Global warming may make some spots inviting Oct 16, 2008
The "new Alps" could be mountains in Russia or Scandinavia. According to some, southern Europe including most of Spain, southern France and Italy will be hit by serious heat waves in the summers, making their beaches much less appealing for sun worshippers. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Our mountain range hidden in ice Oct 16, 2008
IT'S A mountain range as large as the Alps. But its giant peaks have never been seen, because they are buried under up to four kilometres of snow and ice in the harsh interior of Antarctica. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Origin of Alps-size Antarctic mountain range unknown Oct 16, 2008
5 miles of ice covering an Antarctic mountain range that rivals the Alps in elevation ... I'm really excited that at last we have a chance to find out what happened," she said. "For two and a half months our international teams will pool their resources and expertise to survey mountains the size of the Alps buried under the ice sheet that currently defy any reasonable geological explanation," added Fausto Ferraccioli, geophysicist, British Antarctic Survey, who is leading the United Kingdom's... (EurekAlert!)
Expedition set for 'ghost peaks' Oct 15, 2008
The Gamburtsevs match the Alps in scale but no-one has ever seen them because they are covered by up to 4km of ice. Geologists struggle to understand how such a massif could have formed and persisted in the middle of Antarctica. (BBC News)
Towns to Visit on Lake Lugano Oct 15, 2008
For panoramic views of the Alps and Dolomites, ride the funicular to the top of Monte San Salvatore (about $20 round-trip). Cars depart every half hour for the 12-minute ride; the base station is close to the Paradiso stop for the lake steamers. (Suite101.com)
Challenge To Discover Antarcticas Hidden World Oct 15, 2008
For two and a half months our international teams will pool their resources and expertise to survey mountains the size of the Alps buried under the ice sheet that currently defy any reasonable geological explanation. At the same time, we will hunt for ice that is more than 1. (Science Daily)
Deep freeze: Aussie scientists to probe hidden Antarctic mountains Oct 15, 2008
The Gamburtsevs are as big as the Alps, but no one has ever seen them because they are covered in ice. And the geologists are trying to understand how they got there in the first place. (ABC Online)
Lugano, the Swiss-Italian Lake Oct 12, 2008
Where the Italian lakes meet the Swiss Alps, Lake Lugano reflects alpine scenery along with the best of both cultures, blending Swiss order with Italian charm and food ... Tops of both mountains can be reached from the city by funiculars, and each offers views of layer after layer of snow-capped Alps and Dolomites. (Suite101.com)
more polysemous Oct 10, 2008
In 1976, she made a TV documentary about life in a village in the Austrian Alps. Ramsau am Dachstein had been commissioned as a soft account of Austrian rural life, a feel-good travel programme that would do nothing to disturb the image of the countryside put out by the Austrian tourist board. (Harper's Magazine)
Uganda: Blown Away By Norway Oct 4, 2008
The Alps lie in an orderly manner with some sitting in a humble slope and others standing up in an erect and orderly arrangement. The beauty of the mountains is coloured with the bed of the blue North Sea. (allAfrica.com)
Travel Picks: World's top 10 trekking vacations Oct 4, 2008
Tour de Mont Blanc, France/Italy/SwitzerlandThe 106-mile trail near the highest peak in the Alps traverses three borders. 6. (MSNBC -- Politics)
The Big Question: What do new discoveries tell us about the ... Sep 24, 2008
He is known to have originated from the Alps and had suffered a serious knee injury and a potentially fatal dental problem before he died. His history seemed to match many of the other bodies found near the site. (Independent)
California deer hunting info Sep 19, 2008
Larger deer with significant racks are located in the Trinity Alps and Marble Mountains Wilderness, with expedition-style treks required. Deer are few, small and rarely better than forked horn or three-point in areas accessible by vehicle. (San Francisco Chronicle)
High-tech travel gear Sep 17, 2008
Case in point: Last month, while traveling from northern Japan to the French Alps, Neville employed a custom collection of gadgets and tech toys to stay occupied and at peace through a whirlwind of trains, taxis, concourses, transfers and jet flights. "I call it my sleep kit," he says of the products, which includes a noise-canceling headset. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Trails with a view Sep 14, 2008
