Aiguille du Midi Arete Chamonix 2016
Filmed Thursday 18th February 2016
La Vallee Blanche is a 'Bucket List' day for all skiers. The
Infamous 20km off piste glacier ski route in Chamonix...
I'd advise skiing with a Guide unless you are an experienced ski mountaineer. The guides based in Chamonix are fantastic.
The Vallée Blanche starts at the top of the Aiguille du Midi and finishes in Chamonix’s town centre (snow permitting). It’s an unmarked, unmaintained and unpatrolled high mountain off-piste ski itinerary which offers some of the most spectacular scenery that the Mont Blanc range has to offer.
The Aiguille du Midi cable car is the starting point for this popular route. Generally, the lift company operates a number system where you can phone and pre-book your cable car in advance. This is highly recommended if you want to avoid an unpredictable and possibly long wait on a busy day. A Mont Blanc Unlimited ski pass covers the Aiguille du Midi lift.
The Vallee Blanche routes start at the top of the Aiguille du Midi (3812m) where after exiting the ice tunnel you are straight on to the ‘arête’. This is potentially one of the most dangerous points of the route as it is essentially a ridge edge which has a 50-degree pitch on both sides. In high season, a safety rope is placed along the descending path but it is still pretty intimidating knowing a safety rope is all that there is between you and the pea-sized buildings of Chamonix town centre.
If you have Crampons, use them. Sliding down this on ski boots isn't the most comfortable activity in the World even if you are clipped onto the Guide's rope.
If I was doing this again I'd probably tie my poles onto my pack to keep my hands free.
Skiing the Vallee Blanche - Chamonix Mont-Blanc France - February 2019
Derek and our friends Christine and Craig skied the Vallee Blanche in Chamonix in late February 2019. It hadn’t snowed for a few weeks so conditions weren’t fantastic but the sun was out which made for some incredible views. Overall an unforgettable experience and they are so happy they got to do it.
Thanks Compagnie Des Guides Saint-Gervais-Les Contamines and Gaylord in particular for a fantastic job guiding them through the route.
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Rafting à Chamonix Cham'Aventure
Sur l'Arve : la façon la plus originale de descendre la vallée de Chamonix (environ 8 km). Initiation à la navigation en rivière, retour en mini-bus, douches chaudes.
Sur la Dora Baltea : une des plus prestigieuses rivières des Alpes.
• 1/2 journée : 2 descentes sportives le matin ou laprès-midi.
• Journée : 3 descentes sportives avec déjeuner* «italien» au restaurant.
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Born in Chamonix [FULL FILM] from Tof Henry and Daniel Ronnback
Presented by Armada Skis
Featuring the skiing of Tof Henry
Produced & Directed by Daniel Ronnback
Editing, Color, Sound by Daniel Ronnback & Corey Stanton
Sport climbing Chamonix, how GOOD is Les Gaillands and Le Brevent? | Climbing Vlog Ep. 8
Sport climbing Chamonix is a treat! There are loads of great sport climbing crags just outside town as well as in the mountains above. But how good are the different sport climbing crags actually compared to each other? I visited Les Gaillands in Chamonix and Le Brevent to do some sport climbing there. And my experiences were quite different! Watch this climbing vlog episode and find what sport climbing crag I would recommend!
Chamonix is best known for its alpine climbing on the Mont Blanc massif, but there is actually also a lot of very good rock climbing - both long multi-pitch rock climbing routes, but definitely also sport climbing. Watch this climbing vlog episode, where I show how good sport climbing is around Chamonix.
I visited Les Gaillands in Chamonix, which is great sport climbing for beginners. It is low graded around grade 3, 4 and 5 on on the French climbing scale meaning that there are plenty beginner climbing here. However, it is also a very crowded sport climbing crag in Chamonix. So be prepared for waiting for the routes you want to climb.
Besides the very centrally placed sport climbing crag, Les Gaillands in Chamonix, we also visited Le Brevent, where found one of the best sport climbing crags around Chamonix. Le Brevent is part of the Aiguille Rouges and here you will find some excellent sport climbing. I have been climbing Aiguille Rouges before and this is just great! This sport climbing crag is mostly grade 6 and a few 7's on the French scale.
In Aiguille Rouges just near the sport climbing crag that we visited there are also a lot of multi-pitch rock climbing routes as well - like Frison-Roche (6a) and Ex Libris (6b). The latter is traditional climbing, while the first is sport climbing. Both have excellent crack climbing, face climbing and corner climbing.
You approach Le Brevent in Aiguille Rouges by taking the lift from Chamonix to Le Brevent. The multi-pitch rock climbing routes are very popular, so there can be a lot of people and you might weant to get up there with the first lift. The sport climbing crag doesn't seem to be that popular - at least we have had it for ourselves the times that we have been there.
So, if you are looking for do beginners sport climbing in Chamonix then visit Les Gaillands in the town of Chamonix, and visit Le Brevent if you want be sport climbing routes that are more intermediate.
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Couloir frigor Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
Monter par le couloir gigor en face nord puis descendu de l’autre côté de l’arête des Grands Montets par le couloir frigor qui débouche au pied du nant blanc de l’aiguille verte !
Journée génial avec Zian, sur les traces de Vivian Bruchez et Douds Charlet !
Merci à Jones snowboard et Karakoram pour le matériel.
Escalade à Chamonix Cham'Aventure
Découvrir lescalade en milieu naturel aux Gaillands à Chamonix !
4 à 5 enfants seulement par guide - A partir de 5 ans.
Une approche variée de lactivité pour leur plus grand bonheur.
Escalade bien sûr mais aussi : rappel / grimpe dans les arbres / tyroliennes / ateliers à cordes
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Formules découverte ou sportive, descente initiatique du torrent de Barberine, sauts, rappels en cascade et toboggans naturels, canyons de Chalami, torrent de Fer en Italy et Angon proche d'Annecy.
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Dynastar Cham 97
Certain expectations come with a namesake like that of the Cham—this ski lives up to all of them. Built in the heart of Chamonix, France, the Cham 97 floats and tracks through any condition, stomps with authority, and operates without a discernable speed limit—it's the epitome of a big-mountain freeride ski.
Cham'Lines - Episode 5 - Couloir du glacier du Chardonnet - Aurélien Ducroz - Chamonix
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