Cable Car Construction Halted After Crane Collapse at Les Grands Montets in Chamonix, France The redevelopment of the cable car to the summit of Les Grands Montets in Chamonix, France, has hit a major setback. On Wednesday, October 2, around 12:45 p.m., the crane positioned at the top of the construction site at an altitude of 3,300 meters (10,827 feet) suffered a critical failure when the boom of the crane collapsed, tumbling onto a […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | October 15, 2024 0 Comments
Search & Rescue Finds Bodies of 4 Missing Hikers on Mont Blanc, France All hope has been crushed as the four missing hikers on Mont Blanc, France, have been found dead. Two Italian and two Korean hikers had been missing on Mont Blanc since Saturday. On Tuesday, September 10, in the early afternoon, their bodies were found by French mountain police. The hikers presumably died from exposure and/or exhaustion. The Italian hikers, identified […] Climbing Julia Schneemann | September 10, 2024 0 Comments
Race Against Time for 4 Missing Hikers on Mont Blanc, France/Italy—“Help, We Risk Freezing to Death” [Updated, Monday, September 9] Four hikers have been missing since Saturday, September 7, on Mont Blanc which is located at the French-Italian border. The hikers have been identified as two Italians and two Koreans, traveling in separate groups. According to the Italian press, the Italian hikers are stuck near the summit at an altitude of over 4,500 meters (14,764 feet), […] Climbing Julia Schneemann | September 8, 2024 0 Comments
Mont Blanc’s Peak Temperature Soars Above Freezing for 33 Hours for First Time Ever The recent heat wave across Europe has had an unprecedented effect on the temperatures at the summit of Mont Blanc, Western Europe’s highest peak, where temperatures soared above freezing for 33 consecutive hours on August 10-11. According to the Agenzia Regionale Protezione Ambiente Valle d’Aosta (ARPA), the regional environmental agency, the automatic weather station at Colle Major at an altitude […] Climbing Julia Schneemann | August 14, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Anna DeMonte: The Fastest Woman to Ski Mont Blanc Rab athlete Anna DeMonte has set a new women’s ski Fastest Known Time (FKT) on Mont Blanc’s Grand Mulets route. On June 5th, the Utah-based mountaineer completed the course in an impressive 7 hours and 29 minutes, carrying all her own gear. A video documenting the project is now available on YouTube. Related: American Athlete Anna DeMonte Sets New Record […] SnowBrains | August 13, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Alpinist Captures Dangerous Rock Slide on Mont Blanc, France An alpinist named Pietro Cosimo captured a scary rock slide on France’s Mont Blanc on July 31. The Italian climber was on his descent from Mont Blanc and had just passed the Couloir du Goûter, known as the “death channel,” when a rock slide tumbled down the snowy section. No one was harmed in the incident, but the video illustrates […] Julia Schneemann | August 2, 2024 0 Comments
American Athlete Anna DeMonte Sets New Record Time for Summiting Mont Blanc, France, on Skis American runner and ski mountaineer Anna DeMonte set a new fastest known time (FKT) for a woman on skis on Mont Blanc, France. She completed the round trip to the summit and back in seven hours and 29 minutes on June 5, 2024. This was just four minutes slower than the running FKT set by Hillary Gerardi. Anna De Monte […] Industry News Leander Walchshöfer | June 19, 2024 2 Comments
Jack Kuenzle Sets Fastest Known Time Skiing Round-Trip from Chamonix to Mont Blanc, FR Jack Kuenzle is a prominent figure in the world of mountain running and endurance sports and is known for his record-breaking performances in various challenges. He has garnered attention for his remarkable speed and endurance in highly demanding terrains, often setting new records in events that test both physical and mental limits. On Wednesday, June 5, Kuenzle set another impressive […] Industry News Brent Thomas | June 10, 2024 0 Comments
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