TAKAYAMA, Gifu Prefecture--A one-story wooden hut atop a mountain was where Japanese scientists huddled when they set out to study cosmic radiation in the 1950s. The high-altitude lodge is no more.

He regularly lugs 100-kilogram loads on his back to deliver food and other items to mountain huts in marshlands on the border between Gunma, Fukushima and Niigata prefectures. As a “bokka ...

From unstable slopes to rock falls, thawing permafrost will have many consequences for mountain regions, including the Swiss ...

A small but very dedicated and knowledgeable group of volunteers make up the BMC Huts Group. It has two key focuses – supporting clubs who own or operate mountain huts, and supporting the three ...

The climate crisis is taking its toll on the Swiss Alpine Club (SAC) mountain huts dotted across the Alps. Many buildings are at risk, but a special fund for hut renovations will soon be empty.