http://www.chamonet.com from chamonet.com the independent information source for Chamonix en-gb Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:22:50 +0100 chamonet.com 15 7d4a0f33e4585355e66b8b3b1afcc213 A 35 year old man fell from the icy arrete on the Midi-Plan yesterday and suffered from the 30 metre... http://www.chamonet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=8006 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:22:50 +0100 d805f5041c65beb4b1c8753a7f66e37a The date has been set for the 1st October for the annual litter picking day at the Mer de Glace. Org... http://www.chamonet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=7968 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:50:36 +0100 f83bba4ccbfe7bf53ac2b4e8d0e47058 Playing at Chamonix’s Cinema Vox this week are Inception, The Killer Inside Me, Tamara Drewe, and Ch... http://www.chamonet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=8004 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:57:43 +0100 b915428a2bda5ae79007b11430d4321c Now we all know that those Scandinavian types enjoy nothing more than a good sauna, but a group of 4... http://www.chamonet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=7981 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:06:11 +0100 187d598afd34270ed20cb3118da60765 As reported late last night, the UTMB has been cancelled due to bad weather. Yesterday was fairly we... http://www.chamonet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=7993 Sat, 28 Aug 2010 11:30:49 +0100 e1e67dcb5613debc1be2ae796a14e249 We have just received breaking news that this year's Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc has been cancelled du... http://www.chamonet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=7990 Sat, 28 Aug 2010 09:57:50 +0100 56911169ac7cedd0a4ca2db3665d00ab Possibly the biggest sporting event in the Chamonix calendar sets off tonight, as around 2300 people... http://www.chamonet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=7984 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:49:34 +0100 ff338b554b6811e3026890d7040fc143 Two Italian alpinists died yesterday morning on the Mont Blanc Massif. The mountaineers were on t... http://www.chamonet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=7980 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:35:21 +0100 c4ec64274a4648437fd3bf6592852a47 Parc de Merlet is running a 2 day introductory course to wildlife photography in mid-November. The p... http://www.chamonet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=7978 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:44:33 +0100 2360fc257eb2aeda3a7680bd6545806a More accustomed to the splashing and paddling of over-heated sunbathers, Lac de Passy will be invade... http://www.chamonet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=7977 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:47:20 +0100 46351d0c33d2f175241550a097a7f1e9 Work started this week on the drainage of the water pocket below the Tete Rousse glacier. As previou... http://www.chamonet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=7974 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:59:32 +0100 8d921b514fe644a6e517aea62d2c1544 Adventure parks are becoming the thing to do in France especially over the summer months so where be... http://www.chamonet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=7972 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:44:33 +0100 ef87c3e8bf3bc2009b049bb94bf1eee7 A large crowd cheered on the brave 190 competitors last night as they set off into the dark of the n... http://www.chamonet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=7970 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:48:44 +0100 4d5fa6788fb45d8d9f48f751b7ccd1c1 The first of the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc races sets off tonight. The Petite Trotte à Léon is a lon... http://www.chamonet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=7966 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:26:20 +0100 3e7cef62bb73454d4803ceeb9b377cad The French trade union group CFDT (Confédération Française Démocratique du Travail) arrives in Chamo... http://www.chamonet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=7965 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:28:36 +0100 32102a049dcf66258dc5006cc354d753 On the Italian side of the Mont Blanc Massif the young Belgian Chloé Graftiaux Wold champion climber... http://www.chamonet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=7963 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 10:05:17 +0100 4a1df06d24285661fdbdc355bcab7b63 International mobile phone operator Transatel have just launched a new prepaid card aimed at seasona... http://www.chamonet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=7938 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:46:33 +0100 a74853882d56fee4906a3db99d2ee644 With the upcoming Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc taking place next week, many people are setting their si... http://www.chamonet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=7936 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 08:55:58 +0100 e553ca8f78e5958509fd79a7300b9066 A challenging start for new head of rescue as his first week includes a fatality and several injurie... http://www.chamonet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=7931 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:08:31 +0100 eb114d9f7245f2ea0266621dc8f9678e The 2nd annual Adventure Film Festival will be taking place this weekend, August 20th - 22nd, at the... http://www.chamonet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=7913 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:49:15 +0100 397cd9fffb9c44a519be4c730504d1f6 Over the past few weeks Chamonet.com has been featuring movie trailers for the Adventure Film Festiv... http://www.chamonet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=7895 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:40:49 +0100 4fd9379015b40502181e7a39284b1cbe Four climbers were trapped near the summit of Mont Blanc on Saturday afternoon by the bad weather th... http://www.chamonet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=7908 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:52:17 +0100 51f6df09db018d67c250ffa135313eaa Although the daytime part of the Fete des Guides went ahead as per usual, yesterday evening’s celebr... http://www.chamonet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=7904 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 10:08:43 +0100 b33e7ca8223604e5f102723bad083303 The ever-popular Insted language school is starting autumn courses again in September, giving you pl... http://www.chamonet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=7893 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 09:35:51 +0100 83fe512db4f90b09998c8a594ab672b3 The following films are now playing at Chamonix’s Cinema Vox until the end of the month in English w... http://www.chamonet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=7892 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:23:49 +0100 e350c299ffa30076bbd97626f3044cb6 Following our recent report on the tragic death of Fredrik Ericcson we have received the following p... http://www.chamonet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=7890 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 08:35:51 +0100 489f5d3495ee4103ca7f99f12ca0d830 Following growing rumours in the valley we can confirm the sad news that local mountaineer Fredrik E... http://www.chamonet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=7885 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:37:07 +0100 b315b946434f11b4ac05e2edc6c60433 The latest film in the ‘La Montagne Fait Son Cinéma’ season is the acclaimed mountaineering movie To... http://www.chamonet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=7884 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:25:30 +0100 29a89907e9da4cde0b6a45bfe0bb92bd The project to replace the Chamonix railway system with a new tramline looks like it is finally comi... http://www.chamonet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=7880 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:32:18 +0100 aa26072af2094f956789393988ba59a1 Bad weather on Tuesday afternoon proved dangerous for two unlucky paragliders. After taking off from... http://www.chamonet.com/whats_new_article.php?id_whats_new=7878 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 10:03:29 +0100