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Gentle from Afar, Fierce Up Close
From Zurich, it’s about 300 km and a 5–6 hour bus ride to Chamonix, the gateway to Mont Blanc.
From this town at 1,000 m, we took the cable car to Plan de l’Aiguille (2,300 m) for a quick beer with a mountain backdrop, then ascended straight to the Aiguille du Midi (3,842 m).
The view from the top was unforgettable—snow-covered peaks, massive glaciers, and climbers tackling near-vertical rock faces.
From below, Mont Blanc looked gentle and beautiful, like a cake topped with whipped cream. But up close, it revealed a different side: solemn, unforgiving, and awe-inspiring.