Mount Kita, located in the northern part of Japan's Southern Alps in Yamanashi prefecture, is the second-tallest peak in Japan, after Mount Fuji. Mount Fuji is arguably the most well-known ...

Does that sound okay?” the instructor asked our small group who had skied with him through our sunny week in the southern ...

The Southern Alps are eroding away almost as quickly as the tectonic plates are pushing them up.STEVE CULLEN / SUPPLIED The Southern Alps are among the fastest rising mountains in the world.

The Southern Alps glaciers have retracted markedly over the years. New Zealand’s South Island is dominated by a range of mountains known as the Southern Alps. These form natural “water towers ...

An award winning film follows three men on a daunting east-to-west adventure crossing the Main Divide on the South Island ...

Researchers reveal why New Zealand's Southern Alps of Aotearoa turned red during the hemisphere's summer of 2019-2020. © John Hunt, Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research ...

In the worst-affected regions in the Southern Alps including Italy, Slovenia and Austria, these changes could threaten the future of winter sports. Lead researcher Michele Bozzoli says ...

A search and rescue team is responding to a report of an avalanche in the Southern Alps this afternoon. One person has died in an avalanche after becoming trapped during a heli-skiing trip in Mid ...

About 240 skiers were evacuated from the lift by around 5 p.m. local time at the resort in France's Southern Alps, where the elevation ranges from 6,000 to 8,200 feet above sea level. No one was ...