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  • The serpentine Mer de Glace (Sea of Ice) is an impressive glacier at Chamonix, France, Europe. From the Haute Route on the Aiguilles Rouges massif across Chamonix Valley, view the Mer de Glace emerge from Mont Blanc massif. At 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) long, Mer de Glace is the longest glacier in France. It was once easily visible from down in Chamonix, but shrinkage makes it barely visible from below. In the 1700s and 1800s, the glacier descended down to the hamlet of Les Bois, where it was formerly known as Glacier des Bois.
    05ALP_3016-Sea-of-Ice-Glacier.jpg
  • A couple of people hug and admire the Mer de Glace (Sea of Ice), a classic glacier easily accessible via cog railway or day hike from Chamonix, France, Europe. At 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) long, it is the longest glacier in France. It was once easily visible from Chamonix, but has been shrinking and is now barely visible from below. In the 1700s and 1800s, the glacier descended way down to the hamlet of Les Bois, where it was formerly known as Glacier des Bois.
    05ALP_2016-Mer-de-Glace-Chamonix.jpg
  • Fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium) grows by the Mer de Glace (Sea of Ice), a classic glacier easily accessible via cog railway or day hike from Chamonix, France, Europe. At 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) long, it is the longest glacier in France. It was once easily visible from Chamonix, but has been shrinking and is now barely visible from below. In the 1700s and 1800s, the glacier descended way down to the hamlet of Les Bois, where it was formerly known as Glacier des Bois.
    05ALP_2000-Mer-de-Glace-fireweed-Cha...jpg
  • The serpentine Mer de Glace (Sea of Ice) is an impressive glacier at Chamonix, France, Europe. From the Haute Route on the Aiguilles Rouges massif across Chamonix Valley, view the Mer de Glace emerge from Mont Blanc massif. At 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) long, Mer de Glace is the longest glacier in France. It was once easily visible from down in Chamonix, but shrinkage makes it barely visible from below. In the 1700s and 1800s, the glacier descended down to the hamlet of Les Bois, where it was formerly known as Glacier des Bois.
    05ALP_2203-Mer-de-Glace.jpg
  • If weather is good on top of Aiguille du Midi, board the Vallee Blanche Aerial Tramway (also called Funivia dei Ghiacciai, or Télécabine Panoramic Mont-Blanc) to Pointe Helbronner, France, Europe. Don’t miss the Téléphérique de l’Aiguille du Midi cable car from Chamonix (France) to a spectacular shoulder of the Mont Blanc Massif. Take the world’s highest vertical ascent cable car, from 1035 meters to 3842 m (12,605 feet).
    05ALP_2158-Mont-Blanc-telecabines-He...jpg
  • Aiguille Verte and Les Droites, Chamonix, the Alps, France, Europe. See the Needles of Chamonix (Aiguilles du Chamonix) and Mont Blanc massif from spectacular Aiguille du Midi station (12,600 feet) on the téléphérique (cable car, aerial tramway, or Seilbahn) from Chamonix (3300 feet elevation), France, the Alps, Europe.
    05ALP_2120-Aiguille-Verte_Les-Droite...jpg
  • Fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium) grows by the Mer de Glace (Sea of Ice), a classic glacier easily accessible via cog railway or day hike from Chamonix, France, Europe. At 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) long, it is the longest glacier in France. The glacier was once easily visible from Chamonix, but has been shrinking and is now barely visible from below. In the 1700s and 1800s, the glacier descended down to the hamlet of Les Bois, where it was formerly known as Glacier des Bois. Above rise the sharp Needles of Chamonix (Les Aiguilles du Chamonix).
    05ALP_2001-Mer-de-Glace-fireweed-Cha...jpg
  • Flowers in Chamonix, France. Mont Blanc galciers descend in the background. Published in Ryder-Walker Alpine Adventures "Inn to Inn Alpine Hiking Adventures" Catalog 2006-2009, 2011, 2012.
    05ALP_2017-Chamonix-flower-box.jpg
  • Hike the High Route (Chamonix-Zermatt Haute Route) on Aiguille Rouge massif across from glacier-covered Mont Blanc above Chamonix Valley, France, Europe.
    05ALP_3009-Mont-Blanc-glaciers.jpg
  • The sunrise shadow of Aiguille du Midi (3842 meters or 12,605 feet) makes a pyramid in clouds above Chamonix, France, the Alps, Europe. Aiguille du Midi téléphérique is the highest vertical ascent cable car in the world, from 1035 meters to 3842 m.
