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More Rock Fall in the Dangerous Couloir du Gouter

Recent rock fall in the Couloir du Gouter

featured in Video Reports Author Ellie Mahoney, Chamonix Editor Updated

If you're in any doubt as to why the authorities have closed the Gouter Route and the Refuge, take a look at this video that was published today, showing the friable nature of the rock and numerous rock falls.. 

The video was filmed on the 13th July 2015.

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