A hiker discovered a wealthy traveler's remains on a skiing glacier in Switzerland. They turned out to be 400 years old.

Morgan McFall-Johnsen

• A hiker discovered the 400-year-old remains of a wealthy man on a glacier in the Swiss Alps.
• Melting ice revealed the mysterious man had traveled with many coins, weapons, and possibly mules.
• The discovery points to an ancient economy supported by dangerous routes through high mountain passes.

The Theodul Glacier was expanding when a mysterious man in thin leather shoes trekked across its surface about 400 years ago.