    05ALP_2188-Sunrise-shadow-Aiguille-d...jpg
  • An ice tunnel exits to climbing routes from Aiguille du Midi (12,600 feet), a station on the téléphérique (cable car, aerial tramway) from Chamonix, France, the Alps, Europe. For licensing options, please inquire.
    05ALP_2156-Ice-cave-Aiguille-du-Midi.jpg
  • Beneath Dent du Geant in the Mont Blanc massif, helmeted climbers descend from spectacular Aiguille du Midi (12,600 feet), a station on the téléphérique (cable car, aerial tramway) from Chamonix, France, the Alps, Europe.
    05ALP_2134-Climbers-Dent-du-Geant.jpg
  • Dome du Gouter (Dôme du Goûter 14,121 feet or 4304 meters) is a shoulder of massive Mont Blanc (out of sight to left at 15,782 feet). Take the spectacular Aiguille du Midi téléphérique (world’s highest vertical ascent cable car) from Chamonix (3300 feet elevation) to Aiguille du Midi (12,600 feet) in France, Europe.
    05ALP_2103-Aiguille-du-Midi_Mont-Bla...jpg
  • In Chamonix (France, Europe), Le Brevant cable car carries visitors up the Aiguilles Rouges massif for impressive views of Mont Blanc (4808 meters or 15,774 feet), the highest peak in Western Europe. Mont Blanc (Monte Bianco in Italian) was first climbed in 1786 by two men from Chamonix. Chamonix is an important world center for mountaineering.
    05ALP_2073-Le-Brevant.jpg
  • The Needles of Chamonix (Les Aiguilles du Chamonix), rise high above the city of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France, Europe.
    05ALP_2063-Aiguilles_du_Chamonix.jpg
  • Soaring vaults in underground crypts built in the 11th or 12th century support the weight of the Romanesque style church of Mont Saint-Michel (Saint Michael's Mount), in Normandy, France, Europe.
    81FRA_5-21_Mont-St-Michel.jpg
  • Statues of H.B. De Saussure and Jacques Balmat look up at Mont Blanc in downtown Chamonix, France, Europe. Horace-Bénédict de Saussure (1740-1799) was a Genevan aristocrat, physicist and Alpine traveller, often considered the founder of alpinism and the first person to build a successful solar oven. A chamois hunter and collector of crystals, Balmat completed the first ascent of Mont Blanc with physician Michel-Gabriel Paccard on August 8, 1786.
    05ALPC_174.jpg
  • International flags fly over the River Arve and flower boxes in Chamonix, France, Europe.
    05ALPC_172.jpg
  • Take the spectacular Aiguille du Midi téléphérique (world’s highest vertical ascent cable car) from Chamonix (3300 feet elevation) to Aiguille du Midi (12,600 feet) in the Mont Blanc massif, France, Europe.
    05ALPC_167-Aiguille-du-Midi-lift.jpg
  • Trekkers are silhouetted against clouds billowing from Mont Blanc massif (15,782 feet or 4810 metres; or Monte Bianco in Italian; the highest peak in Western Europe) at Lacs des Cheserys, on the High Route (Chamonix-Zermatt Haute Route) above Chamonix, France, Europe. Panorama stitched from 2 overlapping images.
    05ALP_3000-01pan-Lacs-des-Cheserys_M...jpg
  • See the top of Aiguille du Midi (3842 meters or 12,605 feet) téléphérique station (cable car, aerial tramway, or Seilbahn) from Chamonix, France, the Alps, Europe. It is the highest vertical ascent cable car in the world, from 1035 meters to 3842 m.
    05ALP_2185-Aiguille-du-Midi.jpg
  • Rock climbers ascend Aiguille du Midi on Mont Blanc massif above a field of massive glaciers, Chamonix, France, Europe.
    05ALP_2162-Climbers-Aiguille-du-Midi.jpg
  • Rock climbers ascend Aiguille du Midi on Mont Blanc massif above a field of massive glaciers, Chamonix, France, Europe.
    05ALP_2161-Climbers-Aiguille-du-Midi.jpg
  • A hand melts into ice. An ice tunnel exits to climbing routes from Aiguille du Midi (12,600 feet), a station on the téléphérique (cable car, aerial tramway) from Chamonix, France, the Alps, Europe.
