A Slovak and a British female mountain climber, along with their German guide, were killed in an avalanche while scaling a peak near Mont Blanc in the French Alps on Wednesday, according to the British daily the Guardian. The group of three who were not named "were attempting the popular three mountains route to the summit of Mont Blanc and had left the Cosmiques mountain hut in the early hours of Tuesday when they were hit by substantial blocks of ice, causing them to fall 150 metres at around 5am," reads the daily. The bodies of both women were recovered on Wednesday evening, while that of the German guide was found only on Thursday morning.
Anca Dragu, Photo: AP/TASR
