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Seven dead in Ecrins avalanche.
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An avalanche in the Pelvoux ares of the Hautes-Alpes has killed 7 climbers according to Le Dauphine
http://www.ledauphine.com/hautes-alpes/2015/09/15/massif-des-ecrins-plusieurs-morts-dans-une-avalanche
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At this time of year?? Very high altitude but still really shocking
Must have been a lot of new snow??
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mountainaddict wrote:
At this time of year?? Very high altitude but still really shocking
Must have been a lot of new snow??
A coleague of mine was mountainering in the area with his family there in August and hired a guide to reach that summit. However the guide said it was very risky and they went to a different summit. The guide apparently said that because of extremely hot summer it was very unstable even high up ...
sad news, RIP
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Apparently there had been heavy snowfall at 3900m according to the report. Rescuers commented that there were winter conditions.
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Some horrible exposure, there for a long time while ascending.
As Joe Vallone said about it:
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Avalanches don't have a season, just a condition that is created when all the ingredients are mixed to make the perfect recipe.
Recent winds and new snow created a deadly situation on the Dome. It doesn't have to be winter or the middle of January to have poor stability.
RIP.
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http://snowbrains.com/avalanche-kills-7-climbers-in-french-alps/
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Hells Bells wrote:
Apparently there had been heavy snowfall at 3900m according to the report. Rescuers commented that there were winter conditions.
From where we live you can see all the peaks over around 3500m were covered in snow........
Tragic
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