French Climber Finds Treasure Trove On Mont Blanc
Proverbial jackpot
A French climber scaling a glacier off Mont Blanc got more than satisfaction for his efforts when he stumbled across a treasure trove of emeralds, rubies and sapphires that had been buried for decades.
The jewels, estimated to be worth up to $332,000, lay hidden in a metal box that was on board an Indian plane that crashed in the desolate landscape some 50 years ago.
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The frogs will let him keep $1.25.
That much?
Did the climber have an older or younger brother? See "The Mountain," a fine movie with Spencer Tracy and Robert Wagner, 1956.