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How about this more Eastern perspective from several miles away...
The ridge we are downclimbing

Or this.  The tram can be see climbing the last few hundred feet
The tram climbing the last few hundred feet

Europe's highest mountain, 15,771 ft Mt Blanc, looming over the deadly glacier fields
Mount Blanc at 15,771 feet

The first climbing fatalities occurred in 1820. Five climbers set out to climb Mt Blanc
and were swept into these glaciers. Three of the bodies weren't found for 41 years.

Incredible glaciers and crevasses

The tram coming in to dock, as seen from the downclimb ridge
Tram as seen from the downclimb ridge

A very seldom seen view of the other side of the main traffic area
The other side

 

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