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The third edition of the Argentrail will take place on the 21st of July, 2019
19 June 2019
For the 3rd edition of the Argentrail, the Sports Club of Argentière offers a trail that will make you discover the villages of Argentière and Lavancher and the mountain pastures of the Pendant. After that, the trail will take you to Peclerey where you will find stunning views of the Mont-Blanc. This running race is to take place on Sunday, the 21st of July 2019.
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Argentrail 2019 official poster
The climbing event of the 2024 Summer Olympics might take place in Chamonix
Climbing World Cup in Chamonix 2018.Photo source:@pressnut.com
Exactly one hundred years after the valley organized the first Winter...
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Water scarcity at the Refuge des Cosmiques since February, 2019
Cosmique Refuge, Mont Blanc massif
Since its reopening on the 23rd of February 2019, the Cosmiques...
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The Lac Blanc refuge will resume service in mid-June, 2019
Lac Blanc Refuge, photo by Espirat, licensed under CC-BY 4.0, source @commons.wikimedia.org
The Lac Blanc refuge has been closed since 2017 when a legal dispute...
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26 people trapped by snowslides on the north face of the Aiguille du Midi
North Face of the Aiguille du Midi. photo source : @www.camptocamp.org
Several snowslides on the north face of the Aiguille du Midi were...
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Swiss woman falls to her death in the Mont-Blanc massif
Cosmique Corridor
Wednesday the 22nd of May 2019, at the beginning of the afternoon, a...
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Major rehabilitation works to the Lac Blanc trail this summer
Lac Blanc. Photo source: @randos-montblanc.com
After the first phase of work in the fall, the trail of the Lac Blanc...
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Spring avalanche kills Chamonix resident in the Aiguilles Rouges
The Aiguilles Rouges massif, by Romaric Juvanon, licensed under CC-BY 4.0., found on https://commons.wikimedia.org
On Saturday morning, the 18th of May 2019, a highly experienced skier...
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The Panoramic Mont-Blanc gondola is expected to reopen by mid-June
Panoramic Mont-Blanc gondola, Aiguille du Midi, by Rémih, licensed under CC-BY 3.0, found on https://commons.wikimedia.org/
Update Tuesday, the 18th of June, 2019. On the 15th of June 2019,...
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Climbing World Cup in Chamonix from the 11th to the 13th of July 2019
Climbing World Cup in Chamonix 2018.Photo source:@pressnut.com
Chamonix is considered the world capital of mountaineering and skiing...
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The Mont-Blanc car parking is closed from the 13th to the 24th of May 2019
The Mont-Blanc car park closed from May 13th to May 24th 2019
After Saint-Michel car parking, it is now the turn of the Mont-Blanc...
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Chamonix ice hockey team The Pioneers has announced their new coach
The Pioneers of Chamonix. Photo source: @pionniers-chamonix.com
After two great seasons with the Pioneers of Chamonix, coach Heikki...
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Une Belle histoire: The new series of France 2 shot in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
The beginning of “Une Belle Histoire” - the new series of France 2 - was shot in Chamonix. The crew used Chamonix residents for staging.
This past week, the cast and crew of “Une Belle Histoire” (literally...
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