The full 13 miles from Glen Alps to Indian is a taxing ride -- and only experienced riders will want to tackle the steep, rocky portions beyond Green Lake. In late fall, though, it's regularly a wildlife spectacle. (Anchorage Daily News)
autumn foliage Sep 14, 2008
Europeans have a long tradition of inn-to-inn walking, from tromping between lodges in the Swiss Alps to doing what the British call rambling between cottages in England's Lake District. Inn-to-inn hiking allows you to immerse yourself in nature and see the countryside in a much slower, more intimate way than sightseeing from a car or a train. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Armstrong coming out of retirement for Tour Sep 10, 2008
Armstrong's goal every year was to win the Tour, and he dominated the Pyrenees and Alps like no other rider ever had. This time, he wants to win for his millions of supporters and more important, the 8 million who will die of cancer just this year. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Burnt Georgian Forest Shows Costs of Russia War Sep 10, 2008
The mountains around Daba, nearby Tsagveri and the mineral-water town of Borjomi look like a cross between the Italian Alps and the rolling hills of California's Napa Valley. They are one of the natural jewels of a country that also boasts 100 km of beautiful Black Sea coastline to the south and a blooming wine region to the east. (Planet Ark, United States)
Pyrenees Glaciers: Gone In Less Than 50 Years? Sep 6, 2008
(May 7, 2005) While glaciers around the world are shrinking and disappearing, presumably due to global warming, two small glaciers in the Trinity Alps of Northern California are holding their own. Richard. (Science Daily)
You don't need booze to schmooze with the stars Sep 2, 2008
"Just getting fit for the ski season. As soon as the film festival is over, that's my objective. And general physical well-being is really important to me. I have a vague, general love of mountains - when I was younger we'd go hiking in Germany and the Alps. My mother was a serious mountain climber. I'd love to get back into the mountains, but it's a big commitment of time and training.". My workout. (Globe and Mail)
Flights vanished in the Sierra Nevadas Sep 1, 2008
The 400-mile-long range covers more ground than the French, Swiss and Italian Alps combined. "Very few people go into that country," said G. Pat Macha, an aviation archaeologist who has inspected more than 50 Sierra crash sites. (Modesto Bee, CA)
A Visit to New Zealand Aug 31, 2008
The South Island is sparsely populated, and boasts some spectacular mountain scenery rivalling that of the Himalayas and the European Alps. One can drive for miles here without seeing a human being just natural and beautiful forests, lakes, fjords and mountains. (Suite101.com)
Perilous peaks an aircraft graveyard Aug 31, 2008
The 400-mile-long mountain range covers more ground than the French, Swiss and Italian Alps combined. Very few people go into that country, said G. Pat Macha, a well-known aviation archaeologist who has inspected more than 50 Sierra crash sites. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Daring to discussa forbidden topic Aug 30, 2008
Smuggled across the Alps and translated into Latin, the Dialogue permeated Europe in 1635. An English edition appeared in 1661. (Globe and Mail)
Alpine archive Aug 25, 2008
He lived in about 3,300 BC, leading to speculation that the Alps may have had more human habitation than previously suspected ... "Finds in the Alps are very rare anyway," explains Albert Hafner, chief archaeologist with the canton of Berne ... And the finds are not confined to 3000 BC. Some of the leather found, and a fragment of a wooden bowl, date from 4500 BC, older even than Oetzi, making them the oldest objects ever found in the Alps. (BBC News)
No hope for lost climbers Aug 25, 2008
Mountain rescue workers on Sunday suspended their search for eight climbers, five Austrians and three Swiss, missing in an avalanche in the French Alps, because of worsening conditions ... Around 30 people have died in this year's summer season in accidents in the French Alps, most of them in the Mont Blanc range, and a further 60 have perished in the Italian and Swiss Alps. (iAfrica.com)
Binge-drinking en masse and a rap about particle physics feature in this week's... Aug 23, 2008
UBS, Federer's broken dreams and an Egyptian billionaire comes to the Alps. Current affairs podcast. (SwissInfo.org, Switzerland)
Iceman Wore Cattle, Sheep Hides; May Have Been a Herder Aug 22, 2008
