The mayor of Saint-Gervais-les-Bains (Haute-Savoie) announces this Friday August 5 the closure of these two refuges due to falling rocks making the crossing “almost fatal”.
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The mayor of Saint-Gervais-les-Bains (Haute-Savoie), Jean-Marc Peillex, announces this Friday August 5 the closure of the Goûter and Tête Rousse refuges until further notice, reports France Bleu Pays de Savoie. Rockfalls make the ascent of Mont-Blanc via this sector too dangerous. A decree has been issued”in consultation with the prefecture and the president of the Saint-Gervais guide company“says Jean-Marc Peillex.
“The stones continue to descend the Aiguille du Goûter, without warning, making crossing the corridor not dangerous but almost fatal.“, adds the mayor of Saint-Gervais. “On the evening of August 4, there were still 79 mountaineers, mostly from Eastern countries, at the Goûter refuge, they play Russian roulette despite our recommendations“, he laments.
No reopening date set
“How sad to be forced by a few lawless adventurers to have to make a decision that shouldn’t need to be“, continues Jean-Marc Peillex. “If we don’t make a decision like that, we will be complicit in the death of idiots, of course, but in the death of humans“, he indicates.
Asked about a reopening date, the mayor of Saint-Gervais cannot yet decide: “We will have to adapt, I hope to reopen in September depending on the weather conditions.”