Adèle Milloz, 26-year-old ski mountaineering world champion, died, on Mont Blanc on the French side.
Milloz was traveling the normal route of Peigne, a classic rock climbing route, together with a guide, when the accident occurred, due to circumstances yet to be ascertained. The French Gendarmerie intervened on the spot, with a helicopter departing from Chamonix, alerted by other climbers, then evacuated due to the shock caused, by the tragedy.