A Brazilian athlete participating in the first of the tests of the Ultra Trail del Mont-Blanc He died in the night from Monday to Tuesday due to a fall in the vicinity of the Plan Glacier shelter, organizers said.
In a statement, they specified that the accident occurred before 1:30 in the morning when the athlete was with his team for “the official itinerarypermanently buoyed up and equipped”.
Los rescue services who arrived by helicopter could only verify his death.
The Little Trotte in Léon (PTL) is the first test of the week of the Mont-Blanc Ultra Trail. It is a 300-kilometer race for teams of two or three members, with a positive difference in altitude of 25,000 meters that is maintained despite the accident. “Each team – underlined the organizers – can decide to continue the adventure”.
The competitors left on Monday at 8:00 in the morning from the town of Chamonix and they have until Sunday to reach the finish line. The main competition, a 171-kilometre ultra trail, starts on Friday also from Chamonix.
Last year another 35 year old Czech runner He also suffered a fatal accident.
