Two British climbers from the same North Yorkshire village have been named as among those killed in an avalanche in the French Alps.John Taylor, 48, and Steve Barber, 47, from Upper Poppleton, west of York, were among nine people who died on Mont Maudit, near Chamonix, on Thursday. They were climbing to raise money for St Leonard's Hospice.
A third Briton killed in the avalanche was named on Thursday evening as experienced climber Roger Payne.
- Mr Payne, originally from Hammersmith, west London, was a former general secretary of the British Mountaineering Council (BMC).
- The trio had been part of a 28-strong group traversing Mont Maudit before dawn in an attempt to reach the summit of Mont Blanc.
- According to the Prefecture de la Haute-Savoie, two people from Spain, three Germans and one Swiss were the others killed in the avalanche.
- A church service is to be held in Chamonix on Saturday in memory of the dead climbers, French Interior Minister Manuel Valls said.
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