Travel 2 min read 12h ago · Updated August 25, 2026 at 03:56 UTC

Hiker Dies in 400m Fall in Dévoluy

A 34-year-old hiker died on 24 August after falling around 400 metres from the northern ridge of the Nid in the Dévoluy massif, Isère, at nearly 2,500 metres altitude.
Emergency services, alerted by the victim's unharmed companion at around 10:30, were unable to resuscitate the man who was in cardiorespiratory arrest on their arrival.
Both hikers were wearing helmets but were not roped together at the time of the accident, according to the CRS Alpes mountain rescue unit.

A 34-year-old hiker died on Monday 24 August after falling approximately 400 metres from a high Alpine ridge in the Dévoluy massif, in the Isère department of south-eastern France. The accident occurred on the northern ridge of the Nid, at an altitude of nearly 2,500 metres above the village of Tréminis.

Cardiorespiratory arrest on arrival of rescuers

The victim's companion alerted emergency services at around 10:30 that morning. According to the CRS Alpes, the specialist mountain rescue unit, the man was in cardiorespiratory arrest when rescuers reached him. Attempts to resuscitate him were unsuccessful. His companion was unharmed.

Technical route, helmets worn but no rope

The two men had set out from Tréminis on what the CRS Alpes described as a technical hike involving a succession of ridges. Both were wearing helmets at the time of the accident; however, neither was roped together. Whether the absence of a rope was a contributing factor has not been confirmed. The exact cause of the fall remains unresolved.

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The fatality is among several serious incidents on Alpine terrain this summer. A German hiker also died after a fall in the Tyrolean Alps in a separate incident. The Dévoluy tragedy underscores the particular hazards of technical ridge routes at altitude, even for hikers carrying protective equipment.

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