Aiguille du Midi (3842m)

Aiguille du Midi cable car, one of the highest cable cars in the world, apart from a few in South America. In fact the Aiguille Du Midi starts at 1035 m and finishes at a staggering 3810 m! From the bottom to the top, it has the greatest vertical range in the world. Bring warm clothes. as the temperature is alway cold even in mid-summer.

Aiguille du Midi (3842m)

The Aiguille du Midi offers a 360° viewpoint over the French, Swiss and Italian Alps from its vast terraces. The picture show footbridge that links the North tower to the Central tower.

Panoramic Mont-Blanc gondola

The exhilirating 5 Km cable car ride over snow capped mountains from Aiguille du Midi on France to Helbronner on Italy. These are the closest viewpoints of Mont-Blanc and also provide different views of Mont-Blanc. A 3 Km stretch without pillars is the world's longest cable car ride without pillars.

Statue of de Saussure in town centre

Horace-Bénédict de Saussure monument at Chamonix. Beside him is Jacques Balma.

General view over Chamonix

Chamonix is a commune in the in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It was the site of the 1924 Winter Olympics, the first Winter Olympics. Population of around 9,800.

Aiguille du Midi (3842m) - North wall

Aiguille du Midi (3842m) and the impressive North wall seen from Chamonix. The North wall has been scaled on all sides.

Aiguille du Midi (3842m) - North wall

Aiguille du Midi cable car, one of the highest cable cars in the world, apart from a few in South America. In fact the Aiguille Du Midi starts at 1035 m and finishes at a staggering 3810 m! From the bottom to the top, it has the greatest vertical range in the world.

Aiguille du Midi (3842m)

The footbridge that links the North tower to the Central tower.

Aiguille du Midi (3842m)

Even in summer, the temperature at the summit often drops to -10°C. For early risers, between 7 and 8 in summer is the best time to come and see daybreak on the summits and to enjoy in peace the beautiful light..

Aiguille du Midi

Tent camp at Aiguille du Midi

Aiguille du Midi

Aiguille du Midi (3842m)

Aiguille du Midi (3842m)

Climbing the South wall.

Aiguille du Midi (3842m)

Aiguille du Midi (3842m)

Aiguille du Midi (3842m)

Aiguille du Midi (3842m) - Chamonix

The Aiguille du Midi offers a 360° viewpoint over the French, Swiss and Italian Alps from its vast terraces. Here we see the Bossons Glacier and Chamonix in the bottom of the valley.

Access tunnel to Vallee Blanche

Aiguille du Midi; At the end of the tunnel starts the ridge leading down Vallee Blanche. This prestigious itinerary offers an unforgettable 20 km trip down the glacier.

White Valley - Vallee Blanche

The famous Vallée Blanche starts at the top of Aiguille du Midi, and is a high mountain skiing itinerary open between December and May. It offers some of the most spectacular glaciated scenery the Mont-Blanc range has to offer.

White Valley - Vallee Blanche

But beware, the mountains leave no room for reckless behaviour, and it requires the services of an experienced guide. Being a highly dangerous area (crevasses and seracs), it's strongly recommend taking a professional mountain guide and using appropriate mountain equipment.

Chalet Les Mazots, Collineige

View from beautiful Chalet Les Mazots, Collineige toward Mont Blanc and Les Bossons Glacier.

Les Bossons Glacier

Great view toward Les Bossons Glacier. This glacier descends directly from Mont Blanc in successive tiers over 3600m in altitude; it is the larges icefall in Europe. Mont-Blanc (4810m) is the snow-cowered peak behind the Les Bossons Glacier.

Restaurant in Chamonix

Casino in Chamonix

The river in Chamonix

Departure of Panormic Mont-Blanc gondola

From the Aiguille du Midi, you can enjoy a magical trip in the air over the Glacier du Géant in the Panormic Mont-Blanc gondola. You will fly over the ice-falls and crevasses and discover the high mountains in a way you have never seen it before, thanks to its unique view points and photo stops during the trip.

Glacier du Géan

Great view of Mont-Blanc and Glacier du Géant from the Panormic Mont-Blanc gondola. Looking closely, you will see moutaineers moving across the Vallée Blanche glacier.

Mont-Blanc

Great view of Mont-Blanc (4810m - the snow-cowered peak in the middel of the picture) and Glacier du Géant from the Panormic Mont-Blanc gondola. The crevasses can be 70m deep.

Pointe Helbronner - Italy

Pointe Helbronner (3,462 m) is a mountain in the French Alps on the watershed between France and Italy. The peak which previously was a mere geodetic reference point was named after Paul Helbronner, a French polytechnicien, alpinist and geodesist who pioneered cartography of the French Alps.

Pointe Helbronner - Italy

Pointe Helbronner is served with the Funivie Monte Bianco, a cable car from La Palud, a village near Courmayeur in Italy and also with the Mont Blanc gondola leading to the Aiguille du Midi in France at a distance of 5 km.