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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Cosmiques Arête is one of the most famous and popular climbs in the Mont Blanc massif, and quite rightly so. Excellent granite, exposure, incredible scenery and mid-grade mixed climbing (with some ...

Avalanche mortelle du Mont Blanc : toujours deux disparus, le drame filmé depuis l’Aiguille du Midi Un mort, deux disparus et quatre blessés dont un grave. Les chutes de gros blocs de glace ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...