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Date Story Region Category
Alps: the snow melted — but not for long Alps Other
How do you find a mushroom picker in Lombardy? Italy Safety & hazards
Night call to the hut under Chleb Tatras Safety & hazards
An orange storm is heading for Iceland Iceland Safety & hazards
Go to Annapurna (with a Manaslu permit) Nepal Access & rules
Thermal drone and radio direction-finding for hikers Tatras Safety & hazards
Banff closes Johnston Canyon until December Canada Trail closures
Norway: hut and trail closures for wild reindeer Nordic Access & rules
Rockfall in the Grand Canyon (Bright Angel) USA Trail closures
Snow shuts Trail Ridge Road USA Trail closures
Yosemite open as Dome Fire hits 86% USA Trail closures
Amalfi: rescue from thick brambles Italy Safety & hazards
Ararat: rockfall near the 4,200 m camp Turkey Safety & hazards
Austria mountain huts - 2026 season review Alps Other
Dead hiker in the mountains near Lake Como Alps Safety & hazards
Korea: autumn peak in mountain rescues Korea Safety & hazards
Manaslu: flood closes Chum Valley trek Nepal Trail closures
Over 13 rescues in the Pyrenees in one weekend Alps Safety & hazards
PGHM Annecy: AI will not replace an IGN map Alps Safety & hazards
Pinned to the rock by a rope Alps Safety & hazards
Pyrenees: 15 rescues over Pilar weekend Spain Safety & hazards
Lost in Roccamandolfi Italy Safety & hazards
Sardinia: nearly a day under collapse Alps Safety & hazards
Aragonese Pyrenees: 11 rescues in one week Spain Safety & hazards
Evacuations in the Slovak Tatras Tatras Safety & hazards
Lost in New Mexico USA Safety & hazards
Accidents in the Tatras and Slovenský raj Tatras Safety & hazards
Olympus: body of Israeli hiker found Greece Safety & hazards
Snowfall approaching in the Alps Alps Other
Two dead in Polish Tatras on hard snow Tatras Safety & hazards
France: PGHM opposes paid mountain rescue Alps Other
Chinese trekker dies returning from Nepal's Gokyo Lakes Nepal Safety & hazards
Iceland: hours without a rescue helicopter Iceland Safety & hazards
Kilauea trails closed after summit quakes USA Trail closures
Annapurna Circuit and ABC reopen Nepal Access & rules
Kilimanjaro fires close Rongai climbing route Africa Trail closures
Nepal: Annapurna, Manaslu and 15 deaths on Himlung Nepal Safety & hazards
Rockfall at Tofana di Dentro, Dolomites Alps Trail closures
Ararat: waiting out a blizzard at 4,200 m Turkey Safety & hazards
Evacuation on the Path of the Gods Italy Safety & hazards
Kīlauea volcano eruption in Hawaii USA Trail closures
Surviving a night on Monte Perdido Spain Safety & hazards
Utah: fall from Red Hollow near Cedar City USA Safety & hazards
Bad weather turns Annapurna trekkers back at Manang Nepal Trail closures
Patagonia: freerider Juliette Willmann killed Andes Safety & hazards
Yosemite Dome Fire closes Glacier Point Road and southern trails USA Trail closures
Himlung avalanche: four dead, twelve still missing Nepal Safety & hazards
Naked Creek - a body on the Appalachian Trail USA Safety & hazards
Four deaths on Manaslu so far this autumn season Nepal Safety & hazards
Iceland: RNLI and ICE-SAR crew exchange Iceland Other
DAV huts are shutting the summer season Alps Trail closures
Dolomites: Tre Cime rescues and two fatal falls Alps Safety & hazards
Grand Canyon trail reopened against staff warnings USA Safety & hazards
Avalanche in the Bezengi Gorge: 17 dead Caucasus Safety & hazards
Manaslu: bridges washed out, expeditions fly in Nepal Trail closures
Indonesia closes 9 parks and Ijen crater to hikers Indonesia Trail closures
Science centre "Observatory" opens on Pip Ivan Carpathians Other
Climber urine helps melt ice at Everest Base Camp Nepal Other
Alps glaciers face record melt after Himalayan disaster Alps Safety & hazards
Flash flood closes Phantom Ranch in the Grand Canyon USA Safety & hazards
Catastrophic floods in Nepal Nepal Safety & hazards
Black bears and a dead horse USA Trail closures
Rockfall in Zion closes the road to The Narrows USA Trail closures
Mont Blanc — rockfalls after heatwaves Alps Safety & hazards
Climber remains found in the mountains Alps Other
From India to Everest without a front wheel Nepal Other
Peru closes the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu Andes Trail closures
Fall beats summer, and Gen Z books the legend, not the view USA Other
Lightning, not lava, killed a tourist on Etna Italy Safety & hazards
12 August total solar eclipse: Iceland, Spain, Greenland Iceland Other
Mont Blanc climbers denied a free rescue helicopter Alps Access & rules
Galicia bans a former drug baron’s “narcotour” Spain Other
Mount Rainier: Sunrise and White River closed for Grand Park 2 Fire USA Trail closures
Matterhorn: guided climbs suspended after Italian-side rockfall Alps Trail closures
Sherpa Phur Galjen completes all 14 eight-thousanders — Ukrainian on the team Nepal Other
Nirmal Purja dies in Broad Peak avalanche Pakistan Safety & hazards
Silent festival at Everest Base Camp: headphones at 5,364 m Nepal Other
Аccess through the Tibetan side of the Himalayas Nepal Access & rules
Applications for autumn mountaineering permits Nepal Permits & fees
Snakes at “Everest’s doorstep”: what Sotang means for trekkers Nepal Safety & hazards
Sherpa found alive after 6 days on Everest Nepal Safety & hazards
Hemsedal: avalanche kills Guro Jordheim Nordic Safety & hazards

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