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Added on the 09/09/2021 23:33:28 - Copyright : AFP EN
Five members of the Compagnie des Guides de Chamonix, the founding institution of mountaineering which is celebrating its 200th anniversary, climb the Mont Blanc to raise awareness of global warming which is forcing guides to adapt.
For most of us, scaling the world's tallest mountains is just a pipe dream. It requires deft skill, in-depth knowledge of difficult terrain and no shortage of fearlessness; the smallest errors can lead to irreversible accidents. As a high mountain guide from Chamonix, Tristan Knoertzer knows this all too well. He works with the Chamonix mountain guide company and is the project manager of its 200th anniversary celebrations. He joined us for Perspective.
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Global warming and climate change
Only the fittest participants manage to finish the Ultra-Trail Mont Blanc (UTMB) in less than 24 hours; most contenders need an average of 35-46 hours to complete the race. Their number one enemy: sleep deprivation, the effects of which researchers are trying to understand.
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