alpine

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But then, a little frustration at a cowardly lack of social etiquette is better than, say, a date abandoning you in the middle of a wilderness hike, i.e., the alpine divorce.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

To women nodding along while reading tales of alpine divorces and ghostlighting filling their social media feeds, Fusco is the typical catch in the increasingly polluted dating pool.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026

The alpine country Freeman disappeared into is the same one that harboured Ned Kelly and his infamous gang of bushrangers in the 1870s.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

But in her favoured event, where she has 71 World Cup race wins, the most by any alpine skier in any discipline, she not only delivered but wiped out the competition.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

Superimposed against the images of these peaks, the poster showed a grinning, bearded man in full alpine regalia.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer