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Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, more commonly known simply as Chamonix (formerly also spelled Chamounix), is a commune in the Haute-Savoie département in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It was the site of the first Winter Olympics in 1924. The commune's population of around 9,800 ranks 865th within the country of France.
Situated near the massive peaks of the Aiguilles Rouges and most notably the Aiguille du Midi, Chamonix is one of the oldest ski resorts in France and is known as the "gateway to the European Cascades." The north side of the summit of Mont Blanc, and therefore the summit itself are part of the village of Chamonix. To the south side, the situation is different depending on the country. Italy considers that the border passes through the top. France considers that the boundary runs along the rocky Tournette under the summit cap, placing it entirely in French territory. The south side was in France, assigned to the commune of Saint-Gervais-les-Bains sharing the summit with its neighbor Chamonix. It is this situation "for France," which is found on the French IGN maps. The Chamonix commune is well known and loved by skiers and mountain enthusiasts of all types, and via the cable car lift to the Aiguille du Midi it is possible to access the world famous off-piste skirun of the Vallée Blanche. With an area of 245 km2 (95 sq mi), Chamonix is the fourth largest commune in mainland France.
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Please subscribe to watch freely. France Travel Destinations | Visit Chamonix Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, more commonly known simply as Chamonix (formerly also spelled Chamounix), is a commune in the Haute-Savoie département in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It was the site of the first Winter Olympics in 1924. The commune's population of around 9,800 ranks 865th within the country of France. Situated near the massive peaks of the Aiguilles Rouges and most notably the Aiguille du Midi, Chamonix is one of the oldest ski resorts in France and is known as the "gateway to the European Cascades." The north side of the summit of Mont Blanc, and therefore the summit itself are part of the village of Chamonix. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamonix More Videos in our Channel F...
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Let's take a trip to the wonderful ski town of Chamonix, France in this episode of Aboard the Guiding Light. This town is at the base of Mont Blanc in the French Alps. Afterwards we are going to take one of the longest and highest cable cars (gondola) up Mont Blanc to Aiguille du Midi. From here we will see the building, Step Into The Void, mountaineering trails, a museum, and the Matterhorn off in the distance. We could get down by paragliding, skiing, parachute skiing, or base jumping, but I chose to take the cable car down halfway and hike the rest of the way while stopping at a little Swiss cottage for hot coco and soup. While watching you should hit the SUBSCRIBE button for my YouTube channel to get sneak peeks of new episodes and see past seasons. Plus you can learn more about you...
The Aiguille du Midi (3,842 m) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc Massif in the French Alps. The cable car which starts from Chamonix (France) to the summit, the Téléphérique de l'Aiguille du Midi, was built in 1955 and held the title of the world's highest cable car for about two decades. It still holds the record as the highest vertical ascent cable car in the world, from 1,035 m to 3,842 m. From the top station (at 3842m) the view of the Alps is incredible. The top station of the Aiguille du Midi has several terraces where visitors can take in the spectacular views of the Swiss, French and Italian Alps. On a clear day it is possible to see the Matterhorn, Monta Rosa and the Grand Combin. An elevator inside the rock rises the final 42m to the top terrace at 3842m. This is the closest you...
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The mountaineers mecca that is Chamonix is world famous and for good reason. Have a look around the town and some of the ski area here. For more Chamonix videos have a look at our YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/SkinetsCom For a complete Chamonix resort guide visit: http://www.chamonet.com/
Chamonix is a famous resort in the French Alps at the foot of Mont Blanc. Also it is credited with hosting the First Winter Olympic games in 1924. Situated near the massive peaks of the Aiguilles Rouges and most notably the Aiguille du Midi, Chamonix is one of the oldest ski resorts in France and is known as the "gateway to the European Cascades." The north side of the summit of Mont Blanc, and therefore the summit itself are part of the village of Chamonix. To the south side, the situation is different depending on the country. Italy considers that the border passes through the top. France considers that the boundary runs along the rocky Tournette under the summit cap, placing it entirely in French territory. The Chamonix commune is well known and loved by skiers and mountain enthusias...
World-renowned among elite skiers and snowboarders, Chamonix Mont Blanc has been proving ground for experts and experienced mountaineers for more than century. What many don't know is that Chamonix provides access to five ski areas that provide ideal terrain for just about every stripe of skier and snowboarder. Learn more about this famed Alpine resort with Ski.com's Vacation Guide to Chamonix, which includes information about how to get to Chamonix, mountain statistics and top Chamonix chalets and hotels.
Chamonix Travel Video - With the pearly white peaks of the Mont Blanc massif as its sensational backdrop, being an icon comes naturally to Chamonix. First 'discovered' by Brits William Windham and Richard Pococke in 1741, this is the Mecca of mountaineering, its birthplace, its flag-bearer. It is also a wintertime playground of epic proportions that entices Olympic champions and hard-core skiers to its pistes, and party-mad boarders to its boot-stompin' bars. Even if you and your karabiner aren't quite ready to scale 'the big one' just yet and your technique doesn't quite match that of 007 in his stunt-riddled ski chase in The World Is Not Enough, there is no resisting the gravitational pull of those mountains. Whether slaloming La Vallée Blanche like a pro or almost colliding with perpen...
