Climbing Mont Blanc: Setting Sights on the Ceiling of Western Europe

攀登勃朗峰: 设定目标，西欧的‘天花板’

This picture was taken in Chamonix, France, on an early August morning from Aiguille du Midi. Alpinists can start their journey to Mont Blanc here; Photograph by Ilona Antonoviciute, Your Shot。

这张照片拍摄于法国夏蒙尼，在八月的一个清晨，从Aiguille du Midi。登山运动员可以从这里开始他们的旅程，去勃朗峰; 摄影师Ilona Antonoviciute，为您拍摄。

IT’S THAT TIME of year—the eve of summer, when the earth starts to awaken from her long slumber and I get itchy for adventure. After all, it’s what feeds me. Sure, my weekends are packed with fun outdoor forays all year long. But nothing compares to setting your sights on a somewhat scary goal and charging toward it. Like climbing Mont Blanc, for example.

每年的这个时候--夏季的前夕，当大地开始苏醒，从它漫长的沉睡中，我开始渴望冒险。毕竟，它滋养了我。当然，我的周末充满了有趣的户外活动，全年都是。但没有什么比设定一个有点可怕的目标，并向它进发更可怕的了。比如攀登勃朗峰。

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/adventure-blog/2013/04/12/climbing-mont-blanc-setting-sights-on-the-ceiling-of-western-europe/#