The phrase "alpine expeditions" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to journeys or adventures in mountainous regions, particularly the Alps or similar terrains.
Example: "The company specializes in organizing alpine expeditions for adventure seekers looking to explore the breathtaking landscapes of the mountains."
Alternatives: "mountain expeditions" or "high-altitude adventures".
In recent years, I'd started paying attention to the incidental descriptions of clothing in old accounts of Alpine expeditions: Victorians lumbering around on glaciers in crinoline and tweed; Wordsworth with his "little knapsack of necessaries".
Feathered Friend The Swiss company Moncler is 50 years old, but you wouldn't know it from the modern gear it makes-this bold jacket, packed with the same know-how that outfits alpine expeditions and ski teams around the world, looks as good dashing around town as it does zipping down the slopes.
A10 'Canyon' Trial in Switzerland Eight former organizers and guides of an adventure company went on trial in Interlaken on charges arising from the deaths of 21 young people who drowned during an Alpine canyoning expedition two years ago.
Eight former organizers and guides of a Swiss adventure company went on trial today on charges connected with the deaths of 21 young people who drowned during an Alpine canyoning expedition two years ago.
The British Alpine Hannibal Expedition was an experimental archeology event that took place in 1959.
Summertime brings more than 150 miles of single-track mountain biking trails, endless hikes through flower-sprigged alpine meadows, and expeditions on standup paddleboards and kayaking adventures along the lyrically named River of Golden Dreams.
Obtain expedition and alpine boots at sports stores, ski shops, mountain expedition retailers, or online.
A3 Guilty in Adventurers' Deaths A Swiss judge convicted six employees of an adventure company of negligent manslaughter in the deaths of 18 tourists and 3 guides in a flash flood in a narrow Alpine gorge during an expedition two years ago.
Mr. Inslee, a lawyer and former prosecutor, is a fifth-generation Washingtonian who grew up in the Seattle area and has credited part of his appreciation for the natural world to his father, Frank Inslee, a high school science teacher who often led the family on volunteer expeditions to replant alpine meadows on the slopes of Mount Rainier, the glacier-clad volcano south of Seattle.
An avid climber, well-known guide, and member of the Italian Alpine Club, Bramani led an expedition into the Italian Alps in 1935.
A Swiss judge today convicted six employees of a Swiss adventure company of negligent manslaughter in the deaths of 18 tourists and 3 guides in a flash flood that raged through a narrow Alpine gorge during a canyoning expedition two years ago.
