Images: Chamonix Skywalk lets you walk 1000m above the French Alps
The Chamonix Skywalk is a five-sided glass structure installed on the top terrace of the Aiguille du Midi (3842m), with a 1,000 metre drop below, where visitors can step out from the terrace, giving the visitors the impression of standing in the void. The glass room will open to the public on December 21, 2013.
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Employees stand in the ‘Step into the Void’ installation at the Aiguille du Midi mountain peak above Chamonix, in the French Alps, December 17, 2013. The Chamonix Skywalk is a five-sided glass structure installed on the top terrace of the Aiguille du Midi (3842m), with a 1,000 metre drop below, where visitors can step out from the terrace, giving the visitors the impression of standing in the void. The glass room will open to the public on December 21, 2013. REUTERS
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View of the ‘Step into the Void’ installation at the Aiguille du Midi mountain peak (3842m) above Chamonix, in the French Alps. REUTERS
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View of the ‘Step into the Void’ installation at the Aiguille du Midi mountain peak (3842m) above Chamonix, in the French Alps. REUTERS
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Journalists and employees, wearing slippers to protect the glass floor, visit the ‘Step into the Void’ installation as they attend a press visit at the Aiguille du Midi mountain peak above Chamonix, December 17, 2013. REUTERS
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View of the ‘Step into the Void’