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Aiguille du Midi
A jagged needle of rock rearing above glaciers, snowfields and rocky crags, 8km from the
hump of Mont Blanc, the Aiguille du Midi (3842m) is one of Chamonix' most distinctive
landmarks. If you can handle the height, the 360-degree views of the French, Swiss and
Italian Alps from the summit are (quite literally) breathtaking.
Year-round the vertiginous
Téléphérique de l'Aiguille de Midi
cable car links
Chamonix with the Aiguille du Midi. Halfway Plan de l'Aiguille (2317m) is a terrific place to
start hikes or paraglide. In summer you will need to obtain a boarding card in addition to a
ticket - note that advance phone reservations incur a €2 booking fee. Bring warm clothes
as even in summer the temperature rarely rises above -10°C at the top.
From the Aiguille du Midi, between mid-May and mid-September, the unrepentant can
continue for a further 30 minutes of mind-blowing scenery - think suspended glaciers and
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