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Death of Aurélie Lévèque
Posted: 05 August 2008 10:16 AM  
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Said news has reached our office that climber and skier Aurélie Lévèque has been killed while climbing on Mont Blanc at the weekend.  A member of the Petzl Power Girls team and the Annecy French Alpine Club some of you may know her from the Patrouille des Glaciers video:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8665918782449100195&q=petzl

Aurélie was climbing the “piège” route on the Tour Verte had the head of the rope when she lost her footing and fell 20 meters.