French mayor under fire for fighting Mont Blanc hikers

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LYON: A mayor in the French Alps famous for fighting mass tourism on the Mont Blanc has come under fire for filing a legal complaint against two people camping on the mountain's peak. Jean-Marc Peillex, mayor of Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, has for years sounded the alarm against overcrowding on western Europe

LYON: A mayor in the French Alps famous for fighting mass tourism on the Mont Blanc has come under fire for filing a legal complaint against two people camping on the mountain's peak.

"The Mont Blanc has had enough of these people who are looking for social recognition, and who are capable of anything just to show they exist," the statement read.The SIM mountaineering association accused him of"a long-standing escalation" in his battle with hikers. The two climbers meanwhile told online magazine Alpine Mag that they were"surprised" by the legal action, saying they had been"respectful of the environment and the people around us".

 

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