Mont Blanc climbers who have not booked a room in one of its shelters could face two years in prison and a $335,000 fine under new rules to limit overcrowding
Climbers scaling Europe's highest peak, Mont Blanc, without having booked a room in one of its shelters could face two years in prison and a €300,000 fine under new rules to limit overcrowding.
Authorities said"huge visitor numbers" on the mountain had led to concerns over"sanitary risks" like water availability and waste disposal problems.The ban comes into effect Saturday and will remain in place throughout the busy summer climbing season, according to a decree signed by France's Haute Savoie prefecture on Friday.
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