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CHAMONIX, France — Monday, our fifth and final day in the Alps, dawned crystal clear. This was what we had waited for, through a gray weekend, after turning back two days earlier on a rain-slick ...

La Bergerie de Planpraz Formal dining on the mountain is rare in Chamonix, making a reservation at The Sheepfold essential – on bluebird days its terrace facing Mont Blanc is prime real estate.

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A British hiker has fallen 10 metres to his death on a notoriously steep trail connecting the French Alps resort of Chamonix (pictured) to Brevent Planpraz peak, perched at 2000m altitude ...

The three-hour traverse between two lift stations — La Flégère and Planpraz — along the Gran Balcon Sud, across the valley from the Aiguille du Midi, is one of my favorites.