Aig centrale d'Arves 6 juil. 2017
He fell ~200m onto rocks and died
Description
Following the normal route from the hut to the aig centrale d'arves
solo but with rope/harness in case of need and hard hat
only two others on the hill that day ... who reported back to the hut that he had arrived at the summit and had started following them down
Lieu
normal route of aig/ centrale d'arves, on the way down before starting the final traversed back to the col
Conditions
several days of bad weather followed by stunning hot days and blues skies
expect the route to be mostly dry with very little snow ... expect no need for crampons or axe
Préparation physique et niveau technique
active climber and hill walker in a permanent state of readyness
Motivations
to get out in the hills
Niveau de l'attention et évaluation des risques
technical difficultly 3b is well within the man's abilities (6b)
Gestion de l'horaire
slow but not too slow
Mesures et techniques de sécurité mises en oeuvre
solo with rope to allow for rappels or self belay if required
Éléments ayant aggravé les conséquences de l’événement
fragile rock
Conséquences physiques et autres commentaires
the injuries were fatal .... 200m fall over rocks
Commentaires
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