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Chamtastic | Alf Alderson | France, French Alps, Chamonix

It takes quite a feat of the imagination to believe people have climbed, skied, boarded and paraglided off pretty much every summit you see

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James Bond Skis Again - in Chamonix | Arnie Wilson | France, French Alps, Chamonix

The problems started around half way down the 2,000 metre descent to the tiny hamlet of Fionnay. Nothing serious – we just ran out of snow

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Skiing in Chamonix | Maxine Jones | France, French Alps, Chamonix

‘You don’t have to ski,’ I’m told. ‘The chalets are five-star with jacuzzis on the terrace and a gourmet cook every evening.’ I can take a moonlit husky sleigh-ride, a helicopter over Mont Blanc, enjoy the nightlife in Chamonix

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Skiing the Vallee Blanche | Rob Penn | France, French Alps, Chamonix

We left Will at the mountain refuge with a Mars bar. In his state of advanced exhaustion he looked forlorn. But a helicopter was on its way to collect him and we now had ourselves to think about

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Tour du Mont Blanc | Andrew Bain | France, French Alps, Chamonix

I snapped a couple of ambitious photos, knowing to expect disappointment – it would have taken the combined expertise of Corot, Monet and Turner to even touch at such beauty

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