Cadets Complete French Mountain School

Six cadets successfully completed the French Mountain School in Mondane, France and earned the French Military Mountaineering Badge. Cadets spent two weeks in the French Alps learning about terrain, climbing equipment and techniques, mountain hazards, and first aid. Their physical and mental toughness was put to the test with several ruck marches at high altitude, rappelling, rock climbing, and traversing a glacier. One highlight was climbing to the top of Mont Froid over craters from the 1940 Italian invasion of France and the 1945 operation to recapture the peak. The climb highlighted the history of the region and of the Chausser Alpins.