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World Champion Skier Falls to Her Death While Climbing Mont Blanc, France

mont blanc, Adèle Milloz

A skiing world champion and her female climbing companion fell to their deaths on Mont Blanc in the French Alps. Another climbing group discovered their roped-together bodies around 6.15 pm. Adèle Milloz, 26, and her friend died while traversing from Aiguille de Peigne (10,4723ft) to nearby peak Aiguille du Midi (12,605ft), mountain guides confirmed. Related: French Mayor Wants Visitors to Pay a $15,000 […]
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President of Dynafit Benedikt Böhm Announces New Speed Project to Climb and Ski 7000-meter Himlung Himal in Nepal

On August 16th, the WWF ambassador and Globel President of Dynafit Benedikt Böhm will embark on a speed commitment to preserve the last natural refuges on earth.  Born in Munich, Benedikt’ Beni’ has been practicing the extreme sport of speed mountaineering for over 20 years, taking him to the most remote regions of the world: from the Alps to the […]
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French Mayor Wants Visitors to Pay a $15,000 Deposit to Climb Mt. Blanc

Mont Blanc !5,000 Euro Deposit

Jean-Marc Peillex is the mayor of Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, a French village situated at the base of the highest mountain in The Alps: Mont Blanc. Renowned for its tourism, stunning scenery, and world-class hiking and skiing options, it’s been a popular year-round holiday destination since the early 1900s. However, this year, Mayor Peilliex has a message for anyone seeking to climb Europe’s […]
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A Dangerous Queue Formed on K2 as 145 Climbers Summit in One Day—That’s Double the Average Number of Summits for an Entire Year

K2 Traffic Jam

A scary scene emerged out of Pakistan just a few weeks ago as climbers documented a massive queue on the second-highest mountain on Earth. On July 22, a significant traffic jam occurred on K2 Moutain as a whopping 145 climbers summited the peak in just one day. A new record—that’s double how many usually summit in a season! It also […]
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1 Climber Killed in Fall and 1 Rescued After Pair Got Off-Route Near Crestone Traverse, CO

On Wednesday, August 3, Custer County SAR was activated for two Denver-area climbers located at around 13,800 ft. near the Crestone Traverse. The pair had gotten off-route when one member sustained a fatal fall. The other member down-climbed to reach him and was unable to ascend or descend safely from that point. She was able to immediately call for help […]
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