Nine Dead in Alpine Accidents in the Alps: Pasubio, Mont Blanc, Matterhorn

On Saturday morning, another fatal accident occurred on the French side of Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in Europe. "Zwei Alpinisten auf der französischen Seite des Mont Blanc gestorben," was the initial report. The accident took place on the Kuffner Arête of Mont Maudit, APA reported.

Accidents on Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn

Later that same Saturday, rescue crews recovered the body of another alpinist from the Brenva Glacier. "Der Leichnam eines weiteren Alpinisten wurde am Samstag im Bereich des Brenva-Gletschers auf der italienischen Seite des Mont Blancs, dem höchsten Berg Europas, geborgen." The Brenva Glacier lies on the southeast flank of Mont Blanc above Courmayeur. The recovery was carried out by the Swiss air rescue service Air Zermatt together with the alpine rescue service of the Italian Aosta Valley; the deceased was transported to Aosta.

Also on Saturday, a French alpinist was fatally injured on the Matterhorn. "Auch ein französischer Alpinist ist am Samstag am Matterhorn tödlich verunglückt." The accident occurred on Pic Tyndall on the normal route to the 4,478-meter Matterhorn. "Die genaue Unfallursache war zunächst unklar." A third mountaineer was, according to APA, "von einem Rettungshubschrauber von einem Felsen geborgen und verletzt in Sicherheit gebracht."

Two Young Alpinists Fatally Injured on the Pasubio

Finally, late on Sunday morning, an accident on the Pasubio in the Italian province of Vicenza claimed two more lives. "Das Unglück am Pasubio ereignete sich am späten Vormittag im Gebiet des Sojo d'Uderle," the APA report of June 14, 2026 stated. "Bei den Toten handelt es sich um einen 26-jährigen Mann und um eine 25-Jährige." The Sojo d'Uderle is a technically demanding and in places severely exposed route well known among hikers and climbers.

APA summed up: "Damit ist die Zahl der Toten bei Bergunfällen in den Alpen seit Freitag auf neun gestiegen." This brought the total number of fatalities over the three days from Friday to Sunday to nine overall.

Mountain rescuers and emergency services from several countries were deployed within a few days: the Italian mountain rescue on Gran Paradiso, Air Zermatt and the alpine rescue service of the Aosta Valley on Mont Blanc, as well as rescue helicopters on the Matterhorn and the Pasubio. Despite rapid assistance, most of those involved could only be recovered dead.