The Freaking......Aiguille du Midi, Nuff Said....

"Wait, so, this tram goes to the top of that, and then we ski off of it where?"

After little debate...., the "we have to do it" mantra rang true. We had a one day window in Chamonix to do what is a "must do" ski up on the Aiguille du Midi. So, we got a guide and set off for a 9,500 vertical foot, 4 hour long, epic run. Yep, a one run day. Here are the shots, grab a beer, or a cup of coffee, there are a lot of them!

People "walking" down the fixed rope line from the top to safer ground.

Rolfe, on the platform of the Aiguille, pumped to have just unloaded from what has to be the most famous ski lift in the world.

Mont Blanc in the background.

Why not throw a lift to the top of this insane ski paradise?
We quickly made a pact to return once again to ski in Chamonix, it's way to amazing to not.

Looking back toward the Grand Montets and out toward the Valle Blanch and Ronde where we would be descending. If you look out in the distance you can see little skiers making there way down.

Holy $%^# is right!

"Lizzy, pay attention, my life is connected to yours via this rope right now!"

Uncle Tim certainly got the "badass" award for the trip. 52 years really young, the So Cal surfer rallied like a champ!

"Umm, if I fall here will you tell my parents I loved them!"

Absolute top of the Midi with Mt. Blanc looming.

Chels, on safe ground and now able to crack a smile.

Looking back up toward the top of the Midi and the roped section we just descended. We got off the fixed rope and skied, and skied, and skied for one 4 hour long run. I mean damn...

The posse being lead by our Swiss guide Didier out into the depths of the Valle Ronde.

You know it Timbo, so stoked. Don't go left dude, stay the course.

The fixed line on the way down got a little backed up.

Timbo farming some French pow. Italy in the distance.

Still on the way down, as fired up as you can be!

Chels, pulling tail gunner with Lizzy and Timbo making their way down a fun coulior.

Rolfe making his way down to the Valle Blanche.

"Just follow me and don't go beyond my tracks, otherwise you might fall into a crevasse."

Three hours later, down to almost the bottom, we took a small gondola up to another summit and our guide found some low angle powder turns for us back to the town of Chamonix.

Looking back toward the valley we had skied down the day before with Marco.

We searched over logs, railroad tracks, and rocks to find untracked back to town!

We will be back Aiguille du Midi, you are like nothing else on the planet!