Scariest - Having just skied the Glacier Rond and Exit Couloir in less than plesant conditions we were standing on the Glacier du Bossons below Mont Blanc du Tacul. Shouts and cries come form above in the Couloir Cosmique (The two routes are roughly parallel). We watched somone pinball best part of 1000m! We were sure we had just seen somones last moments. Turned out he just damaged all the corners. More of a slide n tumble than a freefall. Nothing major broken, but knees, shoulders etc, all looked like he fallaen off a motorbike and slid down the blacktop. Enough bruising and sprains that it would hurt for months, but back at work in a week!
Sadest - Waiting in line at Montonvers to get the train down to Chamonix. Looking accross at the Pas de Chevre at people messing about no knowing where the exit through the cliff. Thinking why is the guy dropping his backpack over a 50+ meter cliff, then realising that's not what I was seeing. Pushed into the station and got the Station Master to ring (Pre cellphone days) the PGHM who had a helicopter on scene in <5 min. Unfortunatley 3 dead!
Sadest - Waiting in line at Montonvers to get the train down to Chamonix. Looking accross at the Pas de Chevre at people messing about no knowing where the exit through the cliff. Thinking why is the guy dropping his backpack over a 50+ meter cliff, then realising that's not what I was seeing. Pushed into the station and got the Station Master to ring (Pre cellphone days) the PGHM who had a helicopter on scene in <5 min. Unfortunatley 3 dead!