Three Die in Separate Accidents on the Mont‑Blanc Massif

Overview

• Three people were killed on Saturday in the Mont‑Blanc massif: two Savoyard climbers fell from the Kuffner arête on Mont Maudit and a 44‑year‑old Haute‑Savoie man died after a long ski fall on the Brenva spur.
• The two climbers, a sister aged 24 and her 26‑year‑old brother, were carried by a fall on the Kuffner arête early in the morning and a Slovak guide in the area alerted rescuers.
• Around 1 p.m., rescuers and the Sécurité Civile helicopter doctor declared the 44‑year‑old dead after a near‑100‑metre dévissage on the Brenva spur and his body was taken to Entrèves in Italy.
• A separate rope team suffered a significant fall at Mont Maudit around 11 a.m. but escaped with only minor injuries, while the PGHM of Chamonix reported at least 11 mountain interventions by 6 p.m. that day.
• Authorities noted this cluster is part of a wider short‑term spike in the north‑western Alps, with seven deaths recorded in a 24‑hour span including accidents on Grand Paradiso and the Matterhorn, raising concerns about rescue capacity and route dangers during the season.