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| The Snow Tourist ? The Journey is the Reward | 18/04/2009 16:27 |
| We?ve all got dreams, but sometimes our dreams butt up against the hard edge of reality. Shaped by tragedy early in his life Charlie English dreamt of conquering the Chamonix-Zermatt Haute-Route. Of joining the ranks of grizzled mountain men. | |
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| The one that got away | 17/04/2009 4:23 |
| A 35 year old ski tourer has been caught by an avalanche above Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye in the Alpes de Haute-Provence late yesterday morning. Climbing alone he could have become just another one of these years statistics but fate decided otherwise. | |
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| Dramatic avalanche rescue at Val d?Isere | 14/04/2009 4:41 |
| Henry Schniewind has sent us information about an avalanche rescue operation at Val d?Isere yesterday. Three ski tourers were buried climbing to the Point Pers. The avalanche released 200 metres above them, probably due to remote triggering and was 400 meters wide. The slope is west facing at around 3500 meters altitude. | |
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| Three ski tourers killed by Queyras avalanche | 13/04/2009 9:26 |
| Three ski tourers, two men and a woman have been killed by a large avalanche on the Pointe Joanne (3052 meters) in the Southern Alps. A fourth person has been taken to hospital in Briançon but without serious injury. The slide measured 400 meters and run over 800 meters. | |
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| Massive cash bail-out for Dynastar | 13/04/2009 6:18 |
| Sallanches based Dynastar is to receive a massive cash injection of ? 38 million from its owners, Rossignol. A statement from the board of directors claims that Dynastar is losing over ? 1 million a week. Despite a good ski season in Europe Rossignol group has been the victim of strategic decisions compounded by the credit crunch. | |
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| Crevasse victim slams bad Samaritans | 13/04/2009 4:49 |
| René and his friend, Fredo were skiing the glacier du Gébroulaz on the first Saturday in April. The Gébroulaz links Val Thorens with Meribel-Mottaret. The were crossing the crevassed section on the lower part of the glacier when a snow bridge broke under René and he plunged 40 meters into a crevasse. | |
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| Guide killed by crevasse fall on Mont-Blanc | 13/04/2009 4:30 |
| A 39 year old guide has been killed on the glacier d?Argentière in the Mont Blanc range yesterday morning at around 10h30. The man was running a crevasse rescue course with two clients. | |
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| Couloir death in les Arcs | 10/04/2009 16:11 |
| An English skier has been killed following an accident in one of the couloirs of the Aiguille Rouge in les Arcs. The woman, 38 years old and from London, was skiing at 2600 meters yesterday afternoon when she blew a turn and fell head first down the slope. l?Aiguille Rouge, les Arcs (archive photo) | |
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| ENSA overhauls guide training following deaths | 08/04/2009 11:12 |
| The French High Mountain Guide training college (ENSA) base in Chamonix is overhauling its guide training program. The new cursus is expected to be published in 2010. | |
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| Has Cham killed the golden goose? | 05/04/2009 18:28 |
| According to journalist Antoine Chandelier Chamonix has been hit hard by the credit crunch. The area relies on rich British and Russian visitors for its fortunes. Over half of guests come from abroad. | |
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