If you search for the term "alpine divorce," you'll find loads of headlines calling it the latest " TikTok trend." But while it might sound like just another fleeting internet buzzword, the reality is actually a chilling form of domestic abuse. The phrase originates from a 1890s short story by Robert Barr about a man who takes his wife on a mountain hike, intending to push her off a cliff. Recently, the term resurfaced on social media following a high-profile criminal case in Austria. SEE ALSO: 'Use a gun': AI chatbots help people plan violence, report says A man — who can only be identified as Thomas P due to Austrian privacy laws — was convicted of grossly negligent manslaughter after abandoning his girlfriend, Kerstin G, in a winter storm near the summit of Mount Grossglockner. Kerstin G died of hypothermia after Thomas P left her on the mountainside in ## Jan.…