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Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (French pronunciation: [ʃamɔni mɔ̃ blɑ̃]; Arpitan: Chamôni-Mont-Blanc), more commonly known simply as Chamonix (Chamôni), [a] [b] is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. It was the site of the first Winter Olympics, held in 1924.
There are two sections: from Chamonix to Plan de l'Aiguille at 2,317 m (7,602 ft) and then directly, without any support pillar, to the upper station at 3,777 m (the building contains an elevator to the summit). The span of the second section is 2,867 m (1.781 mi) measured directly, but only 2,500 m (1.6 mi) measured horizontally.
Čeština: Let vzduchem ve speciálním obleku Wingsuit flying údolím Chamonix valley od vrcholu Aiguille du Midi (3842 m) k městu Chamonix-Mont-Blanc kolem masivu Mont Blanc, Francouzské Alpy. English: Wingsuit jump and flight through Chamonix valley from the Aiguille du Midi (3842 m) to Chamonix commune, Mont Blanc massif , French Alps .
It circles the Mont Blanc massif, covering a distance of roughly 165 kilometres (103 mi) with 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) of ascent/descent and passing through parts of Switzerland, Italy and France. It is considered one of the classic long-distance hiking trails. The circular route is normally walked in a counter-clockwise direction in 9-14 days. [1]
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The Vallée Blanche Cable Car (Italian: Funivia dei Ghiacciai; French: Télécabine Panoramic Mont-Blanc, previously Télécabine de la Vallée Blanche) is a passenger cable car linking a mountain peak above Courmayeur to a peak above Chamonix by passing over the Mont Blanc massif, in the Alps.
The Marathon du Mont Blanc (Mont Blanc Marathon) [1] is an annual marathon distance (42.195 km) alpine trail running event held in Chamonix, France.The Marathon du Mont Blanc race is the titular event but the name also refers to the group of longer and shorter distance races one or more of which competitors can compete in over a three-day period starting on the last Friday in June.
Shortly after returning to Chamonix from another climb in the Alps, Whymper became ill, locked himself in his room at the Grand Hotel Couttet, and refused all medical treatment. [22] Whymper died alone on 16 September 1911, at the age of 71. [22] [23] A funeral was held four days later. He is buried in the English cemetery in Chamonix. [22]