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Not a fee as mentioned in the article's title, a refundable deposit as explained in the article.

mytailorisrich 4y ago
Yes, very poor on the BBC's part. Edit: OK, they have now corrected the title.
chaostheory 4y ago
It would still be reasonable if they kept the fee. Even if nothing terrible happened, someone has to clean up the mess or it could end up like Everest. Right?
zimpenfish 4y ago
Whilst the article does say it is a deposit (as do many other stories[1][2]), I haven't seen any clarify that it will actually be refundable on safe return - it could well be that he means a deposit in the sense of "paying into a fund" rather than "a refundable deposit" which would essentially be a fee... [1] https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/want-to-get-to-mont-blanc-europes-tallest-peak-you-may-be-asked-for-a-funeral-deposit-8959811.html https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/want-to-get-to-mont... [2] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/04/french-mayor-mont-blanc-climbers-rescue-funeral-deposit https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/04/french-mayor-m...
- mytailorisrich 4y ago
  "Paying a deposit" is rather clear and implies it is refundable (otherwise it's not a deposit but indeed a fee). Now, in French the word used is 'caution' [1], which means 'security deposit' (like a renter would pay their landlord, for instance) and makes it beyond doubt that it is refundable. [1] https://mairie.saintgervais.com/triste-ete-2022-acces-au-mont-blanc-clap-de-fin/ https://mairie.saintgervais.com/triste-ete-2022-acces-au-mon...
  - zimpenfish 4y ago
    > "Paying a deposit" is rather clear and implies it is refundable Yes, it might imply it's refundable but none of the (English) stories have made that explicit - you can deposit into a common fund to pay for something (such as rescues or funerals) with no expectation of refund. > Now, in French the word used is 'caution' [1], which means 'security deposit' That does make it more explicit, thanks!

Yes, very poor on the BBC's part. Edit: OK, they have now corrected the title.

It would still be reasonable if they kept the fee. Even if nothing terrible happened, someone has to clean up the mess or it could end up like Everest. Right?

zimpenfish 4y ago

Whilst the article does say it is a deposit (as do many other stories[1][2]), I haven't seen any clarify that it will actually be refundable on safe return - it could well be that he means a deposit in the sense of "paying into a fund" rather than "a refundable deposit" which would essentially be a fee... [1] https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/want-to-get-to-mont-blanc-europes-tallest-peak-you-may-be-asked-for-a-funeral-deposit-8959811.html https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/want-to-get-to-mont... [2] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/04/french-mayor-mont-blanc-climbers-rescue-funeral-deposit https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/04/french-mayor-m...

mytailorisrich 4y ago
"Paying a deposit" is rather clear and implies it is refundable (otherwise it's not a deposit but indeed a fee). Now, in French the word used is 'caution' [1], which means 'security deposit' (like a renter would pay their landlord, for instance) and makes it beyond doubt that it is refundable. [1] https://mairie.saintgervais.com/triste-ete-2022-acces-au-mont-blanc-clap-de-fin/ https://mairie.saintgervais.com/triste-ete-2022-acces-au-mon...
- zimpenfish 4y ago
  > "Paying a deposit" is rather clear and implies it is refundable Yes, it might imply it's refundable but none of the (English) stories have made that explicit - you can deposit into a common fund to pay for something (such as rescues or funerals) with no expectation of refund. > Now, in French the word used is 'caution' [1], which means 'security deposit' That does make it more explicit, thanks!