Last month, a large rockfall swept down the south face of the Aiguille du Midi in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps. It has now been estimated that approximately 523 cubic meters broke away, ...
There’s a reason some of the gutsiest steep skiers in the world call Chamonix, France, home. In the center of town stands the bottom terminal of the Aiguille du Midi cable car. The engineering marvel ...