{"id":65,"date":"2007-10-21T17:37:44","date_gmt":"2007-10-21T17:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dur.ac.uk\/paul.hodgkinson\/wordpress\/index.php\/2007\/10\/chamonix-2007\/"},"modified":"2023-03-09T13:36:58","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T13:36:58","slug":"chamonix-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/index.php\/2007\/10\/chamonix-2007\/","title":{"rendered":"Chamonix 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pictures from the free afternoon of the Alpine Conference<\/a> in Chamonix.<\/p>\n

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The walk<\/a> from the Plan de l’Aiguille cable car stop [45 54 6 N, 6 53 5 E] to the Mer de Glace [45 55 55 N, 6 55 3 E] is an easy, but spectacular stroll. Hints: the return to the Plan de l’Aiguille is valid for the return journey on the train journey from the Mer de Glace to Chamonix (le petit train de Montenvers<\/a>). The refuge Plan de l’Aiguille<\/a> is a very civilised coffee \/ hot chocolate stop…<\/p>\n

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View towards the Br\u00e9vent side of the Chamonix valley.<\/p>\n

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Where the path divides, it is worth taking the longer (and more uphill) route via Le Signal.<\/p>\n

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The spectacular Aiguille du Dru<\/a>. There have been several major rockfalls of the Drus in recent years; a scar of lighter, less weathered rock is clearly visible in the picture.<\/p>\n

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The Mer de Glace<\/a> glacier.<\/p>\n

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View of Mont Blanc from the hotel room in the Hotel Mont Blanc<\/a> (an upgrade due to overbooking!). From this perspective Mont Blanc<\/a> (on the right) at 4695 m appears lower than the Aiguille du Midi<\/a> (far left) at 3842 m.<\/p>\n

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Paraglider hovering high about the Chamonix valley. One day perhaps…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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