French Mountaineer Benjamin Vedrines Sets New Mont Blanc Speed Climb Record
Paris: Rising French mountaineering star Benjamin Vedrines broke the record for the fastest ascent and descent of western Europe’s highest mountain Mont Blanc, beating a mark that had stood for over a decade, his team said Sunday. Vedrines’ effort on Saturday to reach the 4,809 (15,777 feet) metre peak from Chamonix and then return to…