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Welcome to the Alps portal. The portal is designed to give an overview of articles associated with the Alps, predominantly with a focus on the mountains themselves, but also on the history of the Alps, Alpine climbing, hiking, culture, biodiversity and many other related topics. Work on the portal and its articles is managed at Mountains of the Alps project. We are happy to support new editors who are interested in this subject area and to advise them on the creation and improvement of articles. – Join us! |
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Mountains · Mountain ranges · Glaciers · Flora and fauna · Alpine history · Alpine climbing · Alpine geography |
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![]() Lower part of the Aletsch glacier with Wannenhorn (3,906 m (12,815 ft)) in the middle and Strahlhorn (3,026 m (9,928 ft)) on the right.
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Category: Glaciers
Cirque glaciers:
Blaueis ·
Eiskar ·
Höllentalferner ·
Matterhorn Glacier
Outlet glaciers:
Eiger Glacier ·
Marmolada Glacier
Plateau glaciers:
Plaine Morte ·
Schneeferner ·
Übergossene Alm
Valley glaciers:
Aletsch Glacier ·
Fiescher Glacier ·
Glacier Blanc ·
Glacier Noir ·
Gorner Glacier ·
Lower Grindelwald Glacier ·
Mer de Glace ·
Mont Durand Glacier ·
Morteratsch Glacier ·
Rhône Glacier ·
Upper Grindelwald Glacier
Alpine flora: Alpine azalea · Alpine rock-jasmine · Austrian pine · Dwarf pillow sedge · Dwarf willow · Edelweiss · Glacier crowfoot · Great yellow gentian · Hairy alpenrose · Mountain pine · Swiss pine · Wulfenia |
Alpine fauna: Alpine chough · Alpine ibex · Alpine marmot · Alpine salamander · Chamois · European adder · Glacier flea · Golden eagle · Nutcracker · Mountain burnet · Red-billed chough · Rock ptarmigan · Snowfinch · Wallcreeper |
Category: History
General:
History of the Alps ·
Alpine transhumance ·
Exploration of the High Alps ·
Hannibal's crossing of the Alps ·
Ötzi ·
Slavic settlement of the Eastern Alps ·
Tres Alpes ·
Walser migrations
Climbing: see here
Disasters:
1954 Blons avalanches ·
Air France Flight 178 ·
Germanwings Flight 9525
Category: Glaciers
Alpinism:
Golden age of Alpinism ·
Silver age of Alpinism ·
Timeline of climbing the Matterhorn
Early ascents:
First ascent of the Matterhorn ·
Second ascent of the Matterhorn ·
Höllentalferner
Climbing disasters:
1936 Eiger north face climbing disaster ·
Category: History
Geology
Geology of the Alps
Rivers:
Aare ·
Brandenberger Ache ·
Brixentaler Ache ·
Drau ·
Erlauf ·
Inn ·
Lech (river) ·
Lütschine ·
Mangfall ·
Ötztaler Ache ·
Rienz ·
Salzach ·
Sill ·
Spöl ·
Ybbs ·
Ziller
Valleys:
Kleinwalsertal ·
Lötschental ·
Pustertal ·
Stubaital ·
Tuxertal
Lakes:
Lago di Muzzano ·
Lai da Marmorera ·
Lake Brienz ·
Lake Constance ·
Lake Geneva ·
Lake Lungern ·
Lake Maggiore ·
Lake Thun ·
Lake Zug ·
Melchsee ·
Oeschinen Lake ·
Schwarzsee
Passes:
Albula Pass ·
Bernina Pass ·
Col Agnel ·
Col de l'Iseran ·
Great St. Bernard Pass ·
Flüela Pass ·
Furka Pass ·
Grimsel Pass ·
Grosse Scheidegg ·
Grossglockner High Alpine Road ·
Jungfraujoch ·
Pack Saddle ·
San Bernardino Pass ·
San Pellegrino Pass ·
Seeberg Saddle ·
Semmering Pass ·
Simplon Pass ·
Stelvio Pass ·
St. Gotthard Pass ·
Tuxer Joch
21.8.2023 Freezing level at record-breaking height of 5,300 metres above Switzerland as heat and fire hit Europe. (Source: The Guardian)
6.1.2023 Elite Swiss ski resort flies snow to the slopes after country experiences mild winter with temperatures of 20 degree Celsius (Source: The Telegraph)
28.7.2022 Climbers and guides adapt to changing climate and landscape in the Alps (Source:UKClimbing.com)
25.7.2022 Freezing point climbs to record high above Swiss Alpine summits. (Source:The Guardian)
3.6.2022 Global heating is turning white Alps green, study finds. (Source:The Guardian)
28.4.2022 Largest-ever marine reptile tooth discovered in the Swiss Alps. (Source:Swissinfo.ch)
25.1.2022 Plastic snowfall in the Alps. (Source:Phys.org)
8.12.2021 A climber found a trove of gems in the Alps amid a 47-year-old plane wreck of Air India Flight 101. He gets to keep half. (Source:Washington Post)
15.6.2021 Researchers studying pink snow in the Alps describe phenomena as ‘marker of climate change’. (Source:iNews)
6.5.2021 Melting ice reveals first world war relics in Italian Alps - the so-called White War. (Source:The Guardian)
16.4.2021 Ice on the Alps’s highest peak (Mont Blanc) details a rise in the pollutant, bromine. (Source:Nature)
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- Martin Moran (climber)
- Les Périades
- Monte Birrone
- Monte Massone
- Cima Ciantiplagna
- Punta Lunella
- Punta Cornour
- Aiguille de la Brenva
- Aiguille de Toule
- Grand Flambeau
- Aiguilles d'Entrèves
- Aiguilles Marbrées
- Géant Glacier
- Goûter Route
- Rocher de la Tournette
- Petite Bosse
- Tête Rousse Glacier
- Skyway Monte Bianco
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