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The mayor of Saint-Gervais in France suggests a €15,000 deposit would discourage unwary climbers from ignoring danger warnings.
IN THE PAPERS - Weds, Sept. 4: Violent attacks on foreigners grip South Africa, this as it hosts the World Economic Forum on Africa. In the UK, House of Commons leader Jacob Rees-Mogg is accused of being disrespectful after stretching out on a parliament bench during a debate. Here in France, a mayor wants a law punishing Mont Blanc climbers after a British tourist left behind a rowing machine. And a German man wins "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" after 15 years of trying to get on the show!
Amateur climbers have been urged to steer clear of France's Mont Blanc as extreme heat is causing more frequent rockfalls.
Alpinist and high mountain guide Charles Dubouloz climbed the north face of the Grandes Jorasse alone in the winter -- a feat never seen before in mountaineering.
A treasure trove of emeralds, rubies and sapphires buried for decades on a glacier off France's Mont Blanc has finally been shared between the climber who discovered them and local authorities, eight years after they were found.
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