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Place: Mont Blanc massif

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Two climbers were descending Alpine summit when they fell to their deaths

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Two climbers were descending Alpine summit when they fell to their deaths

Two Irish climbers who plunged to their deaths in a fall on an Alpine mountain had reached the summit and were descending when the accident happened.

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Memorial to be held for avalanche death climbers
Tributes paid to top UK mountaineer

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Tributes paid to top UK mountaineer
Avalanche ’triggered by ice fall’

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Avalanche ’triggered by ice fall’
Nine dead, four missing in Alps avalanche

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Nine dead, four missing in Alps avalanche
Mother sees family die on Mont Blanc

A father, his son and two daughters all fell to their deaths climbing Mont Blanc as their mother looked on in horror today.

Thu, 24 Jul, 2008

Snowboarder killed in French Alps

A British snowboarder died today after falling into a crevasse near Mont Blanc in the French Alps, mountain police said.

Mon, 14 Mar, 2005

Climbers die in Alps fall

Two British mountain climbers have died after falling 100ft in the French Alps, rescue services say.

Sun, 07 Jul, 2002

Mummifed body may be Japanese climber lost in 1972

A mummified corpse found in the Italian Alps may be the body of a Japanese tourist who disappeared in 1972.

Sun, 19 Aug, 2001

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