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Pic-du-Midi-hike
That's the north face of the western flank of Pic du Midi in the distance. The cloud base was something like 11,000 ft altitude and was there all day. The drop to the right goes about 4,000 to 5,000 feet down, at a steep incline, to Chamonix. If you started to fall off that trail you'd have about 30 feet to grab something and then it would be roll, fall, and roll some more for quite a while -- assuming you cleared the tree tops!
Pic-du-Midi-hike
That's the north face of the western flank of Pic du Midi in the distance. The cloud base was something like 11,000 ft altitude and was there all day. The drop to the right goes about 4,000 to 5,000 feet down, at a steep incline, to Chamonix. If you started to fall off that trail you'd have about 30 feet to grab something and then it would be roll, fall, and roll some more for quite a while -- assuming you cleared the tree tops!