If you are going to climb a Colorado fourteener this summer, why not go big? At elevation 14,309 feet, Uncompahgre Peak is the highest point in the San Juan Mountains. The first recorded a ...

Heavy snow and the risk of avalanches have stranded 13,000 tourists Tuesday in the Swiss resort of Zermatt at the base of the famed Matterhorn.

The Matterhorn is a mountain of the Alps, straddling the border between Italy and Switzerland. It's so recognizable because of its large, near-symmetric pyramid peak.

This is because the Matterhorn is such a visually iconic peak. But while some peaks could perhaps be described as Matterhorn-ish in their appearance, far more are, shall we say, stretching it a bit.

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The Matterhorn is the tenth tallest peak in Switzerland, and is annually ascended by thousands of climbers, many with guides. Although the town of Zermatt includes fewer than 6,000 residents, some ...

13,000 tourists stuck in Matterhorn town amid avalanche risk GENEVA — Swiss authorities near the famed Matterhorn peak have closed ski slopes, hiking trails, cable cars, roads and train service ...

The avalanche occurred at about 2 p.m. Monday in an off-piste area of the Riffelberg, above the resort and below the famed Matterhorn peak. Rescuers recovered three bodies and the injured skier, a ...

GENEVA, Switzerland — The makers of Toblerone are stripping images of Switzerland's famed Matterhorn and the Swiss flag from the packaging of the milk-chocolate treat as they move some ...

FORT COLLINS - Carolyn Randall crammed a lot in a short mountain climbing career that began when the Fort Collins resident was 51 and ended on her 57th birthday when she died while climbing the ...

A South Korean climber fell to his death Tuesday descending the iconic Matterhorn peak in Switzerland as local guides continue to call on officials to close the mountain for being “too dangerous.” ...

Swiss authorities near the famed Matterhorn peak have closed ski slopes, hiking trails, cable cars, roads and train service into the nearby town of Zermatt amid a heightened risk of avalanches ...