Rescuers Searching for One of Germany’s Richest Men after the Missing Billionaire Failed to Return from Alps Skiing Expedition Karl-Erivan Haub, a billionaire and one of Germany’s richest men, has been reported missing after failing to return from a skiing expedition in the Alps, according to media reports in Germany reports Business Insider. Haub, who is the owner and CEO of retail group Tengelmann, last week embarked on an off-piste skiing expedition in the resort of Zermatt near the […] Steven Agar | April 11, 2018 0 Comments
Video: Skiing the East Face of the Matterhorn The Matterhorn, on the Swiss- Italian border, has been providing a challenge to mountaineers, skiers, and climbers alike.  In this short recap video featuring: Luca Zattoni, Luca Zanette (videography), and Roberto Rossi; the three ski down the east face of the Matterhorn. Now in the POV footage and some of the other shots in this clip- it may look like the skiers […] Keenan Grady | May 11, 2016 4 Comments
Richard Branson’s Son Airlifted from Summit of Matterhorn Wild man gazilionaire Richard Branson has a 29-year-old son. That son had terrible altitude sickness while ascending the 14,692′ Matterhorn in Switzerland on Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014. He was weak, throwing up, dry heaving, and exhausted. His lead guide told him he had to descend multiple times on the ascent, but he wouldn’t listen. He continued up to the summit while “retching uncontrollably” as Richard […] SnowBrains | September 5, 2014 1 Comment
Retreating Glacier on Matterhorn Gives Up Climber’s Body After 34 Years When the remains arrived at the laboratory of forensic pathologist Bettina Schrag, she put the name into Google and discovered thewebsite of a charity set up in memory of a young British climber who disappeared after falling from high […] SnowBrains | February 11, 2014 1 Comment