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4 Climbers Are Found Dead on Mont Blanc in the French Alps

The climbers from Italy and South Korea were found on Tuesday after they went missing three days earlier during a period of bad weather on the peak.

By Amanda Holpuch

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A New Gondola Takes Visitors to a Vanishing Alpine Glacier. Is That a Good Thing?

“Last-chance tourists” are visiting the melting Mer de Glace in Chamonix, France, in droves. A just-opened lift should make that easier. But some worry tourism is only making the problem worse.

By Paige McClanahan