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- The accesses to Mont-Blanc (Haute-Savoie), overcrowded in summer, are restricted.
- To go through the Aiguille du Goûter, the clbadic route, it must be reserved for the shelter or be in an emergency situation.
The French authorities have extended until the beginning of August the access restrictions to Mont-Blanc by the clbadic route of the Aiguille du Goûter, in the French Alps, because of its overcrowding.
Since 14 July, only people justifying a reservation at the refuge of Goûter can access the summit of Mont Blanc (Haute-Savoie) via this route, beyond Tête-Rousse Glacier. The new order extends this restriction of eight days, until August 1, and the prefect could extend these provisions beyond that if the situation requires it, specified
Prefecture of Haute-Savoie
"Serious risks of harm to public order"
The "recurring and significant overtaking of the capacity of reception of the Goûter refuge" induces "serious risks of breach of public order "in terms of safety, sanitation and tranquility, justified the prefecture. Persons without reservation but in "distress" will be welcomed "under the principle of solidarity in the mountains."
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?? Renewal of the provisions of the prefectural decree temporarily restricting access to the summit of Mont- White via Goûter Refuge
??The Prefect took a decision to restrict access to Mont-Blanc via the Goûter Refuge, up to August 1st 2018 pic.twitter.com/wBqMdbAakq
– Prefect of Haute-Savoie (@ Prefet74) July 20, 2018
Last summer, 14 people died (against 9 in 2016) and two were missing on the access roads to the Mount -White, roof of Western Europe culminating at 4.810 meters. Faced with this succession of deaths, often related to imprudences or an inexperience of the high mountains, the mayor of Saint-Gervais Jean-Marc Peillex had taken a by-law in August 2017, obliging any climber taking this route, known as "royal road" ", By the Taste, to be sufficiently equipped – the list of the obligatory material was provided in annex.
The apostle thus wanted to" tap on the fingers "of the" burned heads "vis-a-vis the" refusal to hear the messages of prevention. "
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