    05ALP_2154-Ice-cave-handprint.jpg
  • Dôme du Goûter (center 14,121 feet or 4304 meters) is a shoulder of massive Mont Blanc (15,782 feet elevation) covered with massive glaciers such as Glacier des Bossons, seen from Aiguille du Midi, Chamonix, France, Europe..  Panorama stitched from 2 overlapping images. One of 17 photos published in Ryder-Walker Alpine Adventures "Inn to Inn Alpine Hiking Adventures" Catalog 2006.
    05ALP_2148-49pan_Glacier-des-Bossons.jpg
  • Beneath Dent du Geant in the Mont Blanc massif, helmeted climbers descend from spectacular Aiguille du Midi (12,600 feet), a station on the téléphérique (cable car, aerial tramway) from Chamonix, France, the Alps, Europe.
    05ALP_2133_Dent-du-Geant-climbers.jpg
  • Dôme du Goûter (center 14,121 feet or 4304 meters) is a shoulder of massive Mont Blanc (in clouds on left at 15,782 feet elevation). Massive glaciers fill the view from Aiguille du Midi, Chamonix, France, Europe..  Panorama stitched from 3 overlapping images. One of 17 photos published in Ryder-Walker Alpine Adventures "Inn to Inn Alpine Hiking Adventures" Catalog 2006.
    05ALP_2128-30pan-Mont-Blanc.jpg
  • From atop Aiguille du Midi cable car (téléphérique) station, see Aiguille Verte, Les Droites, and Les Courtes in the Mont Blanc massif above Chamonix, the Alps, France, Europe.  Panorama stitched from 3 overlapping images.
    05ALP_2121-23pan-Aiguille-Verte_Les-...jpg
  • Dôme du Goûter (center 14,121 feet or 4304 meters) is a shoulder of massive Mont Blanc (in clouds on left at 15,782 feet elevation). Massive glaciers fill the view from Aiguille du Midi, Chamonix, France, Europe.
    05ALP_2110-Mont-Blanc.jpg
  • International flags fly over the River Arve in Chamonix, France, beneath Mont Blanc (4808 meters or 15,774 feet), the highest peak in Western Europe.
    05ALP_2098-Chamonix-Mont-Blanc.jpg
  • International flags fly over the River Arve in Chamonix, France, beneath Mont Blanc (4808 meters or 15,774 feet), the highest peak in Western Europe.
    05ALP_2097-Chamonix-Mont-Blanc.jpg
  • From Le Brevant (above Chamonix, France, Europe) admire views of Mont Blanc (4808 meters or 15,774 feet), the highest peak in Western Europe. Mont Blanc (Monte Bianco in Italian) was first climbed in 1786 by two men from Chamonix. Chamonix is an important world center for mountaineering.
    05ALP_2075.jpg
  • From Le Brevant (above Chamonix, France, Europe) admire views of Mont Blanc (4808 meters or 15,774 feet), the highest peak in Western Europe. Mont Blanc (Monte Bianco in Italian) was first climbed in 1786 by two men from Chamonix. Chamonix is an important world center for mountaineering.
    05ALP_2071-Mont-Blanc-summit.jpg
  • Day hike on the High Route (Chamonix-Zermatt Haute Route) across from vast glaciers of the Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, France, Europe.
    05ALP_2060.jpg
  • Lac Cornu is a good day hike in the Reserve Naturelle Aiguilles Rouges, on the Chamonix-Zermatt Haute Route (High Route) near Chamonix, France, Europe. Published in Ryder-Walker Alpine Adventures 2006 "Inn to Inn Alpine Hiking Adventures" Catalog.
    05ALP_2059-Lac_Cornu.jpg
  • Carol treks the High Route (Chamonix-Zermatt Haute Route) across from vast glaciers of the Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, France, Europe. A mountain pond (tarn) reflects the hiker in the Reserve Naturelle Aiguilles Rouges. For licensing options, please inquire.
    05ALP_2049-Mont_Blanc-glaciers-hiker...jpg
  • Day hikers walk the High Route (Chamonix-Zermatt Haute Route) across from vast glaciers of the Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, France, Europe, in the Reserve Naturelle Aiguilles Rouges. Published in Ryder-Walker Alpine Adventures "Inn to Inn Alpine Hiking Adventures" Catalog 2006.
