I’m a big softy. I’m no mountaineer, rock climber nor marathon runner… but when I saw that Inghams are now offering “introductions” to outdoor activities in Chamonix Mont Blanc – one of the most-visited summer resorts in the Alps – I was tempted. Maybe I was mad? I don’t like heights but somehow I was excited
After catching the first ‘bin’ up the Téléphérique de l’Aiguille du Midi at 7.30 on a sunny late-August morning, my good friend Olly and I had a plan in mind to climb Mont Blanc du Tacul. The idea was to scope out the ‘Trois Monts’ route up Mont Blanc for later in the summer. A
Ruth and Jerome in Chamonix have been on the look out for some of the local wildlife. Here are some of the animals you can expect to see in the Alps: Chamois: The chamois is a large sized mountain goat, native to the European mountains. It spends its time grazing on the alpine meadows and
Ruth, one of our resort representatives in Chamonix, lets us know why you can’t possibly sit still in Chamonix: Now I have always considered myself to be reasonably fit – I’m a keen skier, I ran a marathon last year and enjoy the odd pedal on my bike. However, this view of myself changed completely
