An unidentified man leaves the hospital near Chamonix, France, Friday, July 13, 2012. An avalanche in the French Alps swept Thursday nine climbers to their deaths on a slope leading to Mont Blanc. Three Britons, three Germans, two Spaniards and a Swiss climber were killed, and 14 people were injured in Thursday's accident below the summit of Western Europe's highest peak. A memorial ceremony is scheduled for Saturday afternoon in the Alpine town of Chamonix. (AP Photo/Massimo Pinca)