Wednesday 18 May 2011

An Alpine Trip Odyssey – Climbing In Chamonix Day 3

Elbow Room Tent. We exited our with gusto amidst the stunning mountain range.  . In awesome fashion it moves from ground level Chamonix to the station at Aiguille du Midi - an altitude gain of over 2800m in just 20 minutes.  Saving time to cross and climb ice is paramount in summer, thus the car made our ascent much faster.  The Aiguille is the start of the popular Vallée Blanche ski run, and the nearby Cosmiques Refuge is the starting point for one of the routes to the Mont Blanc summit.  Descending to

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