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Mountaineers fall to their deaths on Mont Blanc

Two young Spanish mountaineers have tragically died in a fall on the French side of the Mont Blanc massif.

The two men fell several hundred meters while abseiling at an altitude of around 4,000 meters. The third member of the rope team, who remained uninjured, raised the alarm. The Chamonix gendarmerie arrived at the scene of the accident with a helicopter and recovered the bodies, which were brought down to the valley.

The accident occurred on Wednesday afternoon. The men were part of a rope team of three climbers, as Italian media reported on Thursday.

Extremely exposed weather conditions
Mont Blanc on the border between France and Italy is - according to current calculations - the highest mountain in the Alps at 4,805.59 meters. Both France and Italy have a share of the mountain, although the exact border has long been disputed.

In recent days, fatal accidents have repeatedly occurred on the mountain. Due to its altitude, Mont Blanc is extremely exposed to weather conditions. Serious accidents occur time and again.