Chamonix

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Glacier Climbing on the Mer de Glace (0.00 km)

With the impressive massif Mount Blanc hovering over you and hard perilous ice all around, ice climbing on the Mer de Glace is an exhilarating and...
Paragliding over Chamonix (0.00 km)

Europe's Top Tandem paragliding experiences: The Chamonix Valley is one of the most spectacular locations in Europe where one can take a tandem...
Mont Blanc (13.23 km)

The highest mountain of the Alps, Mont Blanc is the birthplace of modern Alpinism. The route can be climbed in 2-3 days when you are acclimatised and...
The Mont Blanc Express (26.21 km)

Almost a hundred years old, this route guides its no-nonsense trains from Martigny in Switzerland up and down the Alpine slopes at some surprising...
Great St. Bernard Pass: Martigny to Aosta (26.37 km)

Only open from the middle of June to October, this 45-mile long, 8110ft high mountain pass is the highest and fondest in the Swiss Alps, offering...
Avoriaz (31.49 km)

This is an obvious one to chose, but it just looks so fantastic. The futuristic looking town bit is built into the side of the mountain and the runs...
Verbier (34.06 km)

Even regular visitors (myself included) find the sheer variety of runs in various directions bewildering. Like a taxi driver trying to acquire...
The Alpine Pass Hiking Route (55.88 km)

This is a classic hike through the Swiss Alps, called The Alpine Pass Route because it crosses 16 mountain passes. If you’re fit you can do it all at...
Matterhorn (62.05 km)

The iconic image of the Matterhorn piercing the sky above Zermatt is familiar to everyone, and this region of the Alps offers fabulous hiking and...
Zermatt (69.23 km)

No matter where you find yourself on the slopes of this remarkable ski area, the granite monolith of Europe’s most famous peak, the Matterhorn, seems...