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An alpinist heads down a ridge on the Aiguille du Midi.

Video. Mont Blanc shrinks by over two metres in two years

Updated: 05/10/2023 - 14:41 GMT+2

Equipped with cutting-edge tools and a drone, around twenty people climbed the summit in mid-September to carry out point-by-point measurements.

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