Christophe Profit found himself in court this week accused of stealing stakes last summer. A debate that wouldn't be out of place in the UK. How much "stuff" should there be on mountains?
I have some sympathy with him. But if he loses he risks being 4000 euros poorer.
https://alpinemag.fr/mont-blanc-une-affaire-d-alpinistes-ou-un-voeu-pieu/