French mayor slates UK man who left rowing machine on Mont Blanc
by Agence France-Presse in Grenoble from Environment | The Guardian on (#4PFZF)
Macron called on to legislate against 'wackos', including tourist who took dog to summit
A mayor in the French alps has urged Emmanuel Macron to take action against "wackos" climbing Mont Blanc, after incidents including a British tourist abandoning a rowing machine on western Europe's highest peak.
Jean-Marc Peillex, mayor of Saint-Gervais, who for years has sounded the alarm against overcrowding on Mont Blanc, said a member of the British "Royal Commandos", thought to mean the Royal Marines, hauled up the exercise machine for a stunt on Saturday.
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