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Three die, one critical in Matterhorn, Gr Combin, Jungfraujoch accidents (update)

Ellen Wallace — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 20:11:05 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Matterhorn victims identified GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The weekend of 15-16 October was a deadly one in the Swiss Alps, with three people dead and one in critical condition following three separate accidents at high altitude. Speedflyer fails on takeoff from Jungfrau A speedflyer died Saturday 15 October when his Jungfrau takeoff failed. The 25-year-old Swiss [...]

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Dutch climber dies on Moench

Ellen Wallace — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:14:34 +0000

GenevaLunch.com BERN, SWITZERLAND – A 51-year-old Dutch climber died when he fell while coming down from the Moench to Lauterbrunnen, in canton Bern, Wednesday 31 August. He was climbing with a friend and during the afternoon they began their return, down the south face of the mountain. When they were at about 3,940 metres the first [...]

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Fredy Nock sets new tightrope record at Jungfrau

Ellen Wallace — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 06:03:42 +0000

GenevaLunch.com ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – Fredy Nock, member of the Swiss Nock circus family, has set a new world record for the longest and highest altitude tightrope walk, balancing his way along 160 metres of rope next to the Jungfrau in central Switzerland. The walk, Tuesday 30 August, surprised and enchanted a crowd of hikers and tourists [...]

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Jungfrau celebrates 200 years of 1st Swiss ascension over 4K

Ellen Wallace — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:18:06 +0000

GenevaLunch.com ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – A group of 60 climbers early this morning, 3 August, celebrated the 200th anniversary of the first ascension of the Jungfrau at the top of the peak. The Jungfrau was the first Swiss mountain over 4,000 metres to be climbed, in 1811. Four men made it to the top 3 August that [...]

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Guides acquitted in Jungfrau military accident

Ellen Wallace — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:58:08 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Bern / Chur, Graubuenden, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Two guides who have been on trial for their part in the deaths of six soldiers during a military mountain training expedition on the Jungfrau have been acquitted. They were on trial in a Swiss military court for involuntary manslaughter and for not observing military regulations. The soldiers, [...]

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Two military tribunals press charges in Kander and Jungfrau accidents

Ellen Wallace — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 08:41:58 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Two military tribunals that have been investigating separate accidents which killed six soldiers on the Jungfrau in July 2007 and five soldiers in the Kander river in June 2008 have pressed charges. The cases against three men, one a commanding officer and the other two mountain guides who were hired to [...]

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Jungfrau army accident: avalanche, but not clearly linked

Ellen Wallace — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:12:12 +0000

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