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Norwegian ski mountaineer killed following avalanche on Aig Argentiere, Chamonix.
Posted: 30 April 2012 12:21 PM  
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http://www.ledauphine.com/haute-savoie/2012/04/29/un-alpiniste-tue-par-une-avalanche

Sounds like a tragedy, despite the efforts by the PGHM, the weather stopped a helicopter evacuation.

 
 
Posted: 01 May 2012 10:26 AM   [ # 1 ]  
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Some details from the S&A thread here: http://pistehors.com/news/forums/viewthread/1194/P30/#4123

sounds nasty

 
 
Posted: 01 May 2012 10:35 PM   [ # 2 ]  
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must have been awful in the hut,

but was it really a good day to be out climbing?