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PGHM of Chamonix celebrates 50 years

Chamonix, France - The ceremony took place last Saturday

The Peleton Gendarmerie de Haute Montagne (PGHM) de Haute Savoie of Chamonix-Mont Blanc celebrated 50 years of activity last Saturday. The existence of PGHM is strictly linked to Chamonix, 50 years ago with the ski, climbing and tourism in mountain have begun to bring many people on the Alps. The Gendarmerie created the GSHM in 1958, a specialized group for rescue in high mountain, that cooperated...

fra/pec - 1090992
Rome, Italy, 06/17/2008 12:00
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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