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Face Time on the Mont Blanc
A team of eight mobile engineers along with four guides from the Compagnie des Guides, have successf...
Mountaineer between life and death after Mont Blanc Fall
A 35 year old man fell from the icy arrete on the Midi-Plan yesterday and suffered from the 30 metre...
Help clean the Mer de Glace
The date has been set for the 1st October for the annual litter picking day at the Mer de Glace. Org...
Latest English Movies at Chamonix Cinema Vox
Playing at Chamonixs Cinema Vox this week are Inception, The Killer Inside Me, Tamara Drewe, and Ch...
Finnish climbers enjoy sauna on Mont Blanc
Now we all know that those Scandinavian types enjoy nothing more than a good sauna, but a group of 4...
*UPDATE* Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc cancelled
As reported late last night, the UTMB has been cancelled due to bad weather. Yesterday was fairly we...
BREAKING NEWS - 2010 Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc CANCELLED!
We have just received breaking news that this year's Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc has been cancelled du...
UTMB week - Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc has arrived!
Possibly the biggest sporting event in the Chamonix calendar sets off tonight, as around 2300 people...
Fatal fall for Italian climbers
Two Italian alpinists died yesterday morning on the Mont Blanc Massif.
The mountaineers were on t...
Wildlife Photography at Parc de Merlet
Parc de Merlet is running a 2 day introductory course to wildlife photography in mid-November. The p...
Mont Blanc Triathlon at Lake Passy this weekend
More accustomed to the splashing and paddling of over-heated sunbathers, Lac de Passy will be invade...
Pumping work starts on Tete Rousse glacier
Work started this week on the drainage of the water pocket below the Tete Rousse glacier. As previou...
A new adventure park for Chamonix?
Adventure parks are becoming the thing to do in France especially over the summer months so where be...
UTMB week - UltraTrail Salon Opens
A large crowd cheered on the brave 190 competitors last night as they set off into the dark of the n...
UTMB week - Petite Trotte à Léon tonight
The first of the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc races sets off tonight. The Petite Trotte à Léon is a lon...
Seasonal workers tour this Thursday
The French trade union group CFDT (Confédération Française Démocratique du Travail) arrives in Chamo...
Fatal fall for Chloe Graftiaux on the Mont Blanc Massif
On the Italian side of the Mont Blanc Massif the young Belgian Chloé Graftiaux Wold champion climber...
New phone card for seasonal workers in France
International mobile phone operator Transatel have just launched a new prepaid card aimed at seasona...
Biking the Ultra Trail - as if running it wasn't hard enough!
With the upcoming Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc taking place next week, many people are setting their si...
Difficult start for new PGHM rescue team boss
A challenging start for new head of rescue as his first week includes a fatality and several injurie...
