Mont Blanc mountain range

Lucky Hack

Here are a couple or five shots from a trip I took to Chamonix. I took not one, but TWO Gondola's to get to the platform that I took these shots from (11,526 feet in the air!) it was so cold my face hurt! I can't explain how amazing it was. These shots can't communicate the awe inspiring majesty of the view from that platform. It was a spiritual experience. I was shooting like a man possessed, this post represents about 0.5% of the shots I took, I'll try to post more as time permits...

hoping this message finds you well -Ian

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wxwax

Great stuff!

That first shot gives me vertigo.

Now imagine climbing Mount Everest, more than 15,000 feet higher!

Andy

Nice, very nice. When I was a younger lad, I spent two winters in Chamonix - and I recall the hairy gondola ride up to the Aguille du Midi, the last leg of that ride is like being in an open-air elevator!! Thanks for the memories

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wxwax wrote:

Great stuff!

That first shot gives me vertigo.

Now imagine climbing Mount Everest, more than 15,000 feet higher!

Thanks Wax, Here's another one that made me feel a little woozy hanging over the rail to get the shot...

hoping this message finds you well -Ian

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Andy wrote:

Nice, very nice. When I was a younger lad, I spent two winters in Chamonix - and I recall the hairy gondola ride up to the Aguille du Midi, the last leg of that ride is like being in an open-air elevator!! Thanks for the memories

This oughta bring back a memory or two... Here's a view from the Gondola on the way back down. :cry

ian408

Closer to home, the gondolas at Squaw Valley or Palm Springs give you a
bit of the vertigo as they climb past the really steep rock faces.

I don't think it compares to this tho. Nice shots!

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ian408 wrote:

Closer to home, the gondolas at Squaw Valley or Palm Springs give you a
bit of the vertigo as they climb past the really steep rock faces.

I don't think it compares to this tho. Nice shots!

Thanks for the compliment Ian, yeah, I've heard that the one in Palm Springs spins around while it ascends!

hoping this message finds you well -Ian

Dee

I like
the ones where you look thru a whispy cloud layer and can see the "bottom" so to speak...that is cool! Reminds me of flying where the cloud tops look like snow! You were lucky to be able to see such a neat site -- and have photos to prove it.

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Dee wrote:

the ones where you look thru a whispy cloud layer and can see the "bottom" so to speak...that is cool! Reminds me of flying where the cloud tops look like snow! You were lucky to be able to see such a neat site -- and have photos to prove it.

Thanks Dee, here's another one for ya!

hoping this message finds you well -Ian

ChrisJ

Lucky Hack wrote:

Thanks for the compliment Ian, yeah, I've heard that the one in Palm Springs spins around while it ascends!

hoping this message finds you well -Ian

Great stuff, Ian! I really like the last one from the Gondola, too. Yes, the Palm Springs one does spin around, makes it harder to take pictures!!

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ChrisJ wrote:

Great stuff, Ian! I really like the last one from the Gondola, too. Yes, the Palm Springs one does spin around, makes it harder to take pictures!!

Thanks for the compliments, I guess now I'm gonna have to check it out...

hoping this message finds you well -Ian

adrian_k

certainly does!
More the sound then anything.

silence. silence. der dunk der dunk. silence. as the car goes over the pylons.

Lucky Hack wrote:

This oughta bring back a memory or two... Here's a view from the Gondola on the way back down. :cry

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adrian_k wrote:

certainly does!
More the sound then anything.

silence. silence. der dunk der dunk. silence. as the car goes over the pylons.

Great onomatopoeia! I never realized it, but everybody did stop talking, almost like they were waiting for the other shoe to drop. And don't forget the sharp inhale as the Gondola begins to swing to and fro just after the pylon.