The moment tragedy was narrowly avoided on Monte Rosa: at 11:52 a.m on Saturday 26 April 2025 a Swiss private plane landed and took off next to a group of ski mountaineers ascending towards Capanna Margherita. The reckless maneuver could have ended in tragedy.
Luca Calzone
Near-tragedy on Monte Rosa: tourist plane lands and takes off among ski mountaineers
On Saturday 26 April a Swiss private plane landed and took off next to ski mountaineers ascending toward Capanna Margherita in the Monte Rosa massif. The reckless maneuver could easily have ended in tragedy.
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The moment tragedy was narrowly avoided on Monte Rosa: at 11:52 a.m on Saturday 26 April 2025 a Swiss private plane landed and took off next to a group of ski mountaineers ascending towards Capanna Margherita. The reckless maneuver could have ended in tragedy.
Luca Calzone
A tragedy was narrowly avoided on Monte Rosa yesterday when a Swiss light aircraft landed for a few seconds below Colle Sesia and, even more astonishingly, turned around and took off right between the groups of ski mountaineers ascending toward Capanna Margherita. As can be seen clearly in the video filmed by Luca Calzone, the plane passed within meters of the alpinists as it attempted to gain speed and take off.
The reckless maneuver could have ended in disaster, especially since the Trofeo Mezzalama ski-mountaineering race was underway and had drawn thousands of spectators to the hmassif. It is hoped that the incident, which occurred on the Swiss side of the mountain, will be urgently investigated by the relevant authorities.
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