Why Chamonix Is the Center of the Trail Running Universe
The 15,555-foot peak--the highest in Western Europe--stands as a sentinel to anyone who visits the Chamonix valley, even though the actual summit is typically not visible from the valley floor. The upper points of the Mont Blanc massif--including the spiky Grandes Jorasses--appear differently at every hour of the day based on sunlight and weather patterns that continually tangle and tussle, and occasionally, if briefly, harmonize into a stunning alpenglow that looks more like a watercolor painting than something that you're seeing with your own eyes. While the Mont Blanc summit isn'...
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