This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. GENEVA (AP) — Swiss police say a South ...

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In the darkness of the Swiss Alps, Dr. Tom Harrison saw only the heels of his veteran mountain guide, Martin Lehner. That was a good thing. It would have been "unnerving," Tom said, if he actually saw ...

Zermatt is a stunning alpine village at the foot of the Matterhorn, offering a car-free, scenic escape in the Swiss Alps. Known for year-round activities, Zermatt boasts 54 lifts and 360 km of ski and ...

ZERMATT, Switzerland (AP) - One sheer drop-off to the right, another eight feet to the left. A switchback ridge so steep that three steps brings you to the next turn. Rope handholds to clutch when the ...

As mountains go, Switzerland’s 14,701 -ft. Matterhorn is not much of a challenge any more. Robert McNamara climbed it, after all, and it is the sort of hill that Stewart Udall would probably try to ...