The fall of a serac in the Dôme des Ecrins caused the death of a 32-year-old mountaineer on Wednesday July 29 and injured three other members of the roped party, including one seriously, we learned from the emergency services.
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The CRS Montagne de Briançon unit intervened first, then supported by the CRS Montagne de l'Alpe d'Huez. " The route chosen was the route currently the least exposed in this ascent ", assured AFP the CRS Montagne d'Alpe d'Huez. " In total, six rescuers and three doctors " intervened, they said.
" In this kind of rescue, the idea is to find the compromise to evacuate people as quickly as possible, without putting too many people, because there is a big risk of an accident, " they explained.
