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Jurisprudence on the responsibility of mountain guides

Publication date 03/03/2018 From €100.00

Deadly avalanches in France

Explanations of case law and law concerning the liability of mountain guides in the event of a fatal mountain accident. Comment on archive images and infographics that alternates with an interview of Stéphane BENOIST, high-mountain guide.

Testimony of a survivor of the Val Thorens avalanche

Publication date 22/11/1992 From €100.00

Deadly avalanches in France

An avalanche in Val Thorens (Savoie) killed 7 people including 3 INSA students in Lyon. A survivor testifies.

Avalanche in Val Thorens

Publication date 22/11/1992 From €100.00

Deadly avalanches in France

Savoie: 7 people were killed by the deadly avalanche that descended over 200 meters wide on the Jean Beranger track, in the Péclet massif. Despite the dread, nothing foreshadowed the disaster. Val Thorens station was closed today in mourning. Commentary on factual images and interviews Gilbert HUDRY (track safety manager) and François GROS (director of the tourist office).

Avalanche in Valfréjus: death of 5 Legionaries

Publication date 18/01/2016 From €100.00

Deadly avalanches in France

Deadly Avalanche in Valfréjus (Savoie) who caused the death of 5 legionnaires participating in an exercise. Comment on factual images and illustration alternating with the interview of Lieutenant Augustin JACQMIN (by phone), of the military school of Haute-Montagne.

Condolences by Jacques Chirac

Publication date 09/02/1999 From €100.00

Deadly avalanches in France

Various facts: An avalanche killed 12 people in Chamonix (Haute-Savoie). The President of the Republic Jacques CHIRAC offers his condolences to the families during a trip to Strasbourg: "... It is a feeling of consternation and infinite sadness... I hope that the rescuers manage to find survivors... I am quite appalled..."

Avalanche by carelessness

Publication date 23/01/1998 From €100.00

Deadly avalanches in France

A deadly Avalanche in the Hautes-Alpes, in Les Orres: a group of 32 hikers, supervised by UCPA professionals who had been informed of the risks, was thrown against trees by an avalanche. Eleven dead and twenty wounded. The group consisted mainly of teenagers from a college in Montigny-le-Bretonneux (Yvelines). In recent days, the risk of avalanches was at the maximum due to the snowfall of the beginning of the week accompanied by wind. Such a tragedy is often caused by carelessness and neglect. Comment on factual images and interview Bruno GARDENT (guide and member of the Commission de sécurité de la station de La Grave, Hautes-Alpes).

Explanation avalanche Les Orres

Publication date 23/01/1998 From €100.00

Deadly avalanches in France

Massif des Orres (Hautes-Alpes): A group of 32 hikers, supervised by UCPA professionals who had been informed of the risks, was thrown against trees by an avalanche. Eleven people were killed and twenty injured. The majority of the group were teenagers from a college in Montigny-le-Bretonneux (Yvelines). In recent days, the risks of avalanches were at their maximum, due in particular to the snowfall of the beginning of the week accompanied by wind. Comment on factual images and interview François FIVARDIERE (Association nationale de la neige et des avalanches), about the difficulty to spot the "plates avant" giving place to avalanches.

The avalanches

Publication date 07/03/2002 From €100.00

Deadly avalanches in France

Explanation of the avalanche phenomenon. Comment on illustration images, infographics and archives relating the snow analysis process.

Val d'Isère after the avalanche

Publication date 10/02/1970 From €100.00

Deadly avalanches in France

First images of the deadly avalanche (39 dead [and not 48, as said by P. Gildas in NDD plateau) on Val d'Isère (Savoie) having destroyed the UCPA complex. Analysis board with Philippe GILDAS and Maurice HERZOG, deputy UDR of Haute-Savoie, mountaineer and mayor of Chamonix.

Avalanche: six dead in Queyras

Publication date 25/01/2015 From €100.00

Deadly avalanches in France

Report on the avalanche that claimed the lives of six skiers in the Queyras massif in the Hautes-Alpes. The bodies of the victims, originally from the region, were taken by helicopter to the village of Ceillac. Commentary on factual images and interviews Christian FLAGELLA (commander of the Groupement de gendarmerie des Hautes-Alpes), a resident of Ceillac and Pierre BESNARD (prefect of Hautes-Alpes).

Anti-avalanche bag

Publication date 26/12/2003 From €100.00

Deadly avalanches in France

Presentation of the anti-avalanche bag, a new protection system that inflates to prevent burial, and that for now will only be used by trackers. A comment on demonstration images of these bags alternates with the interview of trackers including Jean-Louis TUAILLON (director of security).

10 février 1970 : 39 vacanciers emportés à Val d'Isère

Publication date 11/02/1970 From €100.00

Deadly avalanches in France

Reportage sur la station de Val d'Isère fermée depuis trois jours suite à une avalanche meurtrière. Les seules personnes présentes sont les sauveteurs qui continuent à déblayer le centre de l'UCPA, où 39 résidents ont trouvé la mort.

Deadly Avalanche in the Ecrins massif

Publication date 15/09/2015 From €100.00

Deadly avalanches in France

Hautes-Alpes: An avalanche cost the lives of seven people in the Ecrins massif. A combination of heavy snow and wind would be at the origin of this tragedy. Comment on factual images and interviews Gérard SEMIOND (Mayor of Pelvoux), Raphaël BALLAND (Prosecutor of the Republic of Gap) and Nicolas COLOMBANI (Commander of the PGHM of Briançon).

Deadly Avalanche in the Mont Blanc Massif

Publication date 12/07/2012 From €100.00

Deadly avalanches in France

Deadly avalanche in the Massif du Mont Blanc, on the north face of the Mont Maudit, which cost the life of nine climbers. Eleven people were also injured. Comment on factual images and interviews Daniel ROSSETTO (independent high-mountain guide, avalanche survivor), Eric FOURNIER (mayor of Chamonix), Jean-Louis VERDIER (deputy mayor in charge of mountain and security), and statement by the Minister of the Interior, Manuel VALLS.

Seven high school students victims of an avalanche in Savoy

Publication date 11/03/2009 From €100.00

Deadly avalanches in France

Three high school students and their guide were victims of an avalanche today in the Marche pass. A review of the circumstances of the accident and the number of casualties. These could be found quickly because they were equipped with safety beacons. Comment on factual and archival images and infographic intersecting interviews with Cyril NEVEUX (Chief Warrant Officer of the 13th Mountain Regiment) and Lieutenant-Colonel Jean-Claude GIN, by phone (Commander of the Gendarmerie de Savoie).

Avalanche in the Mont Blanc massif

Publication date 24/08/2008 From €100.00

Deadly avalanches in France

Report devoted to an avalanche that swept the north face of Tacul in the Mont Blanc massif. Eight missing climbers, most likely dead, and eight wounded. Comment on factual images and interviews with Nicolas DUQUESNE (avalanche survivor), Marika ZIMMERMANN (mountaineer) and Guy LE NEVE (Gendarmerie Warrant Officer, Chamonix Haute-Montagne platoon).

Val d'Isère: 6 missing skiers

Publication date 06/03/2002 From €100.00

Deadly avalanches in France

Point on the state of the search for 6 skiers in Val d'Isère (Savoie), probably victims of an avalanche. Comment on factual images and interviews Jean-Lou COSTERG (Director of Track Safety), a manager of ski rental store and Thierry ETIENNE (captain of the Gendarmerie).

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