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2 Hikers Plummet Over 3,000 Feet to their Deaths on the Matterhorn, Switzerland

[Updated August 24 with identity of hikers.] Two hikers fell over 1,000 meters or 3,000 feet to their deaths on Switzerland’s Matterhorn on Wednesday, August 14. The two hikers had left the Hörnli hut in Zermatt, Switzerland, early in the morning, according to a press release by the Cantonal Police of Wallis/Valais. The duo was planning to summit Switzerland’s most […]
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Matterhorn Speed Opening Remains Plagued with Issues As Today’s Women’s Training is Canceled on Swiss/Italian Border

  The Local Organization Committee (‘LOC’) at the Matterhorn Speed Opening on the Swiss/Italian border announced this morning that the Women’s Downhill training run was canceled. Strong winds and heavy snowfalls made training impossible. Last week, the Men’s FIS Alpine World Cup Speed Opening was canceled. Both of the men’s downhill races had to be called off due to wind and […]
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