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The tallest mountain in the world is melting: How can we save Everest?

Around 1,500 people visit the Everest base camp every year but a melting glacier is now making it unsafe.

Travel News

Japan reopens to international tourists with strict rules

After two years of locked borders, Japan is reopening to small groups of 'test tourists' on chaperoned package tours.

Travel News

Watch this incredible footage of a jetpack-flying medic

This is the first time a Great North Air Ambulance paramedic has flown a jet suit up a mountain in the UK’s Lake District.

Travel News

Rescuers pull 16 bodies from plane wreckage in Nepal mountains

The Tara Air plane lost contact with airport towers at Tribhuwan International Airport in Kathmandu on Sunday while flying into an area of deep river gorges.

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Food and Drink

Swiss brothers seek to save the Swiss mountains by bottling it as gin

As young Swiss people move to the cities for jobs and opportunities, three brothers are determined to help sustain the economy of their small mountainous village by bottling up original liquors

Moments

The world’s longest suspended pedestrian bridge opens today in Czechia

Czech Republic opens their record-breaking ‘Sky Bridge’ today.

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NFTs and outdoor screens take over Madrid for urban art festival

Every night this month, the screens in Madrid´s city centre will stop broadcasting ads to transform into digital canvases, showing a selection of NFT artworks.

Green News

Why did hundreds of swimmers dip in this historic reservoir?

Around 400 trespassers went for a dip in Kinder Reservoir in the UK’s Peak District, calling for better access to inland waters.

Destinations

What is there to do in the Swiss Alps outside of ski season?

Verbier has much more to offer than just skiing. Here’s our out of season guide to one of Switzerland’s favourite winter resorts.

Destinations

Canada is easing travel restrictions: Here’s why you should visit

Travellers can now opt for cheaper antigen tests when entering Canada. We take a look at some of the epic country’s highlights.

Women Beyond Borders

Meet the pioneer extreme sports star riding across slopes and skies

Géraldine Fasnacht found her sports through a love of nature. By snow or by air, she is always on an adventure in the mountains.

Destinations

A new law in Spain allows visitors to live and work there for 3 years

A network of around 30 villages and towns is welcoming remote workers to help revitalise their communities - through launching a new digital nomad visa.

Nature

Ski resort expansion is destroying some of the last living glaciers

Patagonia's latest documentary tells the story of a mega ski resort development that is about to destroy glaciers in the Alps.

Climate

Meet the photographers witnessing climate change from on high

International Mountain Day turns attention to sustainable tourism in a sector that has been heavily affected by the pandemic.

Destinations

7 ways you can explore the Bulgarian mountains during any season

In partnership with Bulgaria Travel

Whether biking, hiking, skiing or swimming is your thing, we take a look at the best ways to explore Bulgaria's ranges and peaks in 2022 with their breathtaking scenery away from the organised masses.

Moments

Watch as runners race down the world’s most notorious ski slope

The Descent is a 350 metre race down the world’s toughest ski slope in the beautiful Austrian Alps.

Nature

France's highest mountain, Mont Blanc, has shrunk again

Mont Blanc's summit is two metres lower than it was 20 years ago.

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Event celebrates legacy of Kyrgyzstan's ancestors

The role of women past and present is being highlighted at a Kyrgyzstan festival. The annual 'Altar Izi' gathering in the picturesque mountains of the Jyrgalan Valley celebrates the legacy of Kyrgyzstan's ancestors.

Destinations

A guide to the Isle of Skye: Mountains, magic and mist

These are some of the best things to see and do on Scotland’s Isle of Skye.

Destinations

Slovenia: Low cost luxury stays in Europe’s best kept secret

This country has a wealth of undiscovered food, culture and nature experiences.