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Mont-Blanc

News 5 years ago

Italy resort lifts alert on melting glacier threat

An Italian Alpine resort on Sunday lifted a state of alert declared last week over fears that a chunk of glacier on the Mont Blanc mountain range might crash down on them.

Environment 5 years ago

'Slight improvement' in melting glacier threatening Italy resort

The threat that a massive chunk of glacier loosened by soaring temperatures could collapse near an alpine resort on the Italian side of the Mont Blanc mountain range has slightly eased.

News 5 years ago

Italian valley still in 'red zone' as Mont Blanc glacier threatens collapse

An Italian alpine resort remained on high alert Friday over fears a vast chunk of a glacier on the slopes of the Mont Blanc massif could plummet in high temperatures.

News 6 years ago

French mayor urges action against Mont-Blanc 'wackos'

The mayor of Chamonix in the French Alps has urged President Emmanuel Macron to act against "wackos" climbing the nearby Mont Blanc, after a series of incidents including a British tourist abandoning a rowing machine on the famed mountain.

News 6 years ago

Charpoua shelter: Soup and cake half-way up Mont Blanc

Perched 2,841 meters up in the French Alps, the Charpoua shelter has been welcoming climbers for 115 years now.

News 7 years ago

France to cap crowds on Mont Blanc with climber quotas

France will impose a daily cap of 214 climbers on Mont Blanc next year, one of several measures taken to limit overcrowding on Europe's highest peak, a local official said Tuesday.

News 7 years ago

France moves to cut access to overcrowded Mont Blanc

French authorities said Friday that they would curtail climbers' access to Mont Blanc for at least a week due to severe overcrowding on Europe's highest peak.

News 8 years ago

Mont Blanc cable car to reopen 9 months after dramatic rescue

A cable car whose dramatic breakdown last September forced 33 tourists to spend the night stranded -- suspended high over the French Alps -- is to reopen on Thursday, local officials announced.

Science & Tech 9 years ago

Montblanc unveils first smartwatches

Luxury brand Montblanc unveiled its first smartwatch collection on Thursday.

World 9 years ago

45 people stuck overnight in cable cars at Mont Blanc

A series of cable cars carrying tourists stopped working at high altitude over the Mont Blanc massif in the Alps on Thursday, prompting a major rescue operation and leaving 45 people trapped in midair overnight, France's interior minister said.

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