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Argentière
Argentière () is a picturesque skiing, alpine walking and mountaineering village in the French Alps, part of the commune of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, at an altitude of . en.chamonix.com. Geography Argentière is located near the head of the Valley of Chamonix approximately from Chamonix town. It is connected by road with by the pass over the Col des Montets and the Col de la Forclaz to |
Argentière - Aiguilles Rouges
Argentière () is a picturesque skiing, alpine walking and mountaineering village in the French Alps, part of the Communes of France, commune of Chamonix, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, at an altitude of . en.chamonix.com. Geography Argentière is located near the head of the Valley of Chamonix approximately from Chamonix town. It is connected by road with Switzerland by the pass over the Col des Montets and the Col de la Forclaz to Martigny in the Rhône Valley. The village also lies on the route of the scenic Saint-Gervais–Vallorcine railway, Mont-Blanc Express railway which runs from Saint-Gervais-les-Bains-Le Fayet station through Chamonix, Argentière and Vallorcine before crossing the France–Switzerland border at Le Châtelard, passing through Finhaut before reaching the end of t ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentière Hut
The Argentière Hut ( French: ''Refuge d'Argentière'') is a refuge in the Mont Blanc massif in the Alps. Built in 1974 by the Club Alpin Français, it is located above the north bank of the Argentière Glacier in France at an altitude of 2,691 meters above sea level. The hut is wardened and has places for 120 people. It is most usually reached by means of the Grands Montets cable-car, and gives access to classic climbing routes on peaks such as the Aiguille d'Argentière, Tour Noir, Les Courtes and the Aiguille Verte The Aiguille Verte (; ), which is French for "Green Needle", is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps. It was first climbed on 29 June 1865 by Edward Whymper, Christian Almer and Franz Biner, a fortnight before the fateful fi ..., as well as the steep ice routes of the north walls of the Triolet-Courtes-Droites-Verte chain of mountains. References External linksArgentière glacier and hut on French IGN mapping portal [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aiguille D'Argentière
The Aiguille d'Argentière () is a mountain in the Mont Blanc Massif, Mont Blanc massif on the border between France and Switzerland. The second highest summit of the Aiguille d'Argentière is the prominent rock-tower ''Flèche Rousse'' () southeast of the main-summit. The first ascent of the mountain was by a United Kingdom, British party comprising Edward Whymper and A. Reilly with guides Michel Croz, M. Payot, H. Charlet on 15 July 1864. The route they took was via the west flank and the north-west ridge. See also * Argentière * List of mountains of the Alps above 3000 m * List of mountains of Switzerland References External links The Aiguille d'Argentière on SummitPost Mountains of the Graian Alps Alpine three-thousanders Mountains of Valais France–Switzerland border I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentière Glacier
The Argentière Glacier is a glacier in the French Alps. It is one of the larger glaciers found within the Mont Blanc massif, and is situated above the village of Argentière. It lies perpendicular to the Chamonix valley and falls within the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. From its source to the valley of Chamonix, the Argentière Glacier is nine kilometers long. Like many glaciers in the region, the Argentière has receded significantly. Between 1870 and 1967, the glacier shrank 1000 meters. The glacier's rapid retreat has been linked to a continuous negative mass balance. A five-year study started in 2004 showed that the glacier had lost an average of 1.5 m between 2004 and 2009, and that there was a 10–11 m loss in average ice thickness from the glacier. As of 2011, it had receded to a position atop a steep slope. File:Argentière Glacier, August, 2013.JPG, With its surrounding landscape in Summer File:Argentiere glacier neal mcquaid.jpg, The Argentière Glacier File:Glaci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentière Station
Argentière station () is a railway station in the commune of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, in the French department of Haute-Savoie. It is located on the gauge Saint-Gervais–Vallorcine line of SNCF. Services the following services stop at Argentière: * TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is the regional rail network serving the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, central and eastern France. It is operated by the French national railway company SNCF. It was formed in 2017 from the previous TER networks TER ...: hourly service between and . References External links * * {{TER web, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, 87746859, Argentière Railway stations in Chamonix ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Gervais–Vallorcine Railway
The Saint-Gervais–Vallorcine railway (), also known as the Saint-Gervais–Vallorcine Line, is a single-track long metre gauge railway in France connecting the SNCF's Saint-Gervais-les-Bains-Le Fayet station with Vallorcine station and the border with Switzerland ( Le Châtelard) through Chamonix. Opened in stages between 1901 and 1908 by the (PLM), it is part of the main network as far as Vallorcine. To Le Châtelard () is run by the Swiss company [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Ben Perez Of Avignon
