Mont Blanc

Chamomix has so much to offer when it comes to winter and summer activities like skiing and hiking. There are many places to go here to ski and stay. Chamomix is a popular resort along the foot of Mont Blanc in the French Alps. It is noted to host the 1st winter Olympic Games in the year 1924. A small railway line and highway connects Chamomix to the valley. There is also a tunnel under Mont-Blanc that connects it to Courmayeur, Italy and Martigny, Switzerland. The most accessible and convenient airport to board and get to Chamomix is in Geneva. During the summer and ... Read Full Story

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Western Europe's tallest peak, the snow-capped Alpine giant Mont Blanc, has shrunk by 45 centimetres (18 inches) in two years, experts said Thursday following an official survey. The new height of Mont Blanc, which lies on the three-way border between France, Italy and Switzerland, is now 4,810.45 metres (15,782.3 feet), just over half that of Nepal's Everest but still the tallest Alpine peak. The volume of snow and ice coating the summit has also dropped by about a tenth, topographer Bernard Dupont told reporters, adding that this could not be linked directly to the effects of climate change. Dupont said climate change indicators could ... Read Full Story

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Jean-Philippe Lefief is a sub-editor on the Reuters French-language general news desk in Paris. He has run about 20 ultramarathons. After twice failing to complete the Mont-Blanc Ultratrail, a 166-km race around Mont Blanc with a total vertical drop of 9,400 meters, he tells in the following story how he finished the race this year, ending up 179th of the 2,286 competitors. By Jean-Philippe Lefief CHAMONIX, France (Reuters) - They say you run the first half of an ultramarathon with your legs and the second with your head. Now I am about to find out. Saturday, August 29, 0800 local time (2:00 a.m. EDT). ... Read Full Story