https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A Danish hiker fell to his death on Wednesday in the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps after slipping from a trail, rescue services said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240912/danish-hiker-dies-in-mont-blanc-slip Thu, 12 Sep 2024 10:38:07 +0200 danish-hiker-dies-in-mont-blanc-slip Four climbers from Italy and South Korea were found dead on the Alps' highest peak of Mont Blanc on Tuesday after they had been missing for three days in bad weather, the local French prefecture said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240910/french-rescuers-struggle-to-find-missing-mont-blanc-climbers Tue, 10 Sep 2024 15:12:17 +0200 french-rescuers-struggle-to-find-missing-mont-blanc-climbers Two mountaineers -- one French and the other Dutch -- died in a rockslide while climbing the Aiguille du Tour on the Swiss side of the Mont-Blanc range, police said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20230802/two-climbers-killed-in-mont-blanc-range-rockslide Wed, 02 Aug 2023 10:21:38 +0200 two-climbers-killed-in-mont-blanc-range-rockslide A French mountaineer died close to the summit of Mont Blanc on Friday after rescuers made several attempts to get to him in a violent storm. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210731/mountaineer-dies-on-europes-mont-blanc-despite-rescue-attempts Sat, 31 Jul 2021 15:30:56 +0200 mountaineer-dies-on-europes-mont-blanc-despite-rescue-attempts Local authorities have closed roads after experts warned that a huge section of a glacier on the Italian side of Mont Blanc may be about to collapse. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190925/roads-closed-as-experts-warn-that-mont-blanc-glacier-may-collapse Wed, 25 Sep 2019 15:37:22 +0200 roads-closed-as-experts-warn-that-mont-blanc-glacier-may-collapse The mayor of a French Alps town is up in arms (again) about inappropriate items on Mont Blanc - this time an abandoned rowing machine and a climbing dog. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190903/wackos-french-mayor-outraged-after-british-ex-soldier-leaves-rowing-machine-on-mont-blanc Tue, 03 Sep 2019 13:18:39 +0200 wackos-french-mayor-outraged-after-british-ex-soldier-leaves-rowing-machine-on-mont-blanc After being slammed by French authorities for having landed a small plane less than 400 metres from the summit of Mont Blanc on Tuesday, two Swiss mountaineers face no worse than a small fine. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190621/swiss-climbers-who-landed-plane-on-mont-blanc-risk-fine-of-38-euros Fri, 21 Jun 2019 19:05:38 +0200 swiss-climbers-who-landed-plane-on-mont-blanc-risk-fine-of-38-euros Two Swiss mountaineers landed a small plane less than 400 metres from the summit of Mont Blanc on Tuesday before heading for the top of Europe's tallest peak with police in pursuit, the French gendarme said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190619/swiss-climbers-slammed-for-landing-plane-on-mont-blanc-mountaineering-france Wed, 19 Jun 2019 10:55:58 +0200 swiss-climbers-slammed-for-landing-plane-on-mont-blanc-mountaineering-france France will impose a daily cap of 214 climbers on Mont Blanc next year, one of several measures taken to limit overcrowding on Europe's highest peak, a local official said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180905/france-to-tackle-overcrowding-on-mont-blanc-with-climber-quotas Wed, 05 Sep 2018 10:48:31 +0200 france-to-tackle-overcrowding-on-mont-blanc-with-climber-quotas A 68-year-old Frenchman has been killed by falling rocks while hiking on Mont Blanc. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180827/mont-blanc-french-hiker-killed-by-falling-rocks Mon, 27 Aug 2018 11:29:09 +0200 mont-blanc-french-hiker-killed-by-falling-rocks Among the 400 climbers attempting to reach Europe's highest peak every day are a growing number of "ill-prepared", antisocial hikers and fake guides making life difficult for authorities. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180820/tourists-on-frances-overcrowded-mont-blanc-reach-peak-recklessness Mon, 20 Aug 2018 16:10:06 +0200 tourists-on-frances-overcrowded-mont-blanc-reach-peak-recklessness Standing outside their yellow hut on a ridge 3,200 metres above sea level, two French gendarmes peer through binoculars at a group of foreign climbers making their way across a scree-littered stretch on what has become one of the deadliest routes to the top of Mont Blanc. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180812/french-police-on-mont-blanc-duty-try-to-keep-climbers-in-line Sun, 12 Aug 2018 11:14:10 +0200 french-police-on-mont-blanc-duty-try-to-keep-climbers-in-line Three Italian climbers were found dead on Friday (Aug 10) on Mont Blanc in the French Alps, taking the total death toll for Europe's highest peak to 15 this summer. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180811/three-more-climbers-found-dead-on-frances-mont-blanc Sat, 11 Aug 2018 14:40:32 +0200 three-more-climbers-found-dead-on-frances-mont-blanc A mountain climber was found dead on Mont Blanc Friday, police said, a day after three other people lost their lives on Europe's highest peak. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180804/another-climber-killed-on-frances-mont-blanc Sat, 04 Aug 2018 16:52:10 +0200 another-climber-killed-on-frances-mont-blanc Three climbers from the same group died on Mont Blanc in the French Alps on Thursday morning. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180802/french-alps-three-climbers-die-on-mont-blanc Thu, 02 Aug 2018 16:55:47 +0200 french-alps-three-climbers-die-on-mont-blanc The spectacular Mer de Glace glacier that winds through the Mont Blanc Massif near Chamonix is vanishing at a record pace. Academic Kieran Baxter explains for The Conversation why climate change means future generations will miss out on the breathtaking experience of seeing the "Sea of Ice" up close. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180316/what-a-century-of-climate-change-has-done-to-frances-biggest-glacier Fri, 16 Mar 2018 12:53:30 +0100 what-a-century-of-climate-change-has-done-to-frances-biggest-glacier A French mountaineer who found a chest on the slopes of France's highest mountain Mont Blanc containing emeralds, sapphires and rubies is still waiting to know if the treasure will be his five years on. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180212/frenchman-still-waiting-to-know-if-mont-blanc-treasure-will-be-his Mon, 12 Feb 2018 13:06:58 +0100 frenchman-still-waiting-to-know-if-mont-blanc-treasure-will-be-his Mont Blanc, Western Europe's highest peak, isn't quite as tall as it used to be, according to surveyors who measured the mighty summit. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170914/western-europes-highest-peak-mont-blanc-shrinks-again Thu, 14 Sep 2017 18:51:39 +0200 western-europes-highest-peak-mont-blanc-shrinks-again The death of a Ukrainian climber on Mont Blanc marks another fatal accident in a series that have recently occurred on western Europe's highest peak. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170821/another-death-on-mont-blanc-amid-attempts-to-crack-down-on-under-equipped-climbers Mon, 21 Aug 2017 11:32:29 +0200 another-death-on-mont-blanc-amid-attempts-to-crack-down-on-under-equipped-climbers A mayor in an area of the French Alps which is a gateway to Mont Blanc has said he plans to fine climbers attempting to scale the mountain without proper outdoor gear such as crampons and ropes. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170817/mont-blanc-french-mayor-to-fine-ill-prepared-climbers Thu, 17 Aug 2017 17:59:35 +0200 mont-blanc-french-mayor-to-fine-ill-prepared-climbers