At 9 a.m. local time on Friday, on the dent du géant mountain in Chamonix, France, high-altitude climber Olivier Bonnet was tragically killed by falling rocks. Dent du géant is 4013 meters above sea level and resembles a pointed needle.
Olivier Bonnet is the head of Simond, a veteran French climbing manufacturer.
On the page of Olivier Bonnet's company website, he describes himself as "a love of mountains, a love of trying new things, and sharing good times." His favorite place is the servoz he calls home, and all those peaks around the world he wants to climb.
Olivier enjoyed all kinds of sports throughout his life, especially rugby. The best time is with each child on the first climb and see the light in their eyes. It was a moment of greatness and happiness as a father.
最喜欢的音乐：bach's partitas for violin, beethoven's 9th, ella & louis, the who, the beatles, brel, jj goldman, eminem, pink, mika
Favorite book: Charlie Hebdo, missa sine nomine by ernst
olivier bonnet (first from right)/Image from http://www.csm-haute-savoi
In the 1820s, several brothers of the Simond family were all blacksmiths and crystal diggers. In order to find crystals, it is often necessary to climb the mountain, and these brothers, who are good at iron and carpentry, began to make climbing tools, and Simond began, which has been around for more than 150 years. The first explorers to enter Chamonix used simond ice axes, crampons and other equipment.
In 2004, Ludger Simond sold the company to the French iron company Wichard and retired. In 2008 Wichard decided to refocus on its old business, simond joined the Decathlon Group, expanding its offerings into a range of categories, including climbing ropes, harnesses, backpacks, climbing apparel and footwear. Now, Decathlon has become the preferred brand for many people to exercise outdoor equipment, and its climbing brand simond has also entered China in recent years, providing a variety of climbing equipment, cost-effective, and loved by many people.
May Olivier go well all the way, with the mountains and rivers as a companion.