Mont Blanc: Three more climbers die.

Deux alpinistes et leur guide retrouvés morts dans le massif du Mont-Blanc

par Rédaction de France Info lundi 18 août 2014.
Les corps ont été découverts sur les pentes de l'aiguille du Midi, côté Chamonix
Les corps ont été découverts sur les pentes de l’aiguille du Midi, côté Chamonix © Maxppp. The bodies were found on the slopes of the Aiguille du Midi, near Chamonix.

Les secouristes ont retrouvé les corps de trois nouvelles personnes dans le massif du Mont-Blanc dimanche après-midi. Il s’agit de deux alpinistes et de leur guide, présenté comme très expérimenté.

Emergency services found the bodies of three new people in the massif of Mont Blanc on Sunday afternoon. They were two Alpine climbers and their guide, who was very experienced.

Les corps des deux alpinistes et de leur guide ont été retrouvés dans le secteur de l’Aiguille du Midi dimanche après-midi, a annoncé la préfecture de Haute-Savoie confirmant les informations du Dauphiné Libéré. “Leurs corps ont été retrouvés au pied de la face Nord de l’aiguille du Midi. On estime qu’ils ont fait une chute de plus de 800 mètres, qui remonterait à vendredi après-midi“, précise la préfecture.

The head of police in the Haute-Savoie confirmed the deaths in the newspaper Dauphiné Libéré. “Their bodies were found at the foot of the North face of the aiguille du Midi. It is estimated they fell more than 800 metres, which they would have climbed on Friday afternoon” explained the chief. 

Deux alpinistes et leur guide retrouvés morts dans le massif du Mont-Blanc
Les trois corps ont été retrouvés au pied de l’aiguille du Midi © Ide (Bodies found at the foot of the aiguille du Midi)

Le guide, très expérimenté, était orginaire de Savoie et ses deux clients venaient de région parisienne. Les recherches ont été lancées samedi soir par le peloton de gendarmerie de haute-montagne de Chamonix. D’après les gendarmes, les conditions météos ne seraient pas à l’origine de l’accident.

The very experienced guide, was originally from Savoie, and his two clients came from the Paris region. The searches was launched on Saturday evening by the high-mountain police group from Chamonix. By the time the police arrived the weather conditions were not the same as Friday, when the accident occurred.

Mard dernier, six personnes avaient déjà trouvé la mort sur l’Aiguille de l’Argentière après une chute de 250 mètres: quatre hommes et une femme, stagiaires à l’UCPA, (l’union nationale des centres sportifs de plein air) et leur guide. Depuis le début de l’été, 20 personnes sont mortes ou portées disparues dans le massif du Mont-Blanc.

Last Tuesday six people were found dead on the Aiguille de l’Argentière after a fall of 250 mtrs: four men and a woman, students of the UCPA, (The National Union of the centre for outdoor sports) and their guide. Since the start of the summer, 20 people have died and been carried away by avalnches in the massive du Mont-Blanc.

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