For over 200 years the mountains
above Chamonix have been the crucible of Alpine mountaineering. This
deep cut valley, dominated by the flanks of the Mt Blanc Massif and
it's smaller companion range the Aiguilles Rouges, is the home to many
of Europe's finest and most difficult climbs.
However, Chamonix is not
just about extremes. What makes this valley special is the incredible
quality and choice of mountain routes at all levels of difficulty.
Whatever your ability or fitness there is something for you.
So why not?
Walk
a snowy crest one foot in France and one foot in Italy or Switzerland.
Watch the last rays of the sun paint the snow capped summits pink from
the balcony of a mountain refuge. Climb pristine slopes of snow and ice
surrounded by the most spectacular and highest peaks in Europe.
Walk
in the soft light of the dawn across great glaciers, in the footsteps
of the pioneers of the Golden Age of Alpine mountaineering.
Savour the
warmth of the summer sun, climbing on immaculate sweeping granite rock
walls, set against the breathtaking contrast between glacial snows and
the fierce blue of the sky.
Or scramble and weave along the rocky
ridges and lofty spires of the Aiguilles Rouges, home to wild, agile
mountain goats, silhouetted against the snows of Mt Blanc, the highest peak in Western Europe.
Breche Puiseaux Couloir
