Tag: Mountain
About 60 people stuck at Kebnekaise mountain station
Due to the high water levels, it is not possible to get down from the mountain with either skis or scooters. In addition, strong winds blow which make it difficult…
What the hell is mountain skiing? The future Olympic sport involves climbing up a steep slope on fur-bottom skis, running and downhill on mini skis
A group of athletes is sprinting towards a wall-like steep ski slope. The movement looks like running, but the women have skis on their feet. The mountainside is climbed with…
Finns were executed on a mountain in Spain – now local youth want to find them
AZUARA, SPAIN The small village of Azuara in northeastern Spain has only 600 inhabitants, but there are thousands of bodies, including Finns, in the mass graves around the village. Three…
The moment of explosion in Cameroon is on camera! Bomb attack on mountain hike attended by 600 athletes
In the city of Buea, Cameroon, a bomb attack was carried out during the mountain trek called “Race of Hope” in which 600 athletes from 13 countries participated. Regional Governor…
Sharing the mountain – So far so close
Since mountaineering or winter sports such as skiing have developed in the Alps and elsewhere, it is clear that the mountains have become the terrain of deep inequalities. An area…
The price of mountain cabins plummets – popular resorts lose the most
After a sharp rise in prices during the pandemic years 2020–2021, the housing site Hemnet now notes a drop of just over 18 percent for holiday homes in seven Swedish…
The 18-year wait is over! Vilho Palosaari brought mountain gold to Finland with “ugly jumps” – even the monos fell apart the day before
Vilho Palosaari is the eighth Finnish ski jumper to reach the individual world championship in ski jumping. Palosaari fell violently during the previous day’s training and broke his helmet. Vilho…
Garbage containers are getting fuller and fuller: Utrecht (76) tackles waste mountain with a vacuum cleaner
The hard work does not go unnoticed. “Thank you Jean!”, shouts a lady who passes by. “Yes, that’s sweet,” says Jean. “That’s Monique from the flat. She also knows how…
Avalanche risk in several mountain areas in Jämtland County – “avoid steeps”
Regular and extensive snow showers from Norway have increased the risk of avalanches in the Swedish mountains. Of the five mountain areas that the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency monitors in…
Hundreds of cases of ‘boiler room fraud’: golden investment mountain turns out to be a deep pitfall
The police warn of the phenomenon of ‘boiler room fraud’. Victims are approached by telephone, and also by e-mail, by international (fake) investment companies with tempting investment returns. The method…