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Haute Route: Chamonix to Zermatt, SWITZERLAND+FRANCE

179 images Created 15 Nov 2011

Walk through amazing scenery and feel Old World charm along the Haute Route (or High Route), 180 kilometers from Mont Blanc (Chamonix, France) to the Matterhorn (Zermatt, Switzerland). Photos along the way include ibex, Aiguille du Midi cable car, village scenes, Arolla Valley, Glacier du Trient, Fenêtre d'Arpette pass, Evolène, Val d'Hérens, Valais (Wallis or Valley) canton of Switzerland, hotel food.

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  • The Matterhorn (4478 meters or 14,980 feet, Monte Cervino in Italian, Mont Cervin in French) catches sunrise light, seen from Zermatt, Switzerland. Small electric taxis serve Zermatt, which bars combustion-engine cars to help preserve small village atmosphere and prevent air pollution. The famous mountaineering and ski resort of Zermatt lies at 1620 meters or 5310 feet elevation at the head of Mattertal (Matter Valley) in Valais canton, Switzerland, the Pennine Alps, Europe. The German word matten means "alpine meadows." Most visitors reach Zermatt by cog railway train from the nearby town of Täsch (Zermatt shuttle). Trains also depart for Zermatt from farther down the valley at Visp and Brig on the main Swiss rail network. Hike the High Route (Chamonix-Zermatt Haute Route) for exceptional mountain scenery. Published in Wilderness Travel 1992 Catalog of Adventures. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
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  • International flags fly over the River Arve in Chamonix, France, beneath Mont Blanc (4808 meters or 15,774 feet), the highest peak in Western Europe. Mont Blanc (Monte Bianco in Italian) was first climbed in 1786 by two men from Chamonix. Today Chamonix is an important world center for mountaineering.
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  • Capra ibex (Steinbok) adult female walks above Chamonix, France, in the Reserve Naturelle Aiguilles Rouges, on the Chamonix-Zermatt Haute Route (High Route), Europe.
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  • Fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium) grows by the Mer de Glace (Sea of Ice), a classic glacier easily accessible via cog railway or day hike from Chamonix, France, Europe. At 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) long, it is the longest glacier in France. It was once easily visible from Chamonix, but has been shrinking and is now barely visible from below. In the 1700s and 1800s, the glacier descended way down to the hamlet of Les Bois, where it was formerly known as Glacier des Bois.
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  • International flags fly over the River Arve and flower boxes in Chamonix, France, Europe.
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  • Fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium) grows by the Mer de Glace (Sea of Ice), a classic glacier easily accessible via cog railway or day hike from Chamonix, France, Europe. At 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) long, it is the longest glacier in France. The glacier was once easily visible from Chamonix, but has been shrinking and is now barely visible from below. In the 1700s and 1800s, the glacier descended down to the hamlet of Les Bois, where it was formerly known as Glacier des Bois. Above rise the sharp Needles of Chamonix (Les Aiguilles du Chamonix).
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  • Statues of H.B. De Saussure and Jacques Balmat look up at Mont Blanc in downtown Chamonix, France, Europe. Horace-Bénédict de Saussure (1740-1799) was a Genevan aristocrat, physicist and Alpine traveller, often considered the founder of alpinism and the first person to build a successful solar oven. A chamois hunter and collector of crystals, Balmat completed the first ascent of Mont Blanc with physician Michel-Gabriel Paccard on August 8, 1786.
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  • Flowers bloom in boxes on a footbridge over the River Arve in Chamonix, France, Europe. Published in Ryder-Walker Alpine Adventures "Inn to Inn Alpine Hiking Adventures" Catalog 2006.
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  • A couple of people hug and admire the Mer de Glace (Sea of Ice), a classic glacier easily accessible via cog railway or day hike from Chamonix, France, Europe. At 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) long, it is the longest glacier in France. It was once easily visible from Chamonix, but has been shrinking and is now barely visible from below. In the 1700s and 1800s, the glacier descended way down to the hamlet of Les Bois, where it was formerly known as Glacier des Bois.
