a village in northern Italy’s Ortler Alps. It’s only many hours later, after a ride in a ramshackle 4WD and a long uphill trudge behind our guide — moonlit snow shining beneath our feet ...

the following details concerning it may prove interesting : "The Stelvio Pass is in the mountains which join the Rhetian Alps to the mass of the Ortler, and Confine the upper part of the Valtelina.

Gran Zebrù is the second highest peak of the Ortler Alps, reaching a height of 3,851 metres. It has been the site of deadly avalanches in the past. In 2013, six people were killed in two separate ...

BORMIO, Italy – The Stelvio Pass in Italy’s Ortler Alps isn’t kind to out-of-shape old dudes. Actually, it’s not that kind to those who are in shape, either. At 2,758 metres above sea ...

Five people have died and one has been injured after an avalanche in the Alps near the Swiss-Austrian ... emergency services control centre, Patrick Ortler. Another deluge in the valley of ...

"It was one of 13 avalanches today in Tyrol. ... It happened off-piste," Patrick Ortler from rescue services told the AFP news agency. Another person was injured and taken to the hospital while ...