Instead they were ancient cattle skin from the kinds of seasonally migrating animals cared for by herdsmen in the region of the Alps where he was discovered, the study says ... One of the world's most famous and best-preserved mummies, the 5,300-year-old corpse was discovered by hikers in 1991 on a melting glacier in the South Tyrol region of the Alps, along the border between and. (National Geographic)
Picturesque Switzerland Aug 21, 2008
My love for the mountains and deep-rooted childhood memories stemming from books on chalet schools in the Alps ("the vision that was planted in my brain, still remains") impelled me to take this much desired trip into Switzerland. So I chalked out a 10-day itinerary starting with Zurich. (India Times)
You can't curry love Aug 20, 2008
Indian directors have been interested in the Alps for years more feet of film are shot every year in Switzerland by Indian film crews than by native ones but Paulus, 38, said that until a few years ago it was "completely impossible" to get people interested in his project. But when Western interest in Bollywood did grow cricket epic Lagaan won the Prix du Public at the Locarno film festival in 2001 Paulus took his idea "out of the drawer" and started rewriting the script three... (SwissInfo.org, Switzerland)
Climate Change Threatens One In Five Plant Species In Germany Aug 19, 2008
"Many plant species could lose their niches in habitats such as mountains or moors, Sven Pompe from UFZ explains. Migrating species from southern Europe could not compensate for these losses in the models. The marsh marigold (Caltha palustris), for example, is one of the losers to climate change. The changes in the environmental conditions in the scenarios will result in this species disappearing locally from the low-lying areas of Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt and Saxony. In contrast, the common... (Science Daily)
Cycling the Tour de Cheese Aug 16, 2008
Despite France's bike and fromage-friendly credentials, I realized there was a fundamental problem with my plan even as I watched TV pictures of the Tour's emaciated and grimacing riders sweating their way up the slopes of the Alps and Pyrenees. To complete daily etapes of up to several hundred kilometers these men had to draw on enormous resources, not just physical but mental. (CNN -- International)
UBS, Federer's broken dreams and an Egyptian billionaire comes to the Alps. Aug 16, 2008
UBS, Federer's broken dreams and an Egyptian billionaire comes to the Alps ... UBS, Federer's broken dreams and an Egyptian billionaire comes to the Alps. (SwissInfo.org, Switzerland)
Firefighting tactics may be overkill Aug 16, 2008
Before the crash, most of the men who died had spent the day cutting fire lines in the Trinity Alps Wilderness, a protected area where under normal conditions federal law forbids all forms of mechanical transportation. The blaze they were battling was part of a larger series of fires sparked across the Shasta-Trinity National Forest in late June. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Clark pays tribute to friend and guide Aug 15, 2008
New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark has spoken of her distress after her guide and friend of 11 years died yesterday while they were exploring the Southern Alps. With the help of her husband and two New Zealand cabinet ministers, Miss Clark performed CPR for two hours on Gottlieb Braun-Elwert after he suffered a heart attack. (ABC Online)
Nokia adds GPS to a cellphone Aug 13, 2008
It is a 35-kilometer, or 22-mile, undulating trail that crosses the mountains from Como to Bellagio with views down to Lake Como, across to Switzerland and over to the Alps. As I began walking, I turned on the phone and started up Sports Tracker. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
Wildfire contracting costs too high, critics say Aug 12, 2008
Pervasive smoke and dust seem the only constant about this makeshift city of tents and mobile trailers, home to the 1,100 men and women battling the now 95,000-acre fire known as the Iron and Alps Complex. Last week, officials said the vast tract burning since late June was 87 percent contained. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Artist Albert Bierstadt Aug 11, 2008
His subsequent travels through Europe capturing scenes from the Alps and Italy helped Bierstadt broaden his skills in outdoor or plein air drawing and painting. Ultimately, he would become associated with the New York Hudson River School group of artists. (Suite101.com)
Teacher goes missing on Alpine hike Aug 10, 2008
A British teacher who was hiking in the French Alps has been missing for a fortnight, despite intensive air and land searches. Christopher Hilton, 33, a science teacher at Littlemoss High School in Stalybridge, Cheshire, has not been seen since July 27. (Times Online)
