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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Not for those prone to vertigo — these lofty lookouts give epic views of falls, forests and fjordsPulpit Rock, NorwaySometimes it’s best to leave it to nat..

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.

This is the spectacular first-person view of an eagle soaring above the Aiguille du Midi, one of the Mont Blanc mountains in the Swiss Alps. The two-minute clip shows the bird fly 12,000 feet high.