For those who met our Euro guide Extraordinaire - Xavier Fournier this summer, you'll know that he's a man of many talents. He's now back in Switzerland as the safety supervisor for a famous bi-annual ski mountaineering race called the Patrouille des Glaciers. Its civilians vs.the Swiss Army and Xavier's job is to check and supervise the course and also to ensure that everyone has the correct safety gear. Given that weight saving is paramount, Xavier has to keep his eye out for the "cheaters" ! Competitors have been known to try and "beat the system" by taking plastic toy shovels and cutting their probes down to 1 m!
Here's some photos from the set up. Nice uniform Xavier!!
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