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Hochvogel: A famed mountain straddling Germany and Austria faces a rocky collapse
It is one of the most famous mountains in the Allgäu Alps - and it could soon be history. According to experts, the summit of the Hochvogel will soon collapse, and up to 260,000 cubic metres of rock could fall into the valley.
Taiwanese tourist rescued from Austrian mountain via WhatsApp
A 39-year-old tourist from Taiwan who got lost on Austria’s Dachstein mountain was rescued after sending a friend in Hong Kong images of her location via WhatsApp.
Police left stumped by third axe attack on cross
Police say a mystery culprit who keeps trying to cut down a giant Christian cross on top of a mountain at the border of Germany and Austria may be driven by religious motives.
Swede survives 70 metre fall in Austrian Alps
A Swedish woman has been flown to hospital with serious injuries after she slipped and fell while hill walking in the Austrian Alps.
Austrian climber survives 800 metre mountain fall
A climber has incredibly survived falling 800 metres off a mountain in Austria in what rescue services are describing as a miracle worthy of a “thousand guardian angels”.
Austrian climber dies in fall from Matterhorn
A 33-year-old Austrian climber died on Thursday when he fell 600 metres down the side of the Matterhorn after ascending the iconic 4,478-metre mountain in the Swiss canton of Valais with a colleague, also from Austria.
Austrian hiker's body found in Spain
Rescuers in Spain on Monday found the body of an Austrian woman who went missing while hiking in the Sierra Nevada mountains, police said.
Skier who died 'decades ago' found in cave
Austrian rescue workers have recovered from a cave the skeleton of a skier who is thought to have fallen to his death in the Alps decades ago, police said on Wednesday.
Swedish rockers avoid tragedy in bus fire
According to a report on a music web site, the Swedish industrial rock band DEATHSTARS narrowly avoided a serious tragedy in the early hours of Saturday morning when the tour bus in which they were traveling caught fire in the Austrian alps.
Family tragedy on Hohe Wand mountain ridge
A 36-year-old man and his three-year-old son fell to their deaths whilst hiking on the Hohe Wand mountain ridge in Lower Austria on Sunday afternoon.
Climber, 77, falls 80 metres to his death
A 77-year-old German climber fell 80 metres to his death in an Alpine ravine on Tuesday.
German hiker (47) dies in mountain fall
A 47-year-old German man had a fatal accident during a mountain hike in the Lech Valley Alps on Wednesday afternoon.
Man seriously injured by mountain goat
According to a report in the news daily Kronen Zeitung, a hiker from Salzburg was seriously injured after being attacked by a mountain goat.