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JimTitt
Jul 12, 2012, 8:23 AM
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The normal route up Mt Blanc avalanched early this morning, 9 dead, 4 missing and 9 injured so far.
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gblauer
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Jul 12, 2012, 8:37 AM
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Terrible accident.
My condolences to the friends and family.
Life is short, live well.
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edge
Jul 12, 2012, 8:45 AM
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JimTitt wrote: The normal route up Mt Blanc avalanched early this morning, 9 dead, 4 missing and 9 injured so far.
Very sad news. Condolences to their family and friends.
I descended that route and faced a steady stream of climbers at 10AM. It's a blessing that more were not killed or injured.
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Kartessa
Jul 12, 2012, 10:30 AM
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Very unfortunate. Thoughts and prayers are with the families of those killed, injured and missing.
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majid_sabet
Jul 12, 2012, 10:42 AM
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Few European climber also died few days ago in Swiss alps due to avalanche. A disaster year in European alpine climbing.
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patto
Jul 12, 2012, 10:57 AM
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Hmmmmm...... I've been following an friend of a friend's posts on facebook. He was due to climb either Wednesday or Thursady. At this stage he doesn't seem to be being reported as part of the group that was hit.
(This post was edited by patto on Jul 12, 2012, 11:03 AM)
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moose_droppings
Jul 13, 2012, 5:41 PM
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My condolences to all.
(This post was edited by moose_droppings on Jul 13, 2012, 5:42 PM)
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