I don’t think I’ve ever been in a valley where the surrounding peaks are more than 12,000 ft (3,658m) above the valley floor. That is the setting for Chamonix where we are today. It is simply stunning.
This morning we took two cable cars and an elevator up to an altitude of 12,604 ft (3379 m) to the Aiguille-du-Midi lookout. The lookout is right next to Mont Blanc which has an altitude of 15,778 ft (4809 m)
The cable cars seemed to go straight up.
The elevator took us even higher.
And then we stepped out at the top. The air was very thin and Mont Blanc was right there!
The French, Swiss and Italian Alps surrounded us.
We walked through the ice tunnel to another lookout point.
We put slippers over our shoes to “Step into the Void”.
The whole experience was absolutely stunning!!
For dinner we had pizza at a lovely cozy restaurant.
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