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Austrian Alpine Club says rising temperatures causing water shortages, forcing hut closures and upgrades as high-altitude ...

A group of five hikers and a police officer were killed in two separate avalanches that struck the Austrian Alps just hours apart on Sunday, authorities said. An avalanche in the Dachstein region, ...

A 22-year-old hiker has been struck dead by lightning in the Austrian Alps, police said on Monday. The Austrian was travelling with his mother and brother on Sunday in the East Tyrol region of the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. TRAVEL REINVENTED. Get inspired. Plan your trip. Pack your bags. After much consideration and research (so much research…), I have ...

Whilst Bascom Hill proves to be less of a ski and snowboard destination than University of Wisconsin students might hope, droves flock to the Alps for the ski season. Being half-Austrian, my family ...

A man in Austria was charged in the death of his girlfriend after leaving her behind, in a case testing ideas of freedom and ...

Police said Monday they believe no one is missing after a Christmas Day avalanche that swept across a ski trail near the town of Zuers in western Austria. First responders initially assumed as many as ...

HINTERSTODER, Austria — Nepal’s Sherpas helped conquer Everest, but Hans Gapp remains convinced that the world’s best mountaineers have something to learn at Austria’s lower altitudes from alpinists ...

To the contemporary eye, the healing nature of Austria’s Alps lies in its natural majesty, cultural identity and enduring food traditions. Summer delivers the trifecta of that promise: spend days ...