52-year-old climber dies in mountain range Mont Blanc in the early hours of Saturday, as reported by authorities on Sunday, the fourth fatal accident in this area in less than a week.
The accident happened during the night from Friday to Saturday in the so-called Goûter corridor. because of falling rocksaccording to what his two teammates told the High Mountain Gendarmerie Platoon (PGHM).
Last Thursday, another climber died after falling with his teammate into a crevasse very close to the site of the last accident.
And one day before, two spanish mountaineersTwo Gipuzkoans, aged 26 and 27, died while descending from one of the peaks of the massif, that of Mont Blanc del Tacul, culminating at 4,428 metres.
The summit of Mont Blanc is 4,805 metres high. the highest in Western Europebut the massif in which it is located offers other peaks and is very popular with mountaineers.
Separately, a man who was base jumping died on Friday during a jump in Magland, also in the French Alps but outside the Mont Blanc massif, reported local public network station France Bleu.
Last day 5, One climber died, four others were injured and two are still missing due to a collapse of ice blocks (seracs) which affected a total of 15 climbers from various groups, also in the Mont Blanc massif.
According to experts, the increase in accidents in the Mont Blanc region in recent years, due to melting permafrostaccelerated by the global warmingcontributes to increasing the risks of landslides and falling ice blocks.