'Italy's Divisionist Painters,' on view at the National Gallery Aug 8, 2008
Radical Light" subtitled "Italy's Divisionist Painters," on view at the National Gallery until Sept. 7, purports to reveal the Italian avant garde art in the last decade of the 19th century and the opening years of the 20th century. If it makes a point, this is chiefly that it is time to slow down on the search for neglected areas of the artistic past. Other than the qualifier there was not much that linked the pictures dubbed "Divisionist" in the first Brera Triennale, organized in Milan in... (International Herald Tribune)
Best season ever Aug 6, 2008
The music moved into a storm scene with thunder so real it was hard to tell whether it was the orchestra or nature and a second gentle hymn to dawn in the Alps. Then it was away to the races with the trumpet fanfare of the theme we all know as the Lone Ranger's. (Durango Herald)
Travel: Gorgeous glaciers to see now Aug 2, 2008
In the Alps, glaciers have already been retreating for hundreds of years (although none have disappeared completely yet). Austrias largest glacier, Pasterze, is representative of whats going on in the region. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Fish, Coral "Hotspots" Linked to Geology - Study Aug 1, 2008
Some areas previously under water ended high in the Alps. The Mediterranean was succeeded by a region between the Middle East and India as the main hotspot. (Planet Ark, United States)
Mad King Ludwig's Fantasy Castles N... Jul 31, 2008
The Alps form a constant backdrop in the gardens with lovely water features and other romantic structures including a grotto and Moorish pavilion ... The castle is perched on a rocky hill Neuschwanstein literally means New Swan Rock with the Alps in the background while wonderful views from the mountains include lakes, forests, and the rolling green hills of the Allg. (Suite101.com)
Earth's most stunning landscapes Jul 31, 2008
The Alps are gorgeous. So are the Rockies and the Himalayas. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Chasing cheats all the way to the top Jul 30, 2008
He regularly climbs the Alps and also once rode a mountain bike 10,458 kilometres from his homeland to the Ivory Coast. Last year the two scientist-climbers did experiments with fruit flies on the top of Alaska's Mount McKinley, also known as Denali. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
FRENCH DIP: Thrills and spills from a transformative Tour Jul 29, 2008
Evans, for his part, had been deep-frying his legs, countering multiple attacks in the Alps without the assistance of his Silence-Lotto teammates, who essentially didn't show in the high mountains ... Most jaw-dropping performance: Columbia's 23-year-old Mark Cavendish sprinted his way to four stage wins before dropping out of the race with a week to go, baked by the Alps. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Second place a bitter pill: Cadel Jul 28, 2008
Cadel rues isolation in the Alps - tourdefrance - Sport - smh ... Cadel rues isolation in the Alps. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Sastre wins Tour de France Jul 28, 2008
Schleck's older brother Frank - the Luxembourg champion - finished in sixth place overall having worn the yellow jersey for two days in the Alps. RATE THIS ARTICLE: [1=Poor, 3=Average, 5=Outstanding. (India Times, India)
O'Grady, minder of the gap Jul 26, 2008
AS STUART O'Grady came to a halt and dismounted his bike after the Tour de France farewelled the Alps on stage 18, his first words were: "I hope you enjoyed the show. It's been a bloody hard Tour." ... The South Australian immediately embraced the idea of being appointed as Sastre's personal "chaperone" on the road - not in the high mountains of the Pyrenees and Alps, where O'Grady is not suited, but on the flat and undulating sections where danger lurks with every pedal stroke. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Oberammergau Passion Play Jul 25, 2008
In the middle of the Thirty Years War the plague spread across Europe and in 1633 in the mountain village of Oberammergau in the Bavarian Alps the local residents made a pledge that if the horrors of the plague stopped they would present a play about the suffering, death and Resurrection of Christ every ten years. In the following year the villagers kept their promise and put on a performance of the very first Passion Play. (Suite101.com)
Tour de France: Sastre keeps lead Jul 25, 2008
