Mountaineer dies on the couloir du Gouter, Mont Blanc
Fatal fall for 50 year old Korean on Gouter couloir
A mountaineer from South Korea suffered a fatal fall between the Gouter refuge and the Tête Rousse refuge on Wednesday.
The 50 year old was with a group of climbers however according to the Chamonix rescue services (PGHM), was not roped up and was not equipped with crampons. She fell over 200 metres and was found dead after the alert was given at 17:30.
Earlier on Wednesday the PGHM were called out to rescue a group of four climbers on the Walker route of the Grandes Jorasses, who were caught in a rock fall.
