There's a reason some of the gutsiest steep skiers in the world call Chamonix, France, home. In the center of town stands the bottom terminal of the Aiguille du Midi cable car. The engineering ...

There's a reason some of the gutsiest steep skiers in the world call Chamonix, France, home. In the center of town stands the bottom terminal of the Aiguille du Midi cable car. The engineering marvel ...

Rising from the center of downtown Chamonix, France, the Téléphérique de l'Aiguille du Midi cable car climbs more than 9,000 vertical feet to the summit of the Aiguille du Midi. It ascends past the ...

Le sommet du Puy de Sancy (Massif Central) Le Puy de Sancy, le plus haut volcan du Massif Central, culmine à 1886 mètres et offre un panorama à 360° absolument époustouflant.

The Aiguille du Midi itself has seen smaller rockfalls almost every year, but the June 2025 collapse is one of the largest. As the Alps continue to warm, events like this are becoming part of the ...

L’Aiguille du midi est particulièrement dangereuse ces derniers jours. Un skieur est décédé jeudi matin en descendant la face nord de l’Aiguille du Midi, dans le massif du Mont-Blanc ...

The Canal du Midi, entirely hand-dug and hailed as an engineering marvel on completion in 1681, offers a refreshing alternate take on French travel: a bikeable path through the towns and ...

To learn more about tackling the Mallory Route—and the allure of the Aiguille du Midi—we caught up with Collinson for a quick chat via email. Thanks, Joe!

L’Aiguille du midi est particulièrement dangereuse ces derniers jours. Un skieur est décédé jeudi matin en descendant la face nord de l’Aiguille du Midi, dans le massif du Mont-Blanc ...