He makes the rower at the top of Mont Blanc and abandons his camera at the top

On Saturday, the man went "rowing at the summit of Mont Blanc" and, "tired", he abandoned his equipment in a shelter of distress, at 4362 meters above sea level, revealed, photos in support , Jean-Marc Peillex, Mayor of Saint-Gervais-les-Bains.

A weekend to be classified in the annals according to the apostle since at the same time a German mountaineer has mounted "by force" and in the middle of the night his dog. The animal came down Sunday alive but the "bloody paws".

"Severely punish all the cranks"

The elected High Savoyard, well known for his bloodshed, has decided to make public these two brands "of disrespect" with an open letter to Emmanuel Macron in which he asks to "write and vote without delay the regulation which will allow from 2020 to punish severely all the quibbles that would contravene and restore peace to Mont Blanc ".

Otherwise this jewel of the Alps, already threatened by global warming, is becoming a "national amusement park where everyone can admire sea lions juggling balloons or shoot beautiful fireworks", which would lead the "downgrading of this classified site".

Tourists land on Mont Blanc by plane

In June, two Swiss tourists by plane landed at 4450 meters to finish on foot to the summit, before being intercepted by the gendarmes. This landing is only punishable by a fine of 38 euros, a senator PS has since tabled a bill to strengthen the sanctions in case of illegal landing in the mountains.

Very many mountain climbers climb each year the highest peak in Western Europe with 4809 meters, sometimes in bad conditions of safety or preservation of the environment.

To improve the situation and limit the over-frequenting and incivilities, the local authorities took a decree in May obliging all persons undertaking the ascension by the so-called "normal" way to be in possession of a reservation in due and proper form in one of the three official refuges of the course.