They don't come any scarier—or more sublime—than Step into the Void, a viewing platform that opened last month on the top terrace of the 12,650-foot (3,856-meter) Aiguille du Midi, in the ...

Skywalking at Aiguille du Midi, This is probably one of the most famous attractions of Chamonix and one that no visitor can bypass. The Southern region of France is colloquially called ‘le Midi ...

Don’t look down … Aiguille du Midi, Chamonix, France. Credit: iStock In clearer weather, rock climbers and paragliders would alight at the half-way station.

There's a reason some of the gutsiest steep skiers in the world call Chamonix, France, home. In the center of town stands the bottom terminal of the Aiguille du Midi cable car. The engineering ...