Tag: mountains
Fatal fall on popular mountain trail
An elderly man out hiking with his family over Besseggen, one of Norway's most popular mountain trails despite its steepness, fell off one of...
Man killed in fall from mountaintop
A man in his 40s was confirmed to have been killed Wednesday evening after hiking up to the top of a mountain in the...
Bad weather spoils season’s last race
Norway's traditional last ski race of the season this weekend, a mountain classic known as Skarverennet, was supposed to have been an eagerly anticipated...
Skiers flocked to mountain ‘hytter’
Clear and sunny weather and an abundance of snow resulted in some huge increases in the number of overnight stays last week at the...
‘Hytte’ sales soar as conflicts rise
Never have so many of the once-humble Norwegian mountain cabins called a "hytte" been sold as last year, and sales during the Easter holiday week...
Mountain cabins hit by illness
DNT, the Norwegian mountain trekking association, was in emergency mode on Monday after at least 30 people who've been skiing from one DNT cabin...
‘Half of Norway’ off on Easter holiday
Lots of snow in the mountains was promising skiers one of the best Easter holidays in years. Traffic was expected to be heavy for...
Preikestolen closed for filming
Norway's wildly popular mountain plateau known as Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock) will be closed to the public from November 7-9, when Hollywood is due to...
Mountain evacuees could move back home
Homeowners and farmers living at the foot of the unstable Norwegian mountain known as Mannen were allowed to return to their homes on Sunday...
Unstable mountain prompts evacuation
Norway's restless mountain called Mannen has started moving again, so much that geologists who are constantly monitoring it called for the evacuation Thursday night...
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