Step into the void

Step into the void is in Chamonix, Arrondissement of Bonneville, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Step into the void is situated nearby to the museum Musée de l’Alpinisme de Pointe, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Terrasse 3842.

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Type: Tourist attraction
Description: tourist attraction at Aiguille du Midi
Also known as: “Le Pas dans le Vide”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Aiguille du Midi and Rond Glacier.

Aiguille du Midi

Peak

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The Aiguille du Midi is a 3,842-metre-tall mountain in the Mont Blanc massif within the French Alps. It is a popular tourist destination and can be directly accessed by cable car from Chamonix that takes visitors close to Mont Blanc.

Rond Glacier

Glacier

Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Abri Simond

Shelter

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Abri Simond is a shelter, which is situated 450 metres southwest of Step into the void.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grand Couloir and Les Praz.

Grand Couloir

Locality

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The Grand Couloir is a couloir on the Aiguille du Goûter. At 3,340 metres altitude, this gully has to be traversed on foot to reach the scramble beyond the Tête Rousse Hut up to the Goûter Refuge on the Goûter Route on Mont Blanc. Grand Couloir is situated 6 km southwest of Step into the void.

Les Praz

Hamlet

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Les-Praz-de-Chamonix is a mountain village in the French Alps, part of the commune of Chamonix. Altitude: 1060 m. Les Praz is situated 7 km north of Step into the void.