Mont Blanc climbers describe moment Alps avalanche hit

July 13th, 2012

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Mr Rossetto, who was leading two Danish climbers up the mountain, said the
three of them may have survived because they were on the edge of the falling
slab instead of the centre.

“We took snow but we could still resist, but then big chunks of snow fell
onto us so we were swept. We all fell together. And that’s it. It’s quick
but it’s always too long. When it started to slow down we were happy that it
was slowing down because it’s a lot of impact,” he said.

Regional authorities had warned climbers to be careful, but authorities said
there was no warning of Thursday’s slide.

The avalanche hit a group of climbers who were some 13,100 feet (4,000 metres)
high on the north face of Mont Maudit, part of the Mont Blanc range.

Authorities say the avalanche have been caused by a sheet of ice breaking off
above the climbers or by a climber inadvertently setting a slab loose.

The dead included the former head of the British Mountaineering Council, Roger
Payne, and clients he was leading up the Trois Monts route to the
15,782-foot (4,810-metre) summit of Mont Blanc, the group said on its
website.

A memorial ceremony is scheduled for Saturday afternoon in the Alpine town of
Chamonix.

The Mont Blanc massif is a popular area for climbers, hikers and tourists but
a dangerous one, with dozens dying on it each year.