French mayor blasts US dad for climbing Mont Blanc with his kids

An American with his two children attempting to break the record for youngest people to climb France's Mont Blanc was forced to turn back after an avalanche caused his 11-year-old daughter and 9-year-old son to slide several meters. Duration: 00:33

Published

6 months ago

Categories

World, Lifestyle, US

Topics

World, Leisure & Recreation, Europe, United States

Places

United States of America, France, Alps

Transcript

SHOTLIST: MONT BLANC, FRENCH ALPS. MULTIPLE DATES. SOURCE: CBS/HANDOUT FROM THE SWEENEY FAMILY RESTRICTIONS: *NO RESALE for non-editorial purposes* - No Japan - No Free over-the-air broadcasters in Australia - No US cable news outlets, free over-the-air networks or stations, their websites and their mobile phone services - 2 PHOTOS of the Sweeney family (LOCATIONS UNKNOWN) - WS GoPro camera captures the moment when the children slip down the mountain ATTENTION: THESE ARE FILE IMAGES AND ARE SOLELY INTENDED FOR ILLUSTRATION PURPOSES MONT BLANC, FRENCH ALPS, JUNE 30, 2011. SOURCE: AFPTV -VAR climbers MONT BLANC, FRENCH ALPS. MULTIPLE DATES. SOURCE: CBS/HANDOUT FROM THE SWEENEY FAMILY RESTRICTIONS: *NO RESALE for non-editorial purposes* - No Japan - No Free over-the-air broadcasters in Australia - No US cable news outlets, free over-the-air networks or stations, their websites and their mobile phone services - WS climbers set out along a slope ///