Grossglockner manslaughter case sends ripples through climbing community

Most accidents that occur during climbing are down to "poor planning", says Matt Cooper, a mountain rescue team member in Wales and founder of the Mountaineering Company. This includes not having suitable clothing and equipment, like crampons and an ice axe, not checking and fully understanding the weather forecast, like which wind speeds are too strong, and not navigating properly, he says. Source link

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Trump announces ‘major combat operations’ in Iran

Donald Trump has announced the US has started "major combat operations" in Iran, accusing the Iranian regime of waging an "unending campaign of bloodshed and mass murder targeting the United States".The US president released a video on his social media network Truth Social in the early hours of the morning in the US, shortly after explosions were reported in the Iranian capital Tehran. Follow live updates on this story. Source link

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