Routes et Motards : le guide du motard indispensable ! Le guide des plus belles balades moto en Europe en DVD + guide pratique + tracés GPS. The most beautiful ways in bike. Organize your travels, show your roads with the paper guide and must go with the GPS tracks.
Escape to pristine alpine Montana for an unparalleled winter experience. Ideal for couples, families and adventure seekers who desire stress-free, all-inclusive luxury accommodations, tailored to their comforts and interests. The Ranch at Rock Creek offers seasonal on-ranch activities and off-ranch excursions, along with fireside relaxation, gourmet meals and The Granite Spa. As the world’s only Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star guest ranch, our property rivals the chalets of Lausanne, Chamonix and Turin as a winter destination.
A year and a half ago I took the trip of a lifetime trekking 125 miles from Chamonix, France to Zermatt, Switzerland with some of my best friends. This was an experience like no other and I will never forget it. Our guide, John Froerer, made this trip amazing with his remarkable personality and experience. If you want to go on an adventure like this anywhere around the world, John (Volant Travel) is your man. (Be sure to watch in HD)
A year and a half ago I took the trip of a lifetime trekking 125 miles from Chamonix, France to Zermatt, Switzerland with some of my best friends. This was an experience like no other and I will never forget it. Our guide, John Froerer, made this trip amazing with his remarkable personality and experience. If you want to go on an adventure like this anywhere around the world, John (Volant Travel) is your man.
A short video of Chamonix-Mont Blanc in the French Alps. The movie was shot in the summer and features a trip on the Aiguille Du Midi cable car, Mont Blanc, the Montenvers railway to the Mer de Glace Glacier, views from the top of Le Brevent, and scenes from around Chamonix itself. The music is Oceans from the album The Amalgamation by G-Jay. It is available on iTunes and Cdbaby: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/gjay2 Thanks for watching! Please check out G-Jay's youtube channel here: http://www.youtube.com/user/GJayvideos
For more info and the best prices on a great range of ski accommodation in Chamonix go to http://www.powderbeds.com/france/chamonix/accommodation or e-mail us on info@powderbeds.com We spent a few days in Chamonix and tried to capture as much of the resort as possible on camera during our stay. Chamonix is a stunning and vibrant mountain town with centuries of mountaineering history behind it. The town is bustling with excited skiers and climbers and it has a huge variety of fantastic restaurants and a lively nightlife with lots of great bars and nightclubs. Chamonix boasts 4 fantastic ski areas, Brevent-Flégère being the largest. It's accessed right from the town and the ski area is great for intermediates with lots of blues and easy reds. The Balme ski area is located right at the nor...
World-renowned among elite skiers and snowboarders, Chamonix Mont Blanc has been proving ground for experts and experienced mountaineers for more than century. What many don't know is that Chamonix provides access to five ski areas that provide ideal terrain for just about every stripe of skier and snowboarder. Learn more about this famed Alpine resort with Ski.com's Vacation Guide to Chamonix, which includes information about how to get to Chamonix, mountain statistics and top Chamonix chalets and hotels.
Through the windows of the Aiguille du Midi cable car some of the most technical and high-consequence ski terrain in the world can be observed—for only the price of a ticket—but stepping through the door to put yourself at the top of one of those lines requires much more. In the this film by Bjarne Salén, Episode 4 in our Find Away series, skiers “American Dave” Rosenbarger and Kye Petersen mix years of mastery and an intuition for the rhythms of the unpredictable high alpine to get the full Chamonix experience. To see more photos and videos, check out: http://www.patagonia.com/us/patagonia.go?assetid=100578 チケット代さえ払えばエギーユ・デュ・ミディのケーブルカーの窓から世界で最も技術的かつ危険なスキーラインを眺めることができます。しかし外に出てこれらのラインの上に立つにはそれ以上のもの要します。ビャーネ・サレンによるFind Awayシリーズのエピソード4ではスキーヤー「アメリカン・デーブ」ローゼンバーガーとカイ・ピーターソンが何年もかけて得た熟練の技能と予測不可...
L'expérience "ski" la plus intense et émotionnelle de ma vie sans nul doute ! La mythique Vallée Blanche est un itinéraire hors-piste glaciaire oscillant entre 3842 et 1800 mètres d'altitude (sous Montenvers). Elle est entourée de sommets prestigieux comme le Mont Blanc, la Dent du Géant, les Grandes Jorasses, l'Aiguille Verte, les Drus... Ce 24 janvier 2015, l'arête de l'Aiguille du Midi n'était toujours pas équipée, ni donc sécurisée. Crampons et encordement obligatoires ! 4 heures de descente dans une neige changeante, tantôt poudreuse, tantôt croûtée puis tassée. C'est physique ! C'est sans compter le manque d'oxygène qui fatigue et la longue descente de l'arête quelque peu impressionnante il faut l'avouer et au cours de laquelle je pense avoir malheureusement grillé 20 à 30% de mon ca...
