Fatal fall for Chamonix guide

A guide for the local Compagnie des Guides de Chamonix lost his life yesterday after falling down a crevasse on the Valle Blanche.

Maxime Belleville one of the 250 members of the Chamonix guide company was said to have been out leading a small group on the Valle Blanche yesterday morning when he disappeared before the clients eyes. A crevasse had unexpectedly opened up and Maxime plummeted into the depth of the fissure.

The local rescue services (PGHM) arrived on the scene but there was little to do but recover his body. A memorial service will be announced soon.

Source: Le Dauphiné Libéré