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From Squaw Valley Crescent to Chamonix Crescent: The Renaming Controversy in Whistler, BC

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On July 6, the Whistler, BC, council is to deliberate on changing the name of Squaw Valley Crescent to Chamonix Crescent. Last year, residents of the street proposed three new names. Related: Squaw Valley, CA To Consider Changing Name Since “Squaw” Is a Racial Slur There were three names proposed to the Resort Municipality of Whistler (RMOW). One of the […]
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Potential for Huge Ice Avalanche Leads Officials to Advise Avoiding North Face of Aiguille du Midi, Chamonix, French Alps

Various elements seem to indicate the imminence of a potentially large ice avalanche (of the order of 10,000 to 20,000 cubic meters) from the front of the main glacier suspended from the north face of the Aiguille du Midi (between Frendo and Mallory) in the French Alps. Related: American Alpine Institute Warning Mount Baker, WA Climbers of Huge Serac Expected […]
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Chamonix Guide Killed After Falling into Crevasse and Buried by Falling Snow Bridge

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An experienced Chamonix guide died on Friday after falling into a crevasse and having a snow bridge collapse on top of him. Jean-Louis Le Garrec was returning from Tacul on the main trail towards Hellbronner in the Mont Blanc massif with a client. The collapse of an exceptionally large snow bridge near the Aiguille de Toule, under the Géant Glacier at 11,800-feet, […]
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