British Climber Dies in the Alps

10th June 2025

A British climber in his sixties has died following a fall on a glacier in the Alps in Savoie, France.

The accident occurred the Grande Casse, the highest peak in the Vanoise massif in Savoie.

The man has not been named.

He was descending the glacier des Grands Couloirs with a companion when he slipped and fell.

They were not roped together at the time.

An investigation has been opened by the Albertville public prosecutor’s office.