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Hiking right across the Alps
by zopemaster published Jan 12, 2010 last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM — filed under: ,
The recently published book Via Alpina - 2500 kilometres from one coast to another (Via Alpina - 2'500 kilomètres d'une mer à l'autre) recounts the adventure of crossing the entire Alpine range. In 2007 Vincent Tornay followed the Via Alpina Red Trail for a total of 119 days in search of the people and landscapes that make up the Alps of today. He covered 2500 km and 124,000 metres of difference in altitude as he hiked through the eight Alpine states, from the Adriatic coastline to Monaco.
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Impacts of Global Warming on Mountaineering: A Classification of Phenomena Affecting the Alpine Trail Network
by zopemaster last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:06 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
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Journal of alpine research
by zopemaster last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:13 AM — filed under: ,
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K2: Environmental impact of anniversary treks
by zopemaster published May 19, 2004 last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:03 AM — filed under: , ,
To mark the 50th anniversary of the first ascent of the K2 summit in the Himalayas the Italian Alpine Association is organising several treks to the mountain's base camps. Up to 60,000 people are expected to pass through some of the intermediate camps this year. The problems this causes include the insufficiently rapid degradation of biological waste at high altitude, the pollution of rivers, or damage to the vegetation through the gathering of firewood. A number of expeditions are also to make greater use of helicopters.
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Leisure: car-free mobility
by zopemaster published Jul 07, 2010 last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:16 AM — filed under: ,
Leisure activities that do not involve the use of cars are now "in", as the increasing number of information packs clearly shows. The Alpine Club South Tyrol (AVS) for instance recently published five new brochures, each featuring 15 to 20 hiking routes whose starting and finishing points can all be reached by public transport. In the series Hiking Without Cars the Alpine Club has compiled a total of some 300 hiking tips for the whole of South Tyrol. As the AVS remarks in a press release, "It should be a priority for tourist regions to adopt measures that promote the use of public transport for travel both to and from destinations as well as for activities at the holiday destination itself".
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Like growing bananas on Piz Palü
by zopemaster published Apr 08, 2013 last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:08 AM — filed under: , ,
It is important to keep your feet on the ground. That is the reason why CIPRA members held a cross-border trek along the Alpine chain – as a network-building project and a kind of Long March, which also made tracks on Facebook.
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Mountain hike for climate protection
by zopemaster published Aug 27, 2009 last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
On 15 August 2009, some seventy hikers went up to the Goldbergkees glacier on the Hoher Sonnblick in Salzburg/A to draw attention to the impacts of global climate change.
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Mountaineering recognized as world cultural heritage
by CIPRA International published Feb 05, 2020 last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:11 AM — filed under: , , ,
Unesco now lists alpinism as an intangible world cultural heritage. Alpine associations from France, Switzerland and Italy submitted the application.
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Mountains of the World
by zopemaster last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:13 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
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New publication on mountain sports in the Alps
by zopemaster published Feb 10, 2005 last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM — filed under: ,
Mountain sports in the Alps are the focus of the latest English/French publication in the series "Revue de Géographie Alpine/Journal of Alpine Research", which contains five essays from the fields of cultural geography, tourism economy, and sport- and ethno-sociology. Thomas Bieger examines the patterns of demand on the traditional Swiss winter travel market and concludes that while the number of winter sports has greatly increased, demand is concentrated on just a few offers.
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