Two British climbers killed in an avalanche in the French Alps have been named by the Foreign Office.
John Taylor and Steve Barber, both from York, were among nine people killed on Mont Maudit near Chamonix on Thursday.
Their families have been told. It is believed the men lived in the Poppleton area of the city.
A third killed on the mountain was named on Thursday evening as experienced climber Robert Payne, who had been working as a guide.
Mr Payne, originally from west London, was a former general secretary of the British Mountaineering Council.
The trio had been part of a 28-person strong group, traversing Mont Maudit before dawn in an attempt to reach the summit of Mont Blanc.
Nine people in total were killed, including two from Spain, three Germans and one Swiss, according to the Prefecture de la Haute-Savoie.
The party are believed to have reached 4,000m (13,120ft) when the avalanche struck.
The alarm was sounded at 05:25 local time (04:25 BST) by an injured climber on the route, which is popular with tourists trekking towards nearby Mont Blanc.
