Castle Mont Blanc climbers surfr quentation dangerous

From Germain, Emmanuelle | LeFigaro.fr -

To ignore safety rules, more and more tourists are coming to wine tasting refuge at the feet of the summit, without reservation. The mayor of Saint-Gervais and the French Federation of Alpine Mountain Clubs and alarm.

The guard said it was "powerless". More and more climbers arrived at the start hut (3385 m), the busiest climbing Mont Blanc, without reservation. "If they return, they die," says Jean-Marc Peillex, mayor of Saint-Gervais. "From the shelter does not meet all requirements and standards must be respected," the French Federation of Alpine and Mountain Clubs said (FFCAM). Date: July 31 thirty climbers were sleeping on the porch. "We can not leave, is a non-assistance to a person in danger, says Raymond Courtial, FFCAM Vice President, in charge of the asylum. This raises questions not optimal safety in regard to the sustainability and resting conditions," he added. Imagine. Before waking up in the night 3 when customers take their notes for the final climb to the hut

"We're not, but to use!"

This summer, contributed the weather in July. Despite the fact that € 106 per night with half board, shelter shows every day of good weather. However, many tourists come to France, only to distract them and refuse to climb the Mont Blanc. "This situation is unacceptable., Need more control over access to the site conditions and reception, advisor to the breath. Stormed Shelter travel agencies, mountain climbing, but you no longer use."

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