Pay for your funeral before you begin! Mayor wants to keep reckless climbers away from Mont Blanc
The mayor of Saint-Gervais in France suggests a €15,000 deposit would discourage unwary climbers from ignoring danger warnings.
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Fed up with ‘pseudo mountaineers’ climbing the treacherous Mont Blanc and risking their lives – A French mayor has introduced a $15,300 rescue and funeral deposit for climbers.
Jean-Marc Peillex, mayor of Saint-Gervais-Les-Bains, a town on the French side, is a practical man. According to the…Continue Reading Fed up with …