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  • Les Grands Montets Paragliding

    GPS: N 45° 56’ 52” E 006° 57’ 36”
    Direction: W
    Altitude: 3100m
    Vertical drop: 2100m

    Tips for take-off
    Take-off is on glacier so extreme caution should be exercised. Crevasses appear in the summer and are usually quite wide by August and September.

    The Grands Montets has the potential to be one of the best flying areas in the world. It can also be the start of cross-country flying in the morning.

    Directions:
    Take the Grands Montets cable car in Argentière to the top station. The take-off is on the Pas de Chevre glacier facing west towards Chamonix.

  • Great Flying at the Grands Montets

    For the advanced pilot, Les Grands Montets is "heaven" when it is at its best. 4000m (13200ft) cloudbases can send pilots thermalling high above such famous mountains such as Les Drus, L'Aiguille Verte and Le Chardonnet.

    Restitution flying on the Pas de Chevre and Les Bec Rouges can all be reached from an evening launch from here. It is nothing short of adventure flying made easy by the accessability of the Grands Montets cable car.

    Grand Montets Cable Car:
    Argentière
    Tel 33(0)4 50 54 00 71

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