En Chamonix Mont-Blanc
At L'Aiguille du Midi for a breath of the crisp mountain air. Chamonix is a resort area near the junction of France, Switzerland and Italy. At the base of Mont Blanc, the highest summit in the Alps, it's renowned for its skiing. Year-round, cable cars take visitors up to several nearby peaks with panoramic views, including Aiguille du Midi above town, and Pointe Helbronner, across vast glacier fields on the Italian border. Now I have sampled the cold weather, next stop the sweltering heat of Zimbabwe in October, the hottest month.
