abandoned their attempts to rescue two Polish climbers who fell in a crevasse on Mount Ushba in Russia’s Kabardin-Balkar republic near Elbrus.
Brit Foreign Secretary Robin Cook Who Opposed Iraq War Fatality on Ben Stack in Scotland
The BBC reports Robin Cook collapsed on the 2,365 foot Ben Stack in Scotland.
Posted in Accidents, British Isles, Europe, Fatal
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4 Fatalities Feared in Avalanche on Mount Belukha in Russia
Mosnews reports four are feared to have died in an avalanche on 14,800-foot Mount Belukha in southern Russia
Posted in Accidents, Avalanches, Elbrus, Fatal, General
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