French mayor wants Mont Blanc climbers to pay €15,000 rescue and funeral deposit
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Anyone wanting to summit Europe's tallest peak, Mont Blanc, may soon have to put up a 15,000 (about $15,300) deposit to cover possible rescue and funeral costs under plans announced by a local mayor fed up with the "contempt" of risk-taking climbers.