Mountain melt shutters classic Alpine routes
2022. 8. 1. 20:46ㆍ■ 등산/산행 안전
Mountain melt shutters classic Alpine routes (msn.com)
Mountain melt shutters classic Alpine routes
Little snow cover and glaciers melting at an alarming rate amid Europe's sweltering heatwaves have put some of the most classic Alpine hiking routes off-limits. Usually at the height of summer, tourists flock to the Alps and seek out well-trodden paths up
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Little snow cover and glaciers melting at an alarming rate amid Europe's sweltering heatwaves have put some of the most classic Alpine hiking routes off-limits.
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© Fabrice COFFRINIUsually at the height of summer, tourists flock to the Alps and seek out well-trodden paths
Usually at the height of summer, tourists flock to the Alps and seek out well-trodden paths up to some of Europe's most iconic peaks.
But with warmer temperatures speeding up glacier melt and thawing permafrost -- which scientists say are driven by climate change -- routes that are usually safe this time of year now face hazards like falling rocks released from the ice.
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© Fabrice COFFRINIMountain guides have also refrained -- reportedly for the first time in a century -- from offering tours up Jungfrau
"Currently in the Alps, there are warnings for around a dozen peaks, including emblematic ones like Matterhorn and Mount Blanc," Pierre Mathey, head of the Swiss mountain guide association, told AFP.
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© Fabrice COFFRINIThe rapid melting can make glaciers more dangerous