1. Ride A Gondola At Aiguilles Du Midi The gondola from Chamonix to Aiguille du Midi is one of the most rewarding visual experiences in the French Alps.

The funicular train departs from Chamonix, traveling up the side of the Aiguilles de Chamonix to an altitude of 1,913 meters. It takes approximately 20 minutes each way.

There's a reason some of the gutsiest steep skiers in the world call Chamonix, France, home. In the center of town stands the bottom terminal of the Aiguille du Midi cable car. The engineering marvel ...

Chamonix is seeing the effects of climate change (Picture: Supplied) At the bottom of the Vallée Blanche – the thigh-killing 23km descent from the 3,842m Aiguille du Midi to Chamonix – there ...

When the call for help goes out in Chamonix, France—the world mecca for mountaineering and steep skiing—it’s the Peloton de Gendarmerie de Haute Montagne (PGHM) who respond. This group, part of the ...

Older climbers from Chamonix still remember an anecdote about two Germans who in 1997 were climbing on the west face of Aiguille du Dru, a famous peak in the Mont Blanc massif.