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Trailrunner Kalie McKrystal has been missing on the Italian side of the Matterhorn since Sept 1 while scouting the Lion’s Ridge FKT route. She recently set FKTs on the Swiss Hornli route and Squamish’s Tantalus Peak, but aerial searches have been suspended and guides continue to search after a rocky summer and a rockfall near the Italian side. The last confirmed sighting was above Capanna Carrel (3,830 m).
Canadian skyrunner Kalie McCrystal disappeared during a reconnaissance training session for a Matterhorn ascent/descent record; she was last seen after reaching the summit and descending the Italian side near a shelter at about 12,500 ft, with a helicopter search later called off and no trace found.
Photographer Angel Fux braved −28°C on Dent d’Hérens near the Matterhorn to capture a rare triple Milky Way arch—winter arc, summer arc, and Gegenschein—using a helicopter lift and a 40-hour workflow of 260 FITS exposures to create a new panoramic image of the Alps.
An American teenager and two others were killed in an avalanche near the Swiss resort of Zermatt, with one person sustaining serious injuries. The incident occurred in an off-piste area of the Riffelberg, and the victims included a 15-year-old American boy, a man, and a woman whose identity has not yet been confirmed. Prosecutors are investigating the incident, which follows the recent discovery of five members of a Swiss family who died while cross-country skiing in the same area.
Helicopters are searching for a missing skier near the Matterhorn mountain in Switzerland after five other members of the party, including members of the same family, were found dead in "catastrophic" conditions. The group of cross-country skiers went missing near the Tête Blanche mountain, and authorities have described the weather conditions as severe, with snow storms, high winds, and extreme temperatures. Another off-piste skier was also killed in a separate incident in the same canton due to avalanches.
Five cross-country skiers, including members of the same Swiss family, were found dead in the Swiss Alps near the Matterhorn after going missing over the weekend, with another skier still missing. The group set out in good conditions but faced catastrophic weather, triggering a search effort that was hindered by poor weather conditions. The search for the sixth person continues, with authorities remaining hopeful but realistic given the challenging conditions.
Five cross-country skiers, including members of the same Swiss family, were found dead near Switzerland's Matterhorn after going missing over the weekend, while the search for a sixth skier persists. The group had set out in good conditions but encountered deteriorating weather. One skier was able to communicate their location before the search was hindered by poor weather conditions. An investigation into the circumstances of their deaths is underway.