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France is still scandalized and reeling by US dad Patrick Sweeney of Cambridge, Mass. who took his two kids age 9 and 11 up on one of Europe's deadliest mountains, Mont Blanc, and nearly lost them to an avalanche in the 'corridor of death'.
It happened last month, but wasn't well known until Dad posted the footage his camera caught online.
The article's in French but the video is in English, with footage of the moment the children get swept down the mountain. They are both safe, no thanks to Papa.
http://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-fr...s-alpinistes-sur-le-mont-blanc-scandalise.php
The locals call it the Couloir de Mort, or the Corridor of Death, said Sweeney. The family then heard a hissing noise.
My daughter said, Dad it sounds like snakes, and I said, Shannon its a lot worse than snakes.
It was an avalanche.
The snow was like cement, said Sweeney.
English language article here, where dad shrugs off any criticism: ' Its a heck of a lot better than having them sit at home wasting time... '
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/07/14/cambridge-family-survives-avalanche-at-mont-blanc/
It happened last month, but wasn't well known until Dad posted the footage his camera caught online.
The article's in French but the video is in English, with footage of the moment the children get swept down the mountain. They are both safe, no thanks to Papa.
http://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-fr...s-alpinistes-sur-le-mont-blanc-scandalise.php
The locals call it the Couloir de Mort, or the Corridor of Death, said Sweeney. The family then heard a hissing noise.
My daughter said, Dad it sounds like snakes, and I said, Shannon its a lot worse than snakes.
It was an avalanche.
The snow was like cement, said Sweeney.
English language article here, where dad shrugs off any criticism: ' Its a heck of a lot better than having them sit at home wasting time... '
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/07/14/cambridge-family-survives-avalanche-at-mont-blanc/