Tag: refuges
In one of its last refuges, wild salmon is starting to become rare
It was fished in abundance until the beginning of the 20th century. All the French rivers were then teeming with wild salmon, to the delight of fans of the reel.…
How the Mont Blanc refuges are coping with the scourge
“It has become a nightmare on the TMB.” Géraldine, who has just completed her third tour of Mont Blanc, readily admits this. The first thing she does when she arrives…
The SPA opens its doors in October to unclog its refuges
More than 7,600 dogs, cats and rodents are waiting for a second chance. The SPA will open its doors to the public on the 2nd weekend of October in order…
Two Mont-Blanc refuges closed to protect mountaineers “who think they are at Disneyland”
“They don’t care, they don’t care about us, the gendarmes, and that’s why we decided to close…” Faced with the danger of death represented by numerous rock falls due to…