Another crevasse fall on the Vallee Blanche

Wednesday around 13:00 saw a 29 year old Russian snowboarder on the Vallee Blanche fall 20m to his death.

The Russian, who had set off with a guide, fell into the crevasse in the passage known as ‘Chapeau a Cornes' just below the Requin Refuge. Four rescuers retrieved the snowboarder, but he was already dead.

Since the beginning of the year, there now has been a total of four deaths by falling into crevasses on the Vallee Blanche.