1.   As we sipped wine on the terrace in the evening, the Alpine peaks seemed close enough to grab.

2.   A stark father-daughter encounter on a chilly Alpine peak easily makes its point, as does the low camera angle when Morris and Catherine first embrace.

3.   But the Round Rock High School graduate astonished rescuers who plucked him from an Alpine peak last Thursday.

4.   Flooding, caused by rain and also melting snow from surrounding Alpine peaks, are a frequent hazard in the area.

5.   The antinuclear tune resonates with Austrians, who identify their country with its pristine Alpine peaks and verdant valleys.

6.   The day was calm, and low clouds hung over the base, blocking the view of the ring of Alpine peaks to the north.

7.   Zermatt, a classic mountain village, is set against the improbably magnificent backdrop of the Matterhorn, the quintessential Alpine peak.

8.   A lone firecracker soared toward the surrounding Alpine peaks, puncturing the quiet.

9.   Climbing an Alpine peak with Tour de France cyclists.

10.   Five other people died in accidents on Alpine peaks around Lecco, all of them climbers dying singly or in pairs, said Villa, the emergency aid director.