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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Yahoo
Two French Climbers Die in Mont Blanc Accident
On July 19, two French climbers, a 25-year-old woman and a 56-year-old man, lost their lives on Mont Blanc in the Alps. The Peloton de Gendarmerie de Haute Montagne (PGHM) of Chamonix recovered their bodies from the base of 4,052m Aiguille de Bionnassay. According to Aostasera, the climbers likely fell from the ridge of the Aiguille de Bionnassay, a technical route to Mont Blanc requiring significant experience. The search began Friday evening after family members, concerned by their failure to return, alerted authorities. The PGHM located the bodies on Saturday. Authorities have opened an investigation to determine the exact cause of the accident. A deadly couple of years This incident follows other recent fatalities in the Mont Blanc massif. On June 10, two climbers, a man and a woman in their 40s, were found dead below the Aiguille du Tricot on the Bionnassay Glacier, also likely from a fall. On September 10 last year, two Italians and two South Koreans died of exhaustion after harsh weather stranded them near the summit of Mont Blanc. The next day, a 61-year-old Danish hiker fell 30m to his death near Saint-Gervais-les-Bains. On August 22, 2024, two Spanish climbers died in a rappelling accident on Mont Blanc du Tacul's Gervasutti Couloir, and a 67-year-old climber fell into a crevasse on the Dome du Gouter. Additionally, on July 13, 2025, a fatal accident occurred on the nearby 4,357m Dent Blanche in Switzerland's Canton Valais, close to the Italian border. Two Austrian climbers, part of a group of five, fell on the mountain's west face. A 46-year-old woman died, while her 46-year-old companion remains missing despite extensive search efforts complicated by adverse weather and rugged terrain, according to the Valais Cantonal Police. Solve the daily Crossword
Arab News
3 days ago
- Sport
- Arab News
Pakistani climber killed, foreigner injured in K2 avalanche
ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani climber named Iftikhar Hussain was killed this week and a foreigner sustained injuries after an avalanche struck Camp 1 at K2, the world's second-highest peak, state-run media reported. The incident took place on Friday when the camp was struck by an avalanche at approximately 2:30 pm, state-run Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) said in a report, citing a press release from the Alpine Club of Pakistan (ACP) on Saturday. The state media said that the avalanche occurred around 500 meters above the base camp, catching four climbers in its path. Two managed to return safely to the Advance Base Camp, while the foreign climber suffered minor injuries. 'Local climber Iftikhar Hussain, a resident of Sadpara, Skardu, lost his life in the incident,' APP reported on Saturday. 'His body was recovered and brought down to the base camp.' Standing at 8,611 meters (28,251 feet) on the Pakistan-China border, K2 is 238 meters shorter than Everest but is considered technically more challenging— earning it the nickname 'Savage Mountain.' Following the incident, the expedition outfitter submitted a formal request to Major General Irfan Arshad, the president of the ACP and Askari Aviation, for a mercy helicopter operation to repatriate the deceased. The request was approved on humanitarian grounds, after which Hussain's body was airlifted to Skardu in northern Pakistan. Pakistan's northern Gilgit-Baltistan region is home to some of the tallest peaks in the world and a major tourist destination. Thousands of tourists and foreign climbers visit the region each year for expeditions on various peaks, paragliding and other sports activities. Pakistan has produced several professional climbers, both men and women, who have summited some of the world's tallest peaks in recent years.
CTV News
5 days ago
- General
- CTV News
Monday marks 100th anniversary of first ascent of Mount Alberta
The Japanese Alpine Club were invited to Jasper to mark the anniversary of climbers from Japan becoming the first to reach the summit of Mount Alberta.
CTV News
5 days ago
- General
- CTV News
100th anniversary of the first ascent of Mount Alberta
The Japanese Alpine Club were invited to Jasper to mark the anniversary of climbers from Japan becoming the first to reach the summit of Mount Alberta.
Wall Street Journal
5 days ago
- Wall Street Journal
Five Best: Books on Explorers
Everest Grand CircleBy Ned Gillette and Jan Reynolds (1985) 1. My favorite Everest book isn't about reaching the top of the world's tallest mountain. In 'Everest Grand Circle: A Climbing and Skiing Adventure Through Nepal and Tibet,' Ned Gillette and Jan Reynolds recount circumnavigating it—on skis—during two phases, first in Nepal in 1981 followed by Tibet in 1982. Gillette and Ms. Reynolds's 300-mile journey across the roof of the world unspools as an intimate conversation among themselves, the land and the people who live in the shadow of the peak they call 'Chomolungma'—goddess mother of the world. Gillette has a voice that is dry and sharp while Ms. Reynolds is always seeking the light: 'Each morning brought a different kind of beauty, if we were willing to look.' The power of this narrative lies in how the authors' perspectives intertwine, weaving a portrait not so much of what they did, but how it felt to do it, like 'mountain gypsies,' Mr. Gillette wrote in a 1983 essay about the expedition. He and Ms. Reynolds were free 'to rummage through the most magnificent terrain on earth.'
