Kirk Handley, 60, has not been heard from since September 7 and he was reported missing when he failed to return from his bid to scale the summit of the Pic du Glacier d'Arsine in the French Alps.
A British mountaineer has gone missing in the French Alps and has not been heard from for two weeks, with his desperate family raising the alarm over his disappearance.
The 60-year-old from Yorkshire has not been heard from since September 7, but it is unclear why the search for Mr Handley was only launched now after his family sounded the alarm nearly two weeks ago. Mr Handley had left a note in the vehicle warning of his planned absence from September 7 to September 10. He had also outlined his hiking route to the Pic du Glacier d'Arsine.
On Monday, Mr Handley's bivouac site - a temporary shelter or camp for sleeping outside - was discovered at the Pic d'Arsine and near the Pic de Neige Cordier.French police launched an appeal for witnesses this week, sharing a picture of Mr Handley, who the force referred to as a 'mountain dweller'.
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