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Chamonix's new "Idiot Surcharge" fines ill-prepared hikers €200, funding safety campaigns. The policy cut unnecessary rescues by 35% in its first year. Rescuers wear bodycams to document recklessness - one viral video showed a man in flip-flops demanding helicopter evacuation. Critics call it punitive, but mountain towns are fed up with tourism's strain. The fee comes with mandatory gear education; 68% of penalized hikers later took proper courses voluntarily.
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