Coverage dated July 27, 2023

Melting ice reveals remains of climber lost on glacier 37 years ago

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By Nadine Schmidt, CNN Berlin (CNN) — The remains of a German mountain climber who went missing 37 years ago while hiking along a glacier near Switzerland’s iconic Matterhorn have been recovered, as melting glaciers lead to the re-emergence of bodies and objects thought to be long lost.

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6 articles, oldest first.

  1. Cleveland Plain Dealer

    Alps glacier melting uncovers climber lost 37 years ago near the Matterhorn (opens Cleveland Plain Dealer)

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    As glacier melting increases, something many scientists blame on global warming, there has been a recent increase in discoveries of the remains of hikers, skiers and other Alpinists who went missing decades ago.

  2. KRDO

    Melting ice reveals remains of climber lost on glacier 37 years ago (opens KRDO)

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    By Nadine Schmidt, CNN Berlin (CNN) — The remains of a German mountain climber who went missing 37 years ago while hiking along a glacier near Switzerland’s iconic Matterhorn have been recovered, as melting glaciers lead to the re-emergence of bodies and objects thought to be long lost.

  3. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Switzerland finds remains of climber who disappeared on glacier in 1986 (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    GENEVA — The remains of a German mountain climber who disappeared while hiking along a glacier near Switzerland’s iconic Matterhorn mountain in 1986 have been recovered, as melting glaciers have

  4. CBS News

    Remains of climber who went missing in 1986 recovered on a glacier in the Swiss Alps (opens CBS News)

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    Police did not identify the climber but published of photo​ of a hiking boot sticking out of the snow that apparently belonged to the missing man.

  5. Live Science

    Body of climber missing for nearly 40 years discovered in melting Swiss glacier (opens Live Science)

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    The remains of a climber who went missing in 1986 were found peeking out of a melting glacier in the Swiss Alps.

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