In reply to Toby_w
Sounds more like he got tired on the way up, dumped his rowing machine in the Vallot refuge (which is a shelter for use in emergencies only), then ascended the additional 450 metres to summit the mountain, then just went down and left it in the emergency refuge.
He had decided he was too tired to take it up and down, but nevertheless had plenty of energy to climb up to the summit and back after he had left it in the emergency hut. Bit of a p*ss take if you ask me. The mayor has every right to be annoyed.
And to contemplate carrying a machine like this up a crowded mountain route with such a high accident rate seems a little ignorant and reckless.
People sometimes seem to think that doing something for charity is more important than respecting the environment they are inflicting themselves upon. He should be charged for the safe recovery by helicopter of the rowing machine. The mayor has suggested a very reasonable figure for the recovery cost, and it seems only fair that he coughs up.
Post edited at 18:21