The Vallter 2000 cable car project in Catalonia’s Eastern Pyrenees
By Antoine Glory Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya or FGC, Catalonia’s public railway company, is spearheading the planning of a new …
International Mountain Day 2024
International Mountain Day 2024 Great things are done when women and mountains meet Where: Teatro Bruno Munari, Milan, Italy When: Monday, December …
October: Trift Glacier
The Trift Glacier (Triftgletscher) covers the north-western flank of the 4,000er Weissmies (4,017 m asl, Canton of Valais). In September 2017, the …
September: Los Illinizas
Illiniza is a glacier-covered stratovolcano located 55 km southwest of Quito, Ecuador. It has two peaks 1.8 km apart, Illiniza Sur (5,248 …
Partisan Trails (Sentieri Partigiani)
Eighty years ago, Italy was at war, torn between Nazi-fascist occupation, the anti-fascist Resistance movement and the slow liberation of the territory …
August: Mount Rainier Glaciers
Mount Rainier, a volcano in the US State of Washington, is the highest peak in the Cascade Range at 4,392 m and …
July: Chimborazo Glacier
The Chimborazo National Park – Reserva de Producción de Fauna Chimborazo in Spanish – is a nature reserve that was established in …
Shrinking glaciers and Mountain Wilderness
by Richard Goedeke We have images of the former might and splendour of the glaciers before our eyes and in our hearts. …
June: Humboldt Glacier
The Humboldt Glacier (Pico Humboldt, 4,942 m asl) in the Sierra Nevada National Park was the last of Venezuela’s glaciers. It was …
May: Hintereisferner Glacier
The Weißkugel/Palla Bianca, 3,738 m asl, is located at the border between South Tyrol and North Tyrol and therefore between Italy and …