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War of words over free access to Mont Blanc summit
"An angry war of words has broken out over free access to the summit of Mont Blanc after the death of eight climbers in an ice and rock avalanche on the Franco-Italian mountain. Jean-Mark Pelleix, the mayor of Saint-Gervais, a small...
Eight Trapped Under an Avalanche of Snow in the Alps Not Expected to Survive ...
As rescuers brought eight people to saftey, including Italians and Swiss after an avalanche hit Mont Blanc at 0100GMT, further rescue attempts to save another eight still believed buried under the snow has had... 10 Missing After Mont Blanc Avalanche
Update: Hope is fading in the search for survivors in the Mont Blanc avalanche. If fully buried, one's survival time is measured in minutes, and, if any of the climbers escaped the debris, then they must contend with... Bellway suffers 'avalanche' of cancelled sales
Britains house builder Bellway said the last two months had seen a 45% drop in sales over this time last year. With buyers wanting to wait and see what the Governments woolly approach over stamp duty would be, plus... Two rescued after 11 Killed in K2 Avalanche
UPDATE Aug. 4, 2008:Two Dutch climbers have been airlifted from the site of a K2 ice avalanche that killed 11 climbers over the weekend."GILGIT, Pakistan (AFP) — Helicopters airlifted two frostbitten Dutch climbers... Colombian mudslide death roll rises to 19
The landslide that buried a poor hillside neighbourhood on Saturday in the Colombian city of Medellin has killed 19 people. Eight more people are missing."The industrial city has been pounded by seasonal rains along with much of the rest of the Andean country. The slide...Colorado Avalanche Wikipedia Page Defaced by Red Wings Fans
"It looks like the Detroit vs Colorado rivalry is back with a vengeance. Here are some excerpts of the Avalanche’s page on Wikipedia today:“The Colorado Assrammers” are a low-life, sucky, thug-like semi-professional butch women’s ice hockeyDenver, Colorado, United...Puck Droppings: Todd Bertuzzi suing former coach Crawford
This suit seems like a long shot on the part of Bertuzzi and I'm surprised after all he's gone through that he chose to pursue this. Sure Crawford should have known better but it's guy who through the punch that made...Puck Droppings: Ryan Smyth out indefintely after being hit in to partition, v...
As a hockey player such an injury seems all to likely to happen. Johnson could have been a little more aware of where Smyth was, but it clearly was not malicious. It was reported that Smyth was walking a couple hours...Mill worker wins $1m hockey prize
"A Canadian sawmill worker has won $1m (€670,000) by scoring 15 goals within 24 seconds in an ice hockey half-time challenge. 35-year-old Darwin Head from Saskatchewan in western Canada fired 15 out of 20...Puck Droppings: Peter Forsberg returns to NHL with Avalance
Peter Forsberg, the legend lives on. He will join his former team the Colorado Avalanche for the remainder of the NHL season. Rumours and speculation surrounded the big Swede for months as teams salivated over his...Avalanche of water threatens Colorado town
More than 1 billion gallons of contaminated water — enough to fill 1,500 Olympic-sized swimming pools — is trapped in a tunnel in the mountains above the historic town of Leadville and threatening to blow. The water is backed up in abandoned mine shafts and a 2.1-mile...Avalanche Killed Five Persons in Jammu Kashmir
"Srinagar (ABC Live): Snow avalanche killed five persons in Waltingo-Nar in Anantnag yesterday."2 dead, 2 missing in California avalanches
As the snow settles in San Gabriel, rescue workers have found the body of another person caught in an avalanche. Three avalanches have hit the region since yesterday, and two people remain missing."A second skier has died in a series of avalanches in the mountains outside of...Another BC avalanche victim
Avalanche experts told us this year was bad - and we haven't even hit the worst months yet. "Calgary Herald Published: Friday, January 18, 2008 A 61-year-old backcountry skier became the 11th victim of a deadly avalanche season Wednesday. Peter...
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