chamonet.com News http://www.chamonet.com chamonet.com News http://www.chamonet.com http://www.chamonet.com/sites/www.chamonet.com/img/site_top_logo.png en-gb Thu, 23 May 2013 14:29:36 +0100 Chamonix Mountain Rescue Team on Discovery Channel TV Show Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 The Chamonix mountain rescue police, the Peloton de Gendarmerie de Haute Montagne (PGHM), will feature in a six part TV series by the ...]]> newsdesk@chamonet.com (Chamonet.com Newsdesk) http://www.chamonet.com/events/news/chamonix-mountain-rescue-team-on-discovery-channel-tv-show.html New Flight Route Cambridge to Geneva Announced Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 Cambridge Airport has announced the launch of a number of European routes, including Cambridge to Geneva, in time for the 2013/2014 ski...]]> newsdesk@chamonet.com (Chamonet.com Newsdesk) http://www.chamonet.com/events/news/new-flight-route-cambridge-to-geneva.html British Snowboarder Dies in Aiguille du Midi Fall Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 A British man suffered a fatal fall off the Aiguille du Midi ridge yesterday whilst trying to make his way back to Aiguille du Midi lift in a...]]> newsdesk@chamonet.com (Chamonet.com Newsdesk) http://www.chamonet.com/events/news/british-skier-dies-in-aiguille-du-midi-fall.html Missing Mountaineer Found Alive Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 Gaëlle Cavalié has been found alive 100 metres below the summit of the Aiguille Verte after spending four days and four nights in in a...]]> newsdesk@chamonet.com (Chamonet.com Newsdesk) http://www.chamonet.com/events/news/missing-mountaineer-found-alive.html Missing Mountaineer on Grands Montets Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 The Chamonix PGHM are calling for witnesses for a missing mountaineer last seen on the Couloir Couturier, Aiguille Verte on...]]> newsdesk@chamonet.com (Chamonet.com Newsdesk) http://www.chamonet.com/events/news/missing-mountaineer-on-grands-montets.html British climbers survive Mont Blanc avalanche Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 A 23 year old British mountaineer was swept 700 metres by an avalanche on the Italian side of Mont Blanc, whilst climbing with two...]]> newsdesk@chamonet.com (Chamonet.com Newsdesk) http://www.chamonet.com/events/news/british-climbers-survives-mont-blanc-avalanche.html New Record for Chamonix-Mont Blanc-Chamonix Course Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 A new record for the Chamonix to Mont Blanc and back to Chamonix course has been set by 23 year old Mathéo Jacquemoud, with a time of 5...]]> newsdesk@chamonet.com (Chamonet.com Newsdesk) http://www.chamonet.com/events/news/new-record-for-chamonix-mont-blanc-chamonix-course.html Guides to Assure Refuge du Gouter Security Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 An agreement between the French Mountain Federation of Alpine Clubs (FFCAM) and the two major Mont Blanc guide companies has been signed to ensure...]]> newsdesk@chamonet.com (Chamonet.com Newsdesk) http://www.chamonet.com/events/news/guides-to-assure-refuge-du-gouter-security.html Aiguille du Midi Lift Evacuated Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 An engine failure on the first section of the Aiguille du Midi lift forced the Compagnie du Mont Blanc to evacuate more than 200 people from the...]]> newsdesk@chamonet.com (Chamonet.com Newsdesk) http://www.chamonet.com/events/news/aiguille-du-midi-lift-evacuated.html New Routes Opened on Mont Blanc Massif Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 French mountaineer Patrick Gabarrou and Yorkshire climber Ben O’Connor-Croft have successfully opened a new line on the north face of the...]]> newsdesk@chamonet.com (Chamonet.com Newsdesk) http://www.chamonet.com/events/news/new-routes-opened-on-mont-blanc-massif.html Climbing Mont Blanc to be Policed Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 +0100 With the ever-going popularity of climbing the Mont Blanc,...]]> newsdesk@chamonet.com (Chamonet.com Newsdesk) http://www.chamonet.com/events/news/climbing-mont-blanc-to-be-policed.html Chamonix Field Test Altitude Sickness Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100 Some 90 volunteers have been recruited by a mountain medicine association to run tests at 3842 metres, in hope to better understand the cause of...]]> newsdesk@chamonet.com (Chamonet.com Newsdesk) http://www.chamonet.com/events/news/chamonix-field-test-altitude-sickness.html New Speed Record Set on Mont Blanc Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100 A team of French skiers have set a new record for the fastest descent of Mont Blanc. The group completed the 14km journey from the summit of Mont...]]> newsdesk@chamonet.com (Chamonet.com Newsdesk) http://www.chamonet.com/events/news/new-speed-record-set-on-mont-blanc.html Member of PGHM Killed in Training Exercise Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100 On Wednesday afternoon Olivier Deprez - a member of the PGHM - was killed in a training exercise in Chamonix. 

The 35 year old...]]> newsdesk@chamonet.com (Chamonet.com Newsdesk) http://www.chamonet.com/events/news/member-of-pghm-killed-in-training-exercise.html The Ski Season of 2012/2013 is Over - Now What? Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100 If last weekend’s unexpected dump of snow is anything to go by, winter may well still pay another visit to us here in the Alps but to all...]]> newsdesk@chamonet.com (Chamonet.com Newsdesk) http://www.chamonet.com/events/news/the-ski-season-of-20122013-is-over-now-what.html Good Story Charity Launched Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100 A new charity - 'Good Story' - has been launched by the family of newsdesk@chamonet.com (Chamonet.com Newsdesk) http://www.chamonet.com/events/news/good-story-charity-launched.html French Team to Attempt Record Mont Blanc Descent Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100 A team of five French skiers are planning to set a new record for the fastest descent of Mont Blanc. 

A combination of freeriders and...]]> newsdesk@chamonet.com (Chamonet.com Newsdesk) http://www.chamonet.com/events/news/french-team-to-attempt-record-mont-blanc-descent.html Les Houches Grows in Popularity in 2013 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100 The first official visitor figures for the ski season of 2012/2013 have just been announced and so far, the data is backing up the record snow...]]> newsdesk@chamonet.com (Chamonet.com Newsdesk) http://www.chamonet.com/events/news/les-houches-grows-in-popularity-in-2013.html Col des Montets to Close this Afternoon Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100 The Col des Montets will be closed this afternoon to allow authorities to trigger avalanches in the area. The RD1506 between Argentiere and...]]> newsdesk@chamonet.com (Chamonet.com Newsdesk) http://www.chamonet.com/events/news/col-des-montets-to-close-this-afternoon.html New Record for Haute Route Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0100 The spring ski touring season has begun in earnest here in Chamonix with some ski mountaineers travelling faster than others!

The world...]]> newsdesk@chamonet.com (Chamonet.com Newsdesk) http://www.chamonet.com/events/news/new-record-for-haute-route.html