One Dead & Four Injured in Mont Blanc Serac Collapse
6th August 2024
A large block of ice collapsed above a group of 15 mountaineers. The accident happened at 3am on Monday 5th August at an altitude of 4,100m on the peak’s north…
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A large block of ice collapsed above a group of 15 mountaineers.
The accident happened at 3am on Monday 5th August at an altitude of 4,100m on the peak’s north face,
The exact location was Mont Blanc du Tacul that is a part of the Mont Blanc massif, about halfway between the Aiguille du Midi and Mont Blanc.
The serac collapse triggered a rock avalanche that reached the Col du Midi and hit a line of climbers on their way up Mont Blanc via the popular Three Peaks Route.
The person who died was a 57-year old French national.
The nationality and names of the injured has not been released.
Mont Blanc, Chamonix, France. Image © PlanetSKI
