Chamonix
- Jun 13
Rockfall kills two climbers on Mont Maudit, snow slab claims skier on Mont Blanc in same morning
A rockfall on the Kuffner arête swept a roped pair of climbers to their deaths early Saturday, and a skier died after a snow slab released on the Brenva spur, mountain rescue services reported.
- Jun 13
Seven climbers die in 24-hour cluster of accidents in the northwestern Alps, ANSA reports
Seven alpinists died in a series of fatal falls and rockfalls on the highest peaks of the Mont Blanc massif and the Aosta Valley within 24 hours, the Italian news agency ANSA reported on Saturday.
