▁every ▁two ▁years . ▁ ▁The ▁sum mit ▁was ▁measured ▁again ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁and ▁the ▁results ▁were ▁published ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁The ▁height ▁was ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁, ▁ ▁more ▁than ▁the ▁previous ▁recorded ▁height . ▁The ▁rock ▁sum mit ▁was ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁at ▁, ▁some ▁ ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁ice - cover ed ▁sum mit . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁sum mit ▁was ▁measured ▁at ▁ ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁at ▁. ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁sum mit ▁was ▁measured ▁at ▁ ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁at ▁. ▁From ▁the ▁sum mit ▁of ▁Mont ▁Bl anc ▁on ▁a ▁clear ▁day , ▁the ▁J ura , ▁the ▁V os ges , ▁the ▁Black ▁Forest ▁and ▁the ▁Mass if ▁Central ▁mountain ▁ranges ▁can ▁be ▁seen , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁principal ▁summ its ▁of ▁the ▁Al ps . ▁ ▁F atal ities ▁ ▁A ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁estimate ▁suggests ▁there ▁had ▁been ▁ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 8 , 0 0 0 ▁al pin ist ▁fatal ities ▁in ▁total , ▁more ▁than ▁on ▁any ▁other ▁mountain . ▁Despite ▁un subst anti ated ▁claims ▁rec urr ing ▁in ▁media ▁that ▁" some ▁estimates ▁put ▁the ▁fatal ity ▁rate ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 ▁h ik ers ▁a ▁year ", ▁actual ▁reported ▁annual ▁numbers ▁at ▁least ▁since ▁the ▁