Chamonix and above

This is a delightful town full of cafes designer shops and active sport shops.

It seems to buzz all year round as it is both a hiking and a skiing centre.

Clare and i have just gone up to the Aigule de Midi (cable car)

This was the most scary experience of my life. The car takes you about two thousand metres above Chamonix and above most of the mountains.

The final section of the lift seems to be almost vertical. At he top you are on a glacier and above a summit snowfield. You an look straight down on Chamonix and out and down on almost everything.

The photos show climbers on the ice below, the Chamonix Valley and Mt Blanc.