The High Tauern mountain range above the Austrian spa town of Bad Gastein is one of many regions around the world that attract brave ski-touring enthusiasts, like the three skiers crossing the ridge here. Ski touring is a sport for only the most skilled athletes since it usually involves navigating remote alpine territory and climbing with mountaineering gear, generally without removing your skis.
Ski touring in Austria
Today in History
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Weaverbird nests at Kenya’s Samburu National Reserve
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‘You should see the one that got away!’
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League of Nations, 100 years later
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China s colorful terraced pools
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Lake Peipus, Estonia
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Take the Stairs Day
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Abraham Lake, Alberta, Canada
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The Matterhorn reflected in Lake Stellisee at sunrise, Zermatt, Switzerland
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National Love a Tree Day
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World Turtle Day
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Composite image of a lunar eclipse
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Travel Sunday: San Francisco
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Walking among the giants
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Happy New Year! (Again!)
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World Space Week begins
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Shark Fin Cove, California
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Cloudy with a chance of enlightenment
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What, no escalator?
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Green fields of grain
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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Palace of Westminster, London, England
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Oxbow Bend on the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
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Naxos in the Cyclades Islands of Greece
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Oh, to sleep under the northern lights
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Is that a buzzing sound?
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World Rainforest Day
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World Book Day
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Muskoxen in Dovre-Sunndalsfjella National Park, Norway
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The citadel in Bonifacio, Southern Corsica, France
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Evidence of human habitation
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Glastonbury Festival begins
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Cinco de Mayo
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A river runs through rice fields
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National Take a Hike Day
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Petroglyphs near Fruita in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
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Observing World Braille Day in Bavaria
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Goodbye, 2020!
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National Llama Day
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