“He died falling into the void” Tragedy in the mountains, a bad unforeseen event was fatal: where and what happened

Mont Blanc disaster: mountaineer falls into void during storm

A couple of climbers were on the Mont Blanc when, unfortunately, she was surprised by a very strong storm. The two tried to resist but one of them fell for over 200 meters dying instantly.

Here’s what happened.

Couple of climbers caught in storm while climbing Mont Blanc

This was supposed to be an adventure very special for the two Mountain climbers who had decided to climb the Mont Blanc. A 41-year-old man and his friend have in fact decided to dedicate themselves to this adventure with great enthusiasm.

Marco Peraldo Dan, this is the name of the 41 year old man, and his friend then headed towards the Limestone Pyramidstwo peaks that rise in the upper Val Veny and are at the base of Mont Blanc.

It was precisely at this point, at about 2,500 metres above sea level, that the two were hit by a violent stormwhich would have made them lose their balance, exposing them to many dangers. The two were crossing a very rough road and also downhill and certainly this fact did not help them.

Goodbye Marco: no chance of escape for the 41 year old Piedmontese

The one who got the worst of it in this sad adventure was Marcowho would have tried to do everything possible to protect himself from a violent hailstorm last minute. It is not clear what happened. Most likely the ground became slippery and the man may have lost his grip, falling into the void for more than 200 meters.

The 31-year-old friend was unharmed while the Aosta Valley Alpine Rescue he immediately went to the place of theaccident to continue the investigation. It is still very difficult to attribute an explanation to Marco’s fall, but in the next few hours we will certainly have more answers.

His friend also said that they were looking for shelter due to the strong storm and that unfortunately they were not tied. At a certain point, when he turned around, he no longer saw his friend and it was at that moment that he decided to alert the rescue. The Marco’s corpse It was recovered and is currently in his funeral chapel set up in Courmayeur.