French authorities, ‘ascents postponed’ on Mont Blanc

(ANSA) – PARIS, 16 JUL – The authorities of the French side of Mont Blanc have recommended that mountaineers who plan to climb Mont Blanc via the classic side, the “Couloir du Gouter”, have to postpone the ascent for the moment due to the frequent falling of boulders and stones.

“Due to the current exceptional climatic conditions and the drought that has been affecting the department for several weeks – the prefecture of Haute-Savoie and the Municipality of Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, in the French Alps write in a press release – stones occur on the usual route of ascension to the summit of Mont Blanc, both day and night, and in particular at the busiest times, particularly early in the morning “.

The companies of the guides of Saint-Gervais and Chamonix have also suspended, for the moment, the ascension of the Bianco for the classic path, a “wise decision”, according to the authorities, which invite mountaineers to devote themselves to other routes of high and medium mountains in the massif. (HANDLE).

Source: Ansa

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