Since 1946, the mountain received more and more visitors, so the number of accidents increased. The mayor of Chamonix, was responsible for safety within his town and delegated the organisation of rescues to the President of the Compagnie des Guides de Chamonix. However, faced with an upsurge in the number of rescues, the guides were no longer able to handle it by themselves. On 30th June 1948, on the initiative of the Chamonix town, La Chamoniarde was created. Public rescue services did not exist at that time, so the association?s first role was to organise rescues.

La Chamoniarde is involved on a daily basis with rescue, providing information, promoting safety and training. If the initiative for such an organisation came first from the town then it is thanks to the partnership of those who felt concerned and who put time and effort into it that it has come to fruition and evolved ...

La Chamoniarde aim is to contribute to the development of safety in the mountains and to promote knowledge of the Alpine environment to improve individual or collective safety. Situated at the heart of the Mont-Blanc range, la Chamoniarde gives an important place to the international cooperation.