Aiguille du Midi Review

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Aiguille du Midi

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Nowadays the valley's complex transportation infrastructure takes people up to peaks like the Aiguille du Midi and past freeway-size glaciers like La Mer de Glace via téléphériques, télécabines (gondolas), télésièges (chairlifts), and narrow-rail cars. Aiguille du Midi is a 12,619-foot granite peak topped with a needlelike observation tower. The world's highest cable car soars 12,000 feet up the Aiguille du Midi, providing positively staggering views of 15,700-foot Mont Blanc, Europe's loftiest peak. Be prepared for a lengthy wait, both going up and coming down—and wear warm clothing.

  • Cost: EUR 40 round-trip, EUR 3 extra for elevator to summit; EUR 60 for Télécabine Panoramic Mont-Blanc, which includes Plan de l'Aiguille, Aiguille du Midi, and Pointe Helbronner
  • Open: May-Sept., daily 8-4:45; Oct.-Apr., daily 8-3:45
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