At Europe's Rooftop, the Aiguille du Midi
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The My Way Alpine Europe tour I'm leading continues to brave new heights. Here in France, the Aiguille du Midi caps a rock needle high above the alpine resort of Chamonix and just across from Mont Blanc. At 12,602 feet above sea level, the air is thin, people are giddy, and even though the sun’s out, it’s still bitter cold in July. This video clip takes you there. (And tomorrow’s clip takes us over the mountain by gondola into Italy.) This is Day 63 of my 100 Days in Europe series. As I research my guidebooks and make new TV shows, I’m reporting on my experiences and lessons learned in Vienna, the Alps, the Low Countries, England, and beyond. Find more on my travel blog at http://blog.ricksteves.com.
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That is a great sight, thank you !!!
It must be quite windy at that altitude, and it makes the cold twice as bitter with the wind chill. -
"aiguille du midi" is not the top roof of europe, try to climb mont-blanc, 4 809m or 15 780 feet...
you can find europe's two highest toilets near (4 260 m, 13 976 feet) if you need and it relatively easy to go there on summer. -
Stunning
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Rick nice vid......did you ever do a vid of Malta ??? I just started making vids of Malta check them out !!!!!!!!!
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Grandioses Panorama ...!
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Visited there in 2009! Truly a beautiful sight. Unfortunately, I only lasted a couple of minutes at the summit before I felt a bit faint and had to descend, but I got to spend a nice amount of time on the sky bridge on the level below, as well as a lovely afternoon in Chamonix. Would love to return one day.
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At first I was thinking, "Is twelve-thousand feet really as high as Europe gets?" and then you said, "...over at fifteen thousand feet above sea level," and then I was like, "Now you're talking!" (I grew up in the US Rocky Mountain region.)
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That looks cold!
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Stunning! Thanks for sharing - wish I was there :)
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