Well, it rains alot in Chamonix. We woke up at 5am to catch the 6:20 Bin (car) of the Aguille du Midi cable car. Skies were clear and the mountains were in sight as we were leaving the station to cross the Vallee Blanche glacier. About halfway across, the clouds rolled in and within an hour, there was no visibility beyond 50 yards. After about two hours of wading through deep snow and bad visibility, we decided to call it quits for the day. Forecast is for 80% sun tomorrow and hopefully they are right!
If you havent already noticed, you can look at my posted albums by clicking on the slideshow in the upper left of the blog. Bonjour!
some pretty sweet photos - can't believe you two are climbing snow, rock and ice in August. That statue in Chamonix with the Appalachian Mt. Club reference is pretty sweet. Hope the weather opens up so you two can get after it.
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