Chamonix and Mer de Glace

Hi there,

After a series of "town-posts", very little related with the Alps, we are back with our famous "mountain-posts". Well, we don't know if very famous, but those are the ones we like the most :)

We went to the town of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (1037 m), situated, as the name may hint you, on the feet of the famous Mont Blanc (4808m), the highest mountain in Western Europe. The town is situated in a narrow valley with very spectacular views to the glaciers and the high mountain, especially the massif du Mont Blanc.

The weather was not very good, and we had to cancel our hike to the lac Blanc (2352 m). Instead, we took the mountain train to Montenvers (1913 m), and we walk down to the Mer de Glace, one of the most beautiful glaciers in Chamonix area. According to Wikipedia, this glacier moves at the amazing pace of 1 cm per hour, or 90 metres per year.

We visited the Ice Cave, a beautiful but somewhat disappointing place.

More pictures of this adventure can be seen here.

Cheers,
-Manu & Nina-