    05ALP_2043.jpg
  • A hiker views Lac Cornu in the Reserve Naturelle Aiguilles Rouges, on the Chamonix-Zermatt Haute Route (High Route) near Chamonix, France, Europe.
    05ALP_2037-Lac-Cornu-hiker.jpg
  • Capra ibex (Steinbok) adult female walks above Chamonix, France, in the Reserve Naturelle Aiguilles Rouges, on the Chamonix-Zermatt Haute Route (High Route), Europe. A vast field of glaciers flows steeply from Mont Blanc across Chamonix Valley.
    05ALP_2036-Capra-ibex-Mont-Blanc.jpg
  • Capra ibex (Steinbok) adult female walks above Chamonix, France, in the Reserve Naturelle Aiguilles Rouges, on the Chamonix-Zermatt Haute Route (High Route), Europe.
    05ALP_2035-Capra-ibex-Steinbok.jpg
  • Capra ibex (Steinbok) adult female walks above Chamonix, France, in the Reserve Naturelle Aiguilles Rouges, on the Chamonix-Zermatt Haute Route (High Route), Europe.
    05ALP_2034-Capra-ibex-Steinbok.jpg
  • Capra ibex (Steinbok) adult female walks above Chamonix, France, in the Reserve Naturelle Aiguilles Rouges, on the Chamonix-Zermatt Haute Route (High Route), Europe.
    05ALP_2030-Capra-ibex-Steinbok.jpg
  • Flowers bloom in boxes on a footbridge over the River Arve in Chamonix, France, Europe. Published in Ryder-Walker Alpine Adventures "Inn to Inn Alpine Hiking Adventures" Catalog 2006.
    05ALP_2019-Chamonix-covered-bridge-A...jpg
  • International flags fly over the River Arve in Chamonix, France, beneath Mont Blanc (4808 meters or 15,774 feet), the highest peak in Western Europe. Mont Blanc (Monte Bianco in Italian) was first climbed in 1786 by two men from Chamonix. Today Chamonix is an important world center for mountaineering.
    05ALP_0605-Chamonix-Flags-Arve-River.jpg
  • Flowers bloom in boxes on a the streets of downtown Chamonix, France, Europe.
    05ALP_2174-Chamonix-street.jpg
  • See Mont Blanc (4808 meters or 15,774 feet, the highest mountain in Western Europe) from Aiguille du Midi (12,600 feet) station on the téléphérique (cable car, aerial tramway) from Chamonix, France, the Alps. Mont Blanc (Monte Bianco in Italian) was first climbed in 1786 by two men from Chamonix. Chamonix is an important world center for mountaineering. Panorama stitched from 2 overlapping images.
    05ALP_2139-40pan-Mont-Blanc-Massif.jpg
  • See the Needles of Chamonix (Aiguilles du Chamonix) and Mont Blanc massif from spectacular Aiguille du Midi station (12,600 feet) on the téléphérique (cable car, aerial tramway, or Seilbahn) from Chamonix (3300 feet elevation), France, the Alps, Europe. Published in Wilderness Travel 2015 Catalog of Adventures.
    05ALP_2117.jpg
  • See the Needles of Chamonix (Aiguilles du Chamonix) and Mont Blanc massif from spectacular Aiguille du Midi station (12,600 feet) on the téléphérique (cable car, aerial tramway, or Seilbahn) from Chamonix (3300 feet elevation), France, the Alps, Europe.
    05ALP_2114.jpg
  • Mont Blanc (4808 meters or 15,774 feet, Monte Bianco in Italian) is the highest peak in Western Europe. Michel-Gabriel Paccard made the first ascent of Mont Blanc with Jacques Balmat in 1786, as commemorated in this bronze monument in Chamonix, France, the Alps, Europe. Chamonix (3379 feet or 1030 meters elevation) is an important world center for mountaineering.
    05ALP_2094-Chamonix-sculpture.jpg
  • In Chamonix (France, Europe), Le Brevant téléphérique (cable car, aerial tramway, or Seilbahn) carries visitors up the Aiguilles Rouges massif for hikes and impressive views of Mont Blanc (4808 meters or 15,774 feet), the highest peak in Western Europe. Mont Blanc (Monte Bianco in Italian) was first climbed in 1786 by two men from Chamonix. Chamonix is an important world center for mountaineering.
    05ALP_2079-Le-Brevant.jpg
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