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  • Capra ibex (Steinbok) adult female walks above Chamonix, France, in the Reserve Naturelle Aiguilles Rouges, on the Chamonix-Zermatt Haute Route (High Route), Europe.
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  • Capra ibex (Steinbok) adult female walks above Chamonix, France, in the Reserve Naturelle Aiguilles Rouges, on the Chamonix-Zermatt Haute Route (High Route), Europe.
    05ALP_2034-Capra-ibex-Steinbok.jpg
  • Capra ibex (Steinbok) adult female walks above Chamonix, France, in the Reserve Naturelle Aiguilles Rouges, on the Chamonix-Zermatt Haute Route (High Route), Europe. A vast field of glaciers flows steeply from Mont Blanc across Chamonix Valley.
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  • A hiker views Lac Cornu in the Reserve Naturelle Aiguilles Rouges, on the Chamonix-Zermatt Haute Route (High Route) near Chamonix, France, Europe.
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  • Day hikers walk the High Route (Chamonix-Zermatt Haute Route) across from vast glaciers of the Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, France, Europe, in the Reserve Naturelle Aiguilles Rouges. Published in Ryder-Walker Alpine Adventures "Inn to Inn Alpine Hiking Adventures" Catalog 2006.
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  • Carol treks the High Route (Chamonix-Zermatt Haute Route) across from vast glaciers of the Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, France, Europe. A mountain pond (tarn) reflects the hiker in the Reserve Naturelle Aiguilles Rouges. For licensing options, please inquire.
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  • Lac Cornu is a good day hike in the Reserve Naturelle Aiguilles Rouges, on the Chamonix-Zermatt Haute Route (High Route) near Chamonix, France, Europe. Published in Ryder-Walker Alpine Adventures 2006 "Inn to Inn Alpine Hiking Adventures" Catalog.
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  • Day hike on the High Route (Chamonix-Zermatt Haute Route) across from vast glaciers of the Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix, France, Europe.
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  • The Needles of Chamonix (Les Aiguilles du Chamonix), rise high above the city of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France, Europe.
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  • From Le Brevant (above Chamonix, France, Europe) admire views of Mont Blanc (4808 meters or 15,774 feet), the highest peak in Western Europe. Mont Blanc (Monte Bianco in Italian) was first climbed in 1786 by two men from Chamonix. Chamonix is an important world center for mountaineering.
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  • In Chamonix (France, Europe), Le Brevant cable car carries visitors up the Aiguilles Rouges massif for impressive views of Mont Blanc (4808 meters or 15,774 feet), the highest peak in Western Europe. Mont Blanc (Monte Bianco in Italian) was first climbed in 1786 by two men from Chamonix. Chamonix is an important world center for mountaineering.
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  • From Le Brevant (above Chamonix, France, Europe) admire views of Mont Blanc (4808 meters or 15,774 feet), the highest peak in Western Europe. Mont Blanc (Monte Bianco in Italian) was first climbed in 1786 by two men from Chamonix. Chamonix is an important world center for mountaineering.
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  • In Chamonix (France, Europe), Le Brevant téléphérique (cable car, aerial tramway, or Seilbahn) carries visitors up the Aiguilles Rouges massif for hikes and impressive views of Mont Blanc (4808 meters or 15,774 feet), the highest peak in Western Europe. Mont Blanc (Monte Bianco in Italian) was first climbed in 1786 by two men from Chamonix. Chamonix is an important world center for mountaineering.
    05ALP_2079-Le-Brevant.jpg
  • Mont Blanc (4808 meters or 15,774 feet, Monte Bianco in Italian) is the highest peak in Western Europe. Michel-Gabriel Paccard made the first ascent of Mont Blanc with Jacques Balmat in 1786, as commemorated in this bronze monument in Chamonix, France, the Alps, Europe. Chamonix (3379 feet or 1030 meters elevation) is an important world center for mountaineering.
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  • International flags fly over the River Arve in Chamonix, France, beneath Mont Blanc (4808 meters or 15,774 feet), the highest peak in Western Europe.
    05ALP_2097-Chamonix-Mont-Blanc.jpg
  • International flags fly over the River Arve in Chamonix, France, beneath Mont Blanc (4808 meters or 15,774 feet), the highest peak in Western Europe.
    05ALP_2098-Chamonix-Mont-Blanc.jpg
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