Mountains
Matterhorn – 4480 m
Matterhorn at Sunset.
Matterhorn and the ski adventure in view.
Skiing paradise at Matterhorn.
Matterhorn overseeing the valley.
Matterhorn at sunset cloud "rainbow" colors.
The Sphinx mountain.
Matterhorn
Matterhorn from Zermatt.
Matterhorn in her glory.
Mont Blanc – 4810 m
Mont Blanc at Sunset.
Mont Blanc summit.
Mont Blanc in the early morning light.
Mont Blanc in the midday sun light
Mont Blanc summit from the French side
Mont Blanc summit at the end of the massif
Mont Blanc
Mont Blanc with Chamonix
Mont Blanc massif.
Shelter with view of Mont Blanc massif.
Mont Blanc.
Mont Blanc viewed from mid-air.
Mont Blanc summit.
Mont Blanc.
Mont Blanc massif.
Mont Blanc massif towards sunset.
Mont Blanc summit at sunset.
Mont Blanc peak
Mont Blanc along the Western ridge
At the end of the glacier Mont Blanc raise to the sky
Mont Blanc facing Italy
Mont Blanc at the end of the Glacier
Mont Blanc viewed along its ridges and massif
Mont Blanc summit from the French side
Mont Blanc 250 degrees panorama view
Mont Blanc du Tacul – 4248 m
Mont Blanc du Tacul facing south-east
Gliding around Blanc du Tacul
Blanc du Tacul
Evening light on the slope of Blanc du Tacul.
Mont Blanc du Tacul seen from Italy
Mont Blanc du Tacul
Mountaineer on slope giving perspective of size
Morning light on slope of Blanc du Tacul.
High mountain landscape
From a bird's eye perspective
Dent du Géant – 4013 m
The Dent du Géant raising to the sky
The Dent du Géant remained unclimbed during the golden age of alpinism, repelling many parties who attempted it. Today the routes are well defined, here with more than 20 mountaineers conquering it concurrently. The mountain has two summits, 88 feet (27 m) apart and separated by a small col.
Dôme du Goûter – 4304 m
Dome du Gouter in Sunset light.
Dome du Gouter overviewing Glacier de Bossons.
Dome du Gouter overviewing Glacier de Bossons and the upper tree level.
Dome du Gouter overviewing Glacier de Bossons
Glacier de Bossons coming down from Dome du Gouter.
Dome du Gouter overviewing Glacier de Bossons.
Refuge Vallot (4362 m) on the way to Dome du Gouter.
Refuge Vallot on the way to Dome du Gouter.
Dome du Gouter.
Dome du Gouter.
Refuge des Grands Mulets (3051 m) in the evening light on the slope of Dôme du Goûter.
Sunset light over the slope of Mont Blanc and Dôme du Goûter.
Aiguille du Plan – 3673 m
The slopes of Aiguille du Plan from Plan de l'Aiguille.
Aiguille du Plan
Aiguille du Plan from the back
Aiguille du Plan above the valley
Aiguille du Plan
Aiguille du Plan in the clouds
Peaks just below the summit of Aiguille du Plan.
Peaks just below the summit of Aiguille du Plan.
Aiguille du Plan and peaks around it.
Sky light at peak on Aiguille du Plan.
Aiguille de Blaitière – 3522 m
Aiguille de Blaitière at Sunset.
Aiguille de Blaitière towering above the refuge.
Aiguille de Blaitière
Aiguille de Blaitière between Aiguille du Plan and Aiguille des Grands Charmoz.
Grands Charmoz – 3445 m
Hiking to Grands Charmoz.
Grands Charmoz in morning light.
Grands Charmoz from Mer de Glace.
Grands Charmoz with its spiky peaks with the rest of the Aiguilles de Chamonix behind
Aiguille Verte – 4121 m
An ice glaced Aiguille Verte towering above the surroundings.
The snow capped Aiguille Verte.
Aiguille Verte towering above the surroundings.
The ridge going to Aiguille Verte at Sunset.
View to Aiguille Verte.
View to Aiguille Verte.
Aiguille Verte.
Aiguille Verte with Aiguille du Dru to the right.
Aiguille Verte.
Aiguille Verte towering above the surroundings.
Aiguille Verte with Aiguille du Dru to the right.
Aiguille Verte with Aiguille du Dru to the right.
Aiguille Verte rising above the clouds
Aiguille Verte from the snowy side
The side of Aiguille Verte in the morning haze
Aiguille Verte from the glacier coming down from Mont Blanc
Across the valley from Mont Blanc
Aiguille Verte viewed from Flegere.
