Brite is rescued from Mont Blanc in tracksuit: “Five minutes later he would have died”

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Highest mountain in the Alps
Briton rescued from Mont Blanc in tracksuit: “He would have died five minutes later”

Mont Blanc is 4807 meters high

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A Brit wanted to climb Mont Blanc for his birthday – only in a tracksuit and equipped with hiking poles. He almost paid for his recklessness with his life.

At 4807 meters, Mont Blanc is the highest mountain in the Alps and is sometimes referred to as the highest mountain in Europe, depending on how the border between Europe and Asia is defined. That alone should be warning enough: Anyone who wants to climb this summit should be well prepared and equipped. A Briton, on the other hand, took the venture lightly and almost paid for it with his life.

Italian media reports that Feda H. was only out in a tracksuit, as if he had set out on an ordinary hike. However, his excursion on Mont Blanc had little to do with this: the Italian mountain rescue rescued him at an altitude of 3369 meters.

H. was taken to a hospital in a rescue helicopter. When the rescue workers found him, his body temperature was only 25 degrees.

Brite wanted to celebrate his birthday on Mont Blanc

The Brit only survived his climbing tour with a lot of luck. Apparently he had approached the matter completely naively. “I wanted to climb Mont Blanc,” he told police, according to the Italian newspaper Corriere della Serra. He wanted to celebrate his 26th birthday with it. H. spent the first night in a tent, but lost his bearings the following day when a snowstorm approached.

In the evening he managed to alert the mountain rescue service. A search was initiated immediately, but the rescue workers, who had set out on foot, were unable to locate him for a long time due to the poor weather conditions.

The man from Portsmouth could only be rescued by helicopter. “He was lucky that he was found. He would have died five minutes later,” explained one of the rescuers.

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Surfing over the Alps


Unobstructed views In no other type of aircraft is the experience of flying as direct as in a glider: the pilot sits in front of the wings under a glass hood and the only sound is the rushing of the wind. 3500 meters above the Pic de Bur in the French Alps with a view of distant Mont Blanc. At this altitude it is no longer possible without additional oxygen. The clear plastic tubes in the lower right of the image direct oxygen into the pilot's nose.

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In no other type of aircraft is the experience of flying as direct as in a glider: the pilot sits in front of the wings under a glass hood and the only noise is the rushing of the wind. 3500 meters above the Pic de Bur in the French Alps with a view of distant Mont Blanc. At this altitude it is no longer possible without additional oxygen. The clear plastic tubes in the lower right of the image direct oxygen into the pilot’s nose.

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The mountain rescue team emphasized again how important it is to have the right equipment at such heights. In any case, such climbing tours are only recommended for experienced mountaineers – at this time of the year the mountain rescue service even advises against it completely due to the unpredictable weather. The 26-year-old Briton may now have to pay for the cost of the rescue operation, which costs around 1,500 euros.

Sources: “South Tyrol News” / “Corriere della Serra” / Rai / “Daily Mail”



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