Aiguille du Midi We decided to book a hire car for a few days while in Annecy so that we could take a drive around the area and to see more of France. I had plans for us to go over to Italy for the day and possibly head up to Mont Blanc from Courmayeur, but after seeing Melanie’s amazing photos on her instagram of her trip to Aiguille du Midi at Chamonix just a couple of weeks before we went, I knew we had to visit (and it was closer – we’d have driven through it to get there anyway). We took the cable car from Chamonix to Plan de L’aiguille (the middle station) and then took the next one straight up to Aiguille du Midi. Apparently, it holds the world record for the highest vertical ascent cable car going from from 1,035 m to 3842 m with no support pillars. I’m not going to lie, it was pretty scary! It travels at around 45km/hr and seems to just shoot up to the top of the mountain. At the top is a visitor centre, with restaurants, viewing platforms and visitor attractions. On a clear day you can see the […]
