Getting inside the Mer glacier – France’s biggest
On my day off while walking Mont Blanc in Chamonix, we travelled from France to Italy in a cable car – The best cable car ride in the world. But if that wasn’t impressive enough I also had my first ever experience in an ice cave beneath the Mer de Glace (glacier). The railway to the glacier was built in the […]
The best cable car ride in the world
When you are in Chamonix whether you are walking Mont Blanc or not you must make a trip up the Aiguille du Midi, the highest point accessible by cable car in the Chamonix Valley, then keep going all the way to Italy. Get yourself to the base station of the Aiguille du Midi cable car in the centre of […]
Things you need to know when planning your Mont Blanc trip.
Get yourself fit to really enjoy the Tour du Mont Blanc As I mentioned in my previous blog there are several ways to walk Mont Blanc. You can do a highlights tour (typically about 7 days) or the full circuit (14 days). You can go on a guided walked or do it alone but regardless the fitter you are […]