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The Mountain Magnet
SOME PRONOUNCE THE X. Others don't. But Chamonix was extreme long before there were X Games. The highest mountain in Western Europe, 15,771-foot Mont Blanc, sits like a brooding Buddha next to one of...
View ArticleThe New Alps Hotlist
Ski Camps Vert AlertSteep Skiing Camps Worldwide, La Grave, France. American freeskier Doug Coombs presides over a thrilling ski week in hairy terrain. Campers learn couloir etiquette, beacon drills,...
View ArticleNouveau Lodges: Beyond the Chalet
The Alps may conjure visions of famous peaks, edelweiss, and stuffy Swiss Miss inns, but thanks to a new breed of hotel—designed for a younger, more affluent crowd—you can have your iconic peaks and...
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Hut-to-Hut Treks: Connect the Spots
The Alta Via No. 1, in the Dolomites of northern Italy, offers exquisite valley views and crosses breathtaking summits from Braies Lake, near Dobbiaco, to Passo Duran, for a total of 75 miles. Each...
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Alpine Splendor: The Short List
Best Airport: Züch, Switzerland Fly here, fetch your bags, catch a train to the central station (they run every ten minutes), and within a half-hour of touchdown you're rumbling through dreamy Alpine...
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Host Cities: A Guide to Perennial Playgrounds
The Winter Olympics are practically synonymous with the Alps—and this year they return to the classic range for the tenth time. No other place so seamlessly merges rugged high-altitude life with Old...
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Skiing Chamonix
Photo Gallery: Skiing Chamonix Michael, Nina, Birken and Anders Silitch sit in front of their chalet on the edge of Chamonix. The family lives surrounded by guides who work for the Company.The Aiguille...
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The Apprentice
The door is heavy and Gothic, with an iron latch and metal rivets pounded into smooth, tawny wood. It's small, barely five feet high, and set into a cold stone frame. I'm not allowed past this door...
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Best Winter Adventures: Chamonix
The birthplace of mountain sports, Chamonix hosted the first Winter Olympics, in 1924, is home to the world's longest ski run, the Vallée Blanche, and is not only the nexus of five resorts with massive...
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Adventurers of the Year: Ultramarathoner Kilian Jornet
Just after three in the morning last September 18, Spanish runner Kilian Jornet set out from the small Italian town of Courmayeur, at the base of 15,771-foot Mont Blanc, and headed for France. Jornet,...
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Assos OffRoadRally
Assos, the Swiss manufacturer widely regarded as producing the world's finest—and most expensive—road apparel, has launched into mountain biking. The company spent four years developing the new...
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The Annual Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc
Photo Gallery: The Annual Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc Many say the annual 105-mile Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc, which starts in Chamonix, France, is the toughest race on earth. Runners in this...
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How the Pros Make Any Ski Day Look Amazing
Pro skier Josh Daiek was in the Jackson Hole backcountry last winter when he realized he’d missed about six calls. He called back and got the details: almost seven feet of snow was forecasted for...
View ArticleA Female Alpinist on Why Cancer Made Her Climb Better Than Ever
Patience is a short film from Light Shed Pictures that profiles no-nonsense alpinist Emily Ward, who has experienced a slew of injuries and illness. Diagnosed with breast cancer in her early twenties,...
View ArticleOne of the Best Trail Runs in Chamonix, France
Most days, filmmaker Sébastien Montaz-Rosset goes running in his backyard, which just so happens to be the mountains around Chamonix, France. In this short point-of-view video, Montaz-Rosset takes us...
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Coming into the Old Country
Beyond the museums and Brie, Europe is a wild continent packed with adventure hot spots, where you can follow a day of hard play with a vintage Chateau Margaux. From Chamonix, France's alpine-sports...
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The New Alps
Buon Appetito In the mountain village of Pragelato, enter through a half-moon-adorned wooden door in a 17th-century former stable to find La Greppia, a rustic-chic restaurant with sloping stone...
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Skiing Chamonix
Photo Gallery: Skiing Chamonix Michael, Nina, Birken and Anders Silitch sit in front of their chalet on the edge of Chamonix. The family lives surrounded by guides who work for the Company.The Aiguille...
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The Apprentice
The door is heavy and Gothic, with an iron latch and metal rivets pounded into smooth, tawny wood. It's small, barely five feet high, and set into a cold stone frame. I'm not allowed past this door...
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Best Winter Adventures
Route 1 Baja California, Mexico Because it's one of the continent's wildest drives. Because the vast majority of the peninsula is still safe, despite a bad rap due to violence around Tijuana. Because...
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