GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A 38-year-old woman, pediatrician at the Hug university hospitals in Geneva, died in a fall from the Salève, where she had apparently been hiking, reports the Tribune de Genève. Her body was found Friday by a foreign student who slipped while hiking in the same area, and he spotted what he believed to be a body.
He contacted police when he returned to Geneva, according to the newspaper, which notes that the woman’s husband had been concerned when she didn’t return, after she sent him an SMS from the top of the mountain, a popular hiking area.
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – A woman from Versonnex, Pays de Gex in France, age 69, died Monday 19 April while climbing the Salève near Geneva, and her 71-year-old mountain-climbing companion is hospitalized with fractures, the Tribune de Geneve reports. The two experienced climbers were roped together, but for reasons that are not yet clear the woman fell 50 metres.
A 34-year-old British woman who lives in France was killed Sunday near Zermatt when she was caught by an avalanche. She was part of a group of four people who were ski touring with a guide when the avalanche struck.
Title: Salève Sunday group hikes
Location: Geneva and Salève
Link out: Click here
Description: Starts from Veyrier-douane no. 8 bus final stop, free, for good hikers, 5-8 hours, 800 metre climb. Every Sunday, no advance registration necessary.
Start Time: 10:00
Date: 2009-12-27
Title: Saleve Sunday group hikes
Location: Geneva and Saleve
Link out: Click here
Description: Starts from Veyrier-douane no. 8 bus final stop, free, for good hikers, 5-8 hours, 800 metre climb. Every Sunday, no advance registration necessary.
Start Time: 10:00
Date: 2010-01-03
Title: Tastes of the Saleve
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Description: A hike up the Saleve, lunch and a visit to the Maison de Saleve.
A good way to spend a Sunday working out and getting to know the area a bit better.
Date: 03 May 2009
