http://doglotion.com/taxonomy/term/1885/0 en-US http://doglotion.com/8-climbers-die-in-mont-blanc-avalanche <div class="simplevote_widget">Rating<span class="vote-off"></span><span class="vote-off"></span><span class="vote-off"></span><span class="vote-off"></span><span class="vote-off"></span></div><p>Not the kind of news you want to hear from the ski &amp; mountaineering mecca of Chamonix, but 8 climbers recently died in an avalanche while climbing Mt Blanc, Western Europe&#39;s highest peak. Avalanche danger was assessed as low, as expected in late summer, but the particular spot the avalanche struck was known for being prone to avalanches. </p> <p>Apparently dozens more climbers could have been killed if the avalanche had hit a different time. Get more details on the <strong><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/2619922/Mont-Blanc-avalanche-Dozens-more-could-have-died.html" target="_blank">fatal avalanche on the Telegraph website</a></strong>.  </p> http://doglotion.com/8-climbers-die-in-mont-blanc-avalanche#comment news-articles accident avalanche chamonix death mt blanc Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:15:12 -0400 J Dogg 1849 at http://doglotion.com