A sea of clouds is perhaps the most stunning cloud formation you can find in the Alps. It’s a very characteristic phenomenon in mountainous areas and it creates a surreal panorama with the valley hiding …
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The legendary Matterhorn; it’s the final destination on your Chamonix to Zermatt Haute Route and its characteristic shape makes it one of the most beautiful mountains of the Alps. And as if this iconic shaped …
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The Mont Blanc will be the center piece of your Tour du Mont Blanc, or your starting point if you hike the Chamonix to Zermatt Haute Route. It reaches as high as 4810 meters up …
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Extraordinary Mountain Clouds: Part 1 – Introduction When hiking in the Alps you have a very good chance of seeing some extraordinary clouds. Because mountains – especially if a mountain is the highest in its …
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My favourite sound of the Mont Blanc massif is the thin, trilling, whistling call of alpine choughs (Pyrrhocorax graculus). Like many other members of the crow family, these birds have shiny black feathers, but alpine …
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One of the wild animals you might see while hiking the Tour du Mont Blanc or the Chamonix Zermatt Haute Route is the alpine marmot (Marmota marmota). Sometimes you’ll see them scurrying around looking for …
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Rock ptarmigans (Lagopus muta) aren’t easy to spot: with their brownish grey plumage in summer and white feathers in winter they are practically invisible in high mountain environments. However, in autumn these birds often moult …
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If you’re hiking the Chamonix Zermatt Haute Route, you’ll see many impressive mountains, but you probably wouldn’t find it very difficult to point out which one is the Matterhorn. Its iconic pyramidal shape makes it …
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