A 31-year-old mountaineer died after falling several hundred meters in the Belledonne massif (Isère), we learned on Sunday January 8 from the emergency services.
This young woman, accompanied by a group of ten people, slipped on Saturday afternoon "
on hard snow
" on a steep slope for about 300 to 400 meters, said a rescuer from the CRS Alpes de Grenoble.
The fall occurred from a ridge on the western slope of the Grand Colon which culminates at 2400 meters.
Rescuers arrived at the scene by helicopter and pronounced him dead.
The group accompanying the victim was helicoptered below "
to bring him to safety
", it was added.
