Mont Blanc Climbers Pay for Helicopter Evacuation as Extreme Heat Forces Route Closure
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Jean-Marc Peillex, mayor of Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, literally ran out with 32 climbers who asked the municipality to arrange a helicopter rescue. They were all stranded in the Goûter hut on Mont Blanc at an altitude of 3,800 meters above sea level.
After the closure of the last two shelters allowing access to Mont Blanc due to an increased risk of collapse, 32 climbers found themselves "locked" at the refuge du Goûter and asked for their repatriation free of charge. Jean-Marc Peillex, mayor of Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, declined in favour of a paid descent.
No free helicopter for 32 mountaineers stuck at the Goûter hut, on the French side of Mont Blanc, at an altitude of 3,800 meters. Jean-Marc Peillex, mayor of Saint-Gervais, in a statement explained the reasons why the request was considered superfluous. Since the conditions of crossing the Couloir of the Goûter had returned to the "calme" , he wrote, "nulla [...] The article Alpinists blocked on Mont Blanc, the mayor of Saint-Gervais denies the …
The mayor of Saint-Gervais, Jean-Marc Peillex: "They didn't listen to the messages of the guides, who didn't advise on the ascension." There is a private helicopter for a fee.
The guides had clearly advised against ascension. A private helicopter for a fee eventually intervened.
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