Two people, including a British man, were killed separately on Saturday as two avalanches struck mountains in Japan, local officials and media said. The 34-year-old Briton was caught in an avalanche in Hokkaido while skiing with two other people, a local official said. "He was sent ...
A French national caught in an avalanche near a ski resort in Hokkaido has been confirmed dead, police said Friday. The 38-year-old man, identified as Sylvain Rene Nicolas Lethier, had been skiing with seven friends off-piste in the Tomamu resort area in the village of ...
Eight backcountry skiers caught in Hokkaido avalanche; French man unconscious
Eight people were caught in an avalanche Thursday while backcountry skiing near a resort in Hokkaido, with a French man found unconscious, according to local fire authorities and some Japanese media reports. One of the eight who managed to get out of the avalanche descended ...
Veteran climbers skeptical proposed rules for Mount Everest will stop deaths
Veteran climbers of Mount Everest are skeptical that proposed new regulations by the Nepalese government to tighten the permit process for adventurers will address the root causes of this year's heavy death toll on the world's tallest peak. American mountaineers Ed Viesturs and Alan Arnette ...
Closed typhoon-hit trails in Japan put damper on rush to view autumn leaves
November typically sees a surge in hikers seeking to enjoy autumn leaves, but several trails in Kamakura, Hakone and other destinations across Kanagawa Prefecture — and elsewhere in the Kanto region — remain closed indefinitely after two powerful typhoons tore through the country in ...
Body on Mount Fuji confirmed as that of Tokyo man who livestreamed fall
A body that was discovered last month on Mount Fuji has been confirmed to be that of a 47-year-old man from Tokyo who was livestreaming himself when he fell from the snow-capped summit. Tetsu Shiohara, who died from injuries sustained in the fall, was using ...
Trainee guides watch as climate change alters climbing routes in the French Alps before their eyes
High up in the natural wonder of the French Alps, the climbers who spend their days among the rockfaces and glaciers have come to a grim conclusion: the mountains are falling down around them. In the Mont Blanc range, a magnet for mountaineers in the ...
A woman in her 20s was confirmed dead after being hit on her head by a falling stone while climbing Mount Fuji, Japan's highest peak, local police said Monday. An ambulance was called at around 7 a.m., reporting that the woman climbing in a group ...
This way to safety: Japan looks at why more foreign tourists are getting lost in the mountains
An uptick in tourists visiting Japan to climb its magnificent mountains has led to a novel problem: an increase in the number of them getting lost. Japan's lofty peaks and upland trails are managed differently from those in many other countries, including lighter supervision when ...
UNESCO lists Kobushi mountains spanning Tokyo and three other prefectures as biosphere reserve
UNESCO on Wednesday added the Kobushi mountain region, which straddles part of Tokyo and three other prefectures, to its list of biosphere reserves, Japanese officials said. As of July last year, 686 areas in 122 countries have been designated as biosphere reserves — areas for ...
A secluded mountain region that was thought to be free of plastic pollution is in fact blanketed by airborne microplastics on a scale comparable to a major city, such as Paris, alarmed researchers reported Monday. Over a five-month period in 2017-2018, an average of 365 ...
A 64-year-old Japanese man has fallen to his death on a popular trekking route in western Nepal, officials said Thursday. Masashi Nagasawa, who was on an 11-day Annapurna Sanctuary trek with three other Japanese nationals, fell from a cliff Wednesday while returning to his hotel ...