SAINT-ETIENNE, France --- Carlos Sastre, of Spain, retained the overall lead, and Marcus Burghardt, of Germany, won the 18th stage of the Tour de France as the race left the Alps on Thursday. Sastre leads CSC teammate Frank Schleck, of Luxembourg, by 1 minute, 24 seconds. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Sastre takes Tour's most demanding stage Jul 25, 2008
Sastre won the last stage in the Alps of the Tour de France. Cadel Evans still remains the favorite to win the Tour. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Leaders hold their positions Jul 25, 2008
The Spanish veteran didn't see the chance he was looking for to expand his lead against his top rivals in Thursday's 18th stage out of the Alps, which Germany's Marcus Burghardt won by heading a two-man breakaway. With a flat ride on tap for today, the final showdown in cycling's premiere event comes in Saturday's Stage 20 -- a 32. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Livingston teen a Primal Quest trekking star - Seth Schumacher Jul 25, 2008
He d still like to hike all the national parks, and visit New Zealand, Costa Rica, the Andes and Alps, to name a few. There are so many awesome places to go, he said. (Missoulian, MT)
Tour de France: Spanish cyclist still leads (Today) Jul 25, 2008
The Spanish veteran didn't see the chance he was looking for to expand his lead against his top rivals in yesterday's 18th stage out of the Alps, which Germany's Marcus Burghardt won. Tour de France. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Breakaway Burghardt snatches 18th stage Jul 25, 2008
BEIJING, July 25 -- Marcus Burghardt of Germany won the 18th stage of the Tour de France Thursday, leading a two-rider breakaway as the race left the Alps. Carlos Sastre of Spain retained the yellow jersey. (Xinhuanet, China)
Carlos Sastre leads Tour de France lead as Tour de France leaves Alps Jul 24, 2008
Carlos Sastre of Spain wore the overall leader's yellow jersey for the first time in Thursday's 18th stage as the Tour de France left the Alps. Sastre, who won the race's toughest stage Wednesday with a solo attack up Alpe d'Huez, became the seventh different cyclist to wear the yellow jersey in this year's race. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
Kohl makes claim on climber's jersey Jul 24, 2008
Bernhard Kohl kept the polka dot jersey given to the best climber after the final stage in the Alps and Andy Schleck increased his lead in the white jersey standings to 1 minute, 58 seconds over Roman Kreuziger. Kohl, an Austrian with the Gerolsteiner team, holds a 125-80 lead over yellow jersey wearer Carlos Sastre in the mountain points standings. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
What's Happening Jul 24, 2008
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The Tour and the terror Jul 23, 2008
Tonight is the third and final stage taking place in the dizzying Alps, before the competition moves to the smooth plains of central France all the way to the finish line ... The Caisse d'Epargne rider toppled over a security barrier on his way down Col Agnel in the Alps between France and Italy, falling several metres onto the road below ... Several Australians have been seriously hurt racing down the Alps in recent years; Michael Rogers dislocated his shoulder and injured a hand and knee on... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Tour leader vows to attack in the mountains Jul 23, 2008
But it was only a small time gain and, with two punishing stages to come in the Alps, he knows he has to cushion his lead when today s 16th stage heads out of Italy and into the French Alps ... We have a really strong team and that is what could be the key for us in the Alps, Schleck said ... Evans can afford more time losses in the Alps as long as they are to Sastre and Schleck, rather than Vande Velde or Menchov. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Cycling | Tour de France: Mountains take their toll in the Tour de France Jul 23, 2008
Cyril Dessel, right, cycling with other riders in the Alps during the sixteenth stage of the Tour de France on Tuesday. (Bogdan Cristel/Reuters). (International Herald Tribune)
Gerrans reaps what the farmer sowed Jul 22, 2008
Photos: Australia's run of glory at the Tour de France continued with Simon Gerrans winning the first stage in the Alps. Your Say. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Teamwork helps Schleck take yellow jersey from Evans Jul 22, 2008
Bjarne Riis riders continually attacked race favorite Cadel Evans as the Tour hit the Alps on Sunday, and CSC s Frank Schleck took the overall leader s yellow jersey from Evans ... His team said he was fatigued and the Alps posed too big an obstacle. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
