Jean-Marc Peillex, Mayor of Saint-Gervais in France, suggested that mountaineers who want to use the Gouter pass to Mont-Blanc, the highest mountain in the Alps, despite the danger, pay a deposit of 15,000 euros.
Peillex, in a statement on his Twitter account, stated that the drought caused serious rockfalls, so it is dangerous to use the Gouter pass.
Noting that it is definitely not recommended to go to Mont-Blanc Mountain by using this pass, Peillex mentioned that at the end of July, the gendarmes determined that about 50 people used this pass, bypassing the recommendations regarding the Gouter pass.
Peillex emphasized that these people played “Russian roulette”.
“LET’S TAKE COSTS IN ADVANCE FOR BURRIAL EXPENSES”
For this reason, Stating that the municipality of Saint-Gervais plans to take measures, Peillex said, “If they want to climb with death in their bag on their back, then let’s take their costs in advance for saving them and burial expenses.” used the phrases.
Peillex suggested that mountaineers pay a deposit of 15 thousand euros, and said that 10 thousand of them corresponds to rescue expenses and 5 thousand of them correspond to burial expenses.
On the border of France and Italy, Mont-Blanc Mountain is the highest point in Europe with a height of 4,808 meters. (AA)