Jacopo Pasotti

The Extreme Sport of Ice Climbing Is at Risk of Extinction

The valley is lit with dim winter light. In the distance, faint threads of smoke rise from a village toward the snow-laden clouds. Beyond, there are whitewashed mountain peaks, snow-covered fir trees, and immense frozen waterfalls running down dark rock faces. It’s a typical winter scene in Switzerland’s Bernese Highlands—with …

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