Aaron ben Perez of Avignon was a French rabbi and scholar; born about the middle of the thirteenth century; died in the first quarter of the fourteenth century. He was one of the leading scholars of Argentière, Languedoc The Province of Languedoc (, , ; ) is a former province of France. Most of its territory is now contained in the modern-day region of Occitanie in Southern France. Its capital city was Toulouse. It had an area of approximately . History ..., France. With other influential members of the congŕegation of Argentière, he signed an address to Solomon ben Adret during the great anti- Maimonist controversy of 1303-05. The address, with the signatures, can be found in Abba Mari Don Astruc's '' Minḥat Ḳenaot'', § 47. This appeal was intended to encourage Abba Mari in his efforts to stem the tide of false doctrines rapidly spreading among the younger scholars. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Avignon, Aaron ben Perez of Medieval Jewish scholars Cler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aiguille Du Chardonnet
The Aiguille du Chardonnet (3,824 m) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in Haute-Savoie, France. It lies between the and the Argentière Glacier. The border with Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ... (elevation: 3,680 m at its nearest point) runs just east of the summit. The East or Forbes Arete provides a popular and classic mountaineering route to the summit. The summit was first climbed on 20 September 1865, by a party comprising R Fowler, M Balmat and M Ducroz. The first winter ascent was made some time prior to 1914. Routes *West Ridge – traditionally regarded as the 'normal' and easiest route on the mountain, it is nowadays most commonly used as a means of descent. On the French adjectival climbing scale, is graded at AD−. First ascent P T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chamonix
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (; ; (no longer in use)), more commonly known simply as Chamonix (), is a communes of France, commune in the departments of France, department in the regions of France, region in Southeastern France. It was the site of the first Winter Olympic Games, Winter Olympics, held in 1924 Winter Olympics, 1924. Chamonix is situated in the French Alps just north of Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in Western Europe. Between the peaks of the and the notable , it borders both Switzerland and Italy. It is one of the oldest ski resorts in France, popular with alpinists and mountain enthusiasts. Via Vallée Blanche Cable Car, the cable car lift to the Aiguille du Midi it is possible to access the backcountry skiing, off-piste ski run of the ('white valley'). Name The name Campum munitum, meaning fortified plain or field, had been used as early as 1091. By 1283 the name had been abbreviated to a similar form to the modern Chamonis. Other forms through the ages include Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Droites
Les Droites () is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps and is the lowest of the 4000-metre peaks in the Alps. The mountain has two summits: * West summit (3,984 m), first ascent by W. A. B. Coolidge, Christian Almer and Ulrich Almer on 16 July 1876 * East summit (4,000 m), first ascent by Thomas Middlemore and John Oakley Maund with Henri Cordier, Johann Jaun and Andreas Maurer on 7 August 1876 The north face of the mountain rises some 1,600 m from the Argentière basin at an average angle of 60°, and is the steepest face on the 10-km-long ridge that stretches from the Aiguille Verte to Mont Dolent. The first route to be made on it was via the central couloir on the north-east flank by Bobi Arsandaux and Jacques Lagarde on 31 July 1930. The north spur was first climbed in 1972 by French alpinist Nicolas Jaeger. The dangers of climbing this face were highlighted on an episode of the Discovery Channel documentary series '' I Shouldn't Be Alive''. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haute Route
The Haute Route (or the High Route or Mountaineers' Route) is the name given to a route (with several variations) undertaken on foot or by ski touring between Chamonix, France, and the Matterhorn, in Zermatt, Switzerland. First charted as a summer mountaineering route by members of the English Alpine Club (UK), Alpine Club in the mid-19th century, the route takes around 12+ days walking (or 7+ days skiing) for the 180 km from the Chamonix valley, home of Mont Blanc, to Zermatt, home of the Matterhorn. Originally dubbed "The High Level Route" in English by members of the hiking club, the term was translated into French when first successfully undertaken on skis in 1911. Since then the French term has prevailed. While the term ''haute route'' has become somewhat genericized for any of the many multi-day, hut-to-hut alpine tours, the "Chamonix-Zermatt Haute Route" remains the original. Besides the original Haute Route, there is nowadays also a "Walker's" Haute Route, which is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France–Switzerland Border
The France–Switzerland border is long. Its current path is mostly the product of the Congress of Vienna of 1815, with the accession of Geneva, Neuchâtel and Valais to the Swiss Confederation, but it has since been modified in detail, the last time being in 2002. Although most of the border, marked with border stones, is unguarded, several checkpoints remain staffed, most notably on busy roads. Detailed path The tripoint where the border meets the Germany–Switzerland border and France–Germany border is in the river Rhine (at ) north of Basel. A monument has been built near it, known as the Dreiländereck. The border follows the Upper Rhine for about . It then runs south of EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg and then towards the southwest, separating the villages of Schönenbuch (Switzerland), Neuwiller (France), Leymen (France) and Rodersdorf (Switzerland). It then enters the Jura chain, rising above of altitude before meeting the La Lucelle river at , betw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
