Thursday, 20 March, 2008

Another crevasse death on the Vallee Blanche

There has been another fatal crevasse fall on the popular Vallée Blanche route which leads down from the 3800 meter Aiguille du Midi to Chamonix. 80,000 skiers and snowboarders descend the “VB” between December and April.

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Crevasse rescue on Vallee Blanche - courtesy of Firechick

Posted by davidof at 06:54 AM
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