Heatwave Forces Italian Guides to Suspend Mont Blanc Climbs as Alps Become Increasingly Unstable
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Heatwave Forces Italian Guides to Suspend Mont Blanc Climbs as Alps Become Increasingly Unstable
Pavel Zofka with clients on Mont Blanc. | Image: Pavel Zofka An intense early-summer heatwave gripping Western Europe is rapidly changing conditions across the Alps, forcing mountain guides to suspend some of the continent’s most iconic mountaineering routes as thawing permafrost, melting glaciers, and frequent rockfall create increasingly dangerous conditions. On Italy’s side of Mont Blanc, professional guides in Courmayeur have stopped guiding…
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