Aiguille du Dru – 3754 m
Aiguille du Dru
Aiguille du Dru towering above the Mer de Glace.
Summit of Aiguille du Dru.
Mountain landscape - Drus in the clouds
Mountain landscape
Aiguille du Dru with the two peaks clearly visible
The statue at the summit of the second summit of the Dru
Mer de Glace
Mer de Glace
A view over the valley with Mer de Glace.
Mer de Glace with the old glacier level visible.
A view over the valley with Mer de Glace.
Mer de Glace in a 180 degrees panoramic view.
A view across Mer de Glace towards Grandes Jorasses.
Mer de Glace from the starting point down the valley
The start of Mer de Glace
Mer de Glace under the rocks and stones.
A view along Mer de Glace towards Grandes Jorasses.
Montenvers
Cogwheel train going to Montenvers with a view to Aiguille Verte (4121 m) and Aiguille du Dru (3754 m).
Cogwheel train going to Montenvers with a view to Aiguille Verte (4121 m) and Aiguille du Dru (3754 m).
Cogwheel train going to Montenvers.
Cogwheel train at Montenvers terminal station overviewing Mer de Glace.
Cogwheel train going to Montenvers.
Cogwheel train going to Montenvers.
Hotel Refuge du Montenvers in the mountain landscape. The edges in the valley clearly show where the Mer de Glace glacier were before it melted away leaving only a tiny ice layer at the bottom.
Hotel Refuge du Montenvers overviewing the vally.
Hotel Refuge du Montenvers with a view to Aiguille Verte (4121 m) and Aiguille du Dru (3754 m).
Hotel Refuge du Montenvers with a view to Aiguille Verte (4121 m) and Aiguille du Dru (3754 m).
Aiguille du Midi – 3842 m
Aiguille du Midi at Sunset.
Aiguille du Midi with the cable car station and panoramic viewpoints on the summit.
Aiguille du Midi in the sky.
Aiguille du Midi with the cable station towering over the valley at 3842 m.
Aiguille du Midi glazed by ice.
Aiguille du Midi as the white queen.
Aiguille du Midi towering above the valley
Aiguille du Midi overseeing the high ground
The worlds highest vertical ascent cable car going to Aiguille du Midi.
The ascending cable car station in Chamonix going to Aiguille du Midi.
Aiguille du Midi midway station (at Plan de l’Aiguille) at 2317 m.
Aiguille du Midi midway station (at Plan de l’Aiguille) at 2317 m.
Tourists and mountaineers awaiting the cable car going to Aiguille du Midi.
De-icing… Under certain and not usual circumstances the cable car at high altitude may be closed due technical circumstances. One of these is ice covering cables preventing these from being run through the driving wheel. It is hard manual work to making them usable again with kilometers of cable to be de-iced meter by meter…
The Aiguille du Midi terminal station. The bridge connects the two summits.
The high summit of the Midi with a panoramic view and the skywalk “Step into the Void” on the side.
The high summit of the Midi with a panoramic view and the skywalk “Step into the Void” on the side.
It's always cold at the summit of the Midi even in the mid-summer.
The lower Midi summit with the viewing platforms on the top of the cable station.
Aiguille du Midi facing Mont Blanc
Aiguille du Midi peaking in front of Mont Blanc du Tacul.
Aiguille de Mesure – 2812 m
Aiguille de Mesure (2812 m) to the right with Aiguille de l'Ecrenaz (2887 m) in the clouds
Aiguille de Mesure with Aiguille de l'Ecrenaz on a cold winter morning
The side of Aiguille de l'Ecrenaz on a cold winter morning
The side of Aiguille de l'Ecrenaz on a cold winter morning
Aiguille de Mesure on a cold winter morning
Aiguille de Mesure with Aiguille de l'Ecrenaz on a cold winter morning
Aiguille de Mesure with Aiguille de l'Ecrenaz on a cold winter morning
Mountains miscellaneous
Snow ripples.
Ice cracks / crevasses in the high mountain glacier.
High mountain landscape.
High mountain landscape
High mountain landscape
High mountain landscape
Mountain landscape
Trees on mountain
It's amazing how little is needed for life to grow and survive
Mountain landscape
Mountain landscape
Don't look down if you are scared of heights. It's 800 meters down or up from the Glacier.
Mountain landscape
Mountain landscape
Aiguille du Goûter (3863 m).
"Smoking" mountains
High mountain landscape