Video showing the great Luge Alpine Coaster in Chamonix from the riders view
► CLICK to watch the next episode on RedBull.com: http://win.gs/XavierDIYep3 Follow the adventures of Xavier De Le Rue, one of the world's most respected freeride snowboarders, as he tours around the world with his family in search of big lines and some epic freeride snowboarding! De Le Rue ditched the big film crew to do it all himself in DIY fashion. No production schedules, no crazy heli trips, just a man with a van who's on a mission to score some perfect snow! In Episode 2, Xavier tackles the Mallory Couloir in the North Face of the Aiguille du Midi - a rocky pinnacle rising 3,842m from the town of Chamonix into the thin air of Europe's higest mountain, the Mont Blanc. _ Experience the world of Red Bull like you have never seen it before. With the best action sports clips on the web...
The Aiguille du Midi (3,842 m) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc Massif in the French Alps. The cable car which starts from Chamonix (France) to the summit, the Téléphérique de l'Aiguille du Midi, was built in 1955 and held the title of the world's highest cable car for about two decades. It still holds the record as the highest vertical ascent cable car in the world, from 1,035 m to 3,842 m. From the top station (at 3842m) the view of the Alps is incredible. The top station of the Aiguille du Midi has several terraces where visitors can take in the spectacular views of the Swiss, French and Italian Alps. On a clear day it is possible to see the Matterhorn, Monta Rosa and the Grand Combin. An elevator inside the rock rises the final 42m to the top terrace at 3842m. This is the closest you...
Nice steep line with fresh snow and bluebird sky above "Argentière Glacier." Cham'Lines S02 Ep01 | Couloir Sud du Chardonnet
A vlog of my recent trip to Chamonix in France with my MBA friends from INSEAD! We spent 3 days skiing in Chamonix over the long weekend just before our exams started. Very responsible of us, right? You’ll notice that the clips are a mixture of hand-held shots from my micro four thirds camera and other shots from a GoPro (special mention to Vas and Thomas for the GoPro footage!). I think the video is a fun document of our time on the slopes without any explanation needed :) _________________ My blog: http://www.oliviaoyster.com Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/winnievan _________________ Music: Bikini Weather - Shortstraw
I didn't have any film commitment last week so I took a chance and did something I had been waiting to do since last december; pack the car, go to Cham and catch up with the characters over there. The weather wasn't looking too good but everyone I spoke to told me to make my way and "see what happens". I also had new planks from Armada to try out so I figured, even if it was stormy, I could still go for a couple turns. Turns out I had an amazing three days! Fresh track on the north face of the Aiguille and hot lapping Les Grands Montets. A huge thanks to Andreas, Bjarne, Tof, Tom & Ben for letting me tag along, for setting up bomber anchors and opening routes! Read Andreas Fransson's account here: http://andreasfransson.se/2013/05/ski-moments-of-ungraspable-perfection-two-days-on-the-...
A celebration of the beauty of our french and italian Alps. I filmed and edited what I personnaly like in the mountain culture: sports, life style, art of living, culture and people. More on my blog: www.sebmontaz.com Video tutorials and shooting tips from the film maker: www.facebook.com/pages/Seb-Montaz-Video-blog/149892381710213 I hope you will enjoy watching it as much as i did filming it ! Tech spec: editing: FCP7 lenses: Canon 45 TSE 2.8, 50 1.2, 14 2.8. cameras: canon 7D & 5Dm2 color grading Magic bullet looks Music by young talented composer Michael Denny. www.michaeldennymusic.com Editor, DP, grading: Sebastien Montaz-Rosset. More on my blog: www.sebmontaz.com
Réalisation de la ligne mythique de Kandersteg "Flying circus". Gros standard de cascade de glace à tendance mixte de haut niveau. Réalisée entièrement à vue le 03 mars 2014 par les grimpeurs Max BONNIOT et Arnaud BAYOL du GMHM ainsi que Simon DUVERNEY et Pierre LABBRE. Images réalisées lors de l'ascension.
The eyes of Chamonix Montagne TV et Quechua sont partis à la rencontre de trois amoureux de l'image en altitude. Pascal Tournaire, René Robert et Monica Dalmasso, photographes de montagne, évoquent leur métier hors du commun, entre passion, performance et précision. The eyes of Chamonix Mountain TV and Quechua are gone to the meeting of three lovers of the image in height. Pascal Tournaire, René Robert and Monica Dalmasso, mountain photographers, evoke their extraordinary job, between passion, precision and performance.