"Important stone falls"
, "day and night", occur
along the French normal route to Mont Blanc
which passes from the Gouter refuge due to "drought".
For this reason, the authorities on the other side of the Alps recommend that mountaineers wishing to make the ascent "postpone it temporarily".
"Danger of death",
writes in a post the mayor of Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains (France), Jean-Marc Peillex.
The French mountain guides have already suspended the ascent
along this considered itinerary, which is less demanding than the other ascent routes and therefore more popular.
"Due to the current exceptional climatic conditions - the prefecture of Haute-Savoie (France) and the commune of Saint-Gervais-les-Bains write in a note - and the drought that has affected our department for several weeks, important stone falls they occur along the normal route of ascent to the top of Mont Blanc, during the day as well as at night, particularly during the busiest times, ie early in the morning ".
Therefore, "in the face of this climatic situation" the authorities "recommend that mountaineers wishing to make this ascent postpone it temporarily. The companies of the mountain guides of Saint-Gervais-les-Bains and Chamonix-Mont-Blanc have agreed to temporarily suspend the ascent. ascension from this path. This wise decision is to be welcomed. "
