The beauty of the French Alps

 

 

The beauty of the French Alps

• Polish photographer Jakub Polomski scales the Aiguille du Midi at Chamonix, France. Site has the highest travelling cable car in the world, climbing more than 2,700m. Weather conditions varied on the two days, from sunny and calm, to snowing and windy

The sun piercing a snow-covered landscape has been captured beautifully in these photos by Polish photographer Jakub Polomski.The intrepid traveller ascended the summit of Aiguille du Midi in the French Alps, a height of some 3,842m and often seen as a starting point before taking on Mont Blanc.

 

 

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The first day atop the Aiguille du Midi brought a bright sun, warm weather and no wind

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But the second day was all change for Polomski when the wind picked up making conditions tough to battle through

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The cable car, believed to be the highest in the world, climbs more than 2,700m

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Climbing the Aiguille du Midi is is often taken on by climbers ahead of scaling Mont Blanc

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Tourists can get to the very heart of some of the biggest mountains in the French Alps

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The true scale of the cable car's journey can be seen here; it doesn't like one for the faint hearted

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The sun reflecting off the snowy landscape is captured beautifully by Polomski and his camera

The first day of Polomski's challenge saw him experience agreeable conditions atop the Chamonix mountain, the weather was warm and sunny, with little wind.

However the second day things took a turn for the worse, it snowed heavily and the wind picked up making it bitterly cold.

How the Aiguille du Midi ranks up to some of its fellow French Alps

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This could be a meeting point should you get lost, either way, it will provide breathtaking views

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The mountain range seems to stretch for miles and miles, piercing the skyline perfectly

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The beautiful French Alps landscape looks like a blanket in this photograph