I meant to go up an Aiguille yesterday morning, but when I woke at 2 AM the clouds were low down on the hills, fresh snow and everything unsuitable to climbing. |
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The village is 20 minutes from Chamonix and the cable-car to the top of the Aiguille du Midi mountain. |
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To get to the greatest ski run in the Alps, take the cable car to the top of Aiguille du Midi. |
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But if you don't fancy the walk, you must go up to its starting point on the Aiguille de Midi. |
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The ski-in, ski-out three-star Hotel Aiguille Rouge is located in the centre of Arc 2000, with lovely views over the Mont Blanc. |
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Mont Blanc, the Aiguille Verte, the Drus, the Aiguille du Midi, the Dôme du Goûter... which are situated next to the famous Bossons glacier which unwinds its tongue of ice, its crevasses and seracs as far as the valley. |
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Helicopter rescue teams discovered the bodies of the three victims on Sunday night near the Aiguille du Midi peak, which rises to a height of 3,842 metres. |
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To put it simply, Step Into The Void is a large cube, designed entirely in custom-made glass, suspended over the Alps, and situated at the Aiguille du Midi viewing terrace. |
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