Rockfall on Cervin: a group of climbers were caught in a rockfall
A climber died while attempting to climb Cervin on Tuesday, October 27. The two men were climbing the classic route via l'arête du Hörnli when a sudden rockfall occurred near them.
The incident occurred at an altitude of approximately 3,500 meters. One of the climbers lost sight of his companion and, alarmed, immediately called the mountain rescue service. A search team by helicopter found the second climber lower down the slope and only confirmed his death.
Police in the Swiss canton of valaisanne have opened an investigation into the circumstances of the incident. The identity of the deceased could not be established at the initial stage.
Source: Mort d'un alpiniste sur le Cervin après une chute de pierres - Corse Matin
Context
The Guernsey Ridge is considered a classic route for climbing the 4,478-meter peak Cervin, located on the border of Suisse and l'Italie. A few weeks earlier, a 38-year-old Canadian athlete Kalie McCrystal disappeared while attempting to climb the same peak.