A group of three had been descending the glacier from the south ridge of Mount Andromeda before the fall, officials said.

RCMP in Alberta say a man was killed after falling into a glacial crevasse on the Columbia Icefield in Jasper National Park ...

Crevasses often appear where a glacier scrapes against uneven valley walls or turns a corner. Ice flows slowly at the edges but moves progressively faster toward the center, a pattern that causes ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mar. 12—Authorities say a man stuck 60 feet deep in a glacial crevasse near Paxson was rescued by good Samaritans on Saturday ...

Parks Canada says a group was descending the Athabasca Glacier from the south ridge of Mount Andromeda. They were approaching the top of the highest icefall when the accident happened.

A hiker in Switzerland was rescued from a crevasse with the help of an unlikely "four-legged hero." The man, who was not identified, was hiking July 4 on the Fee Glacier in southern Switzerland, with ...

As meltwater drains through and beneath a glacier, it can alter how the ice flows and whether it breaks apart. Meltwater can ...

GENEVA (AP) — Rescuers are hailing as a “four-legged hero” a furry Chihuahua whose pacing atop an Alpine rock helped a helicopter crew find its owner, who had fallen into a crevasse on a Swiss glacier ...

VALAIS, Switzerland (WKRC) - Rescue specialists said a man who fell through a snow bridge into a crevasse was saved thanks to a Chihuahua. Air Zermatt posted on Sunday that a man was travelling on the ...

A 27-year-old snowboarder was seriously injured after tumbling about 100 feet down the Skyscraper Glacier, north of Rollins Pass, Colorado, on Monday, according to the Boulder County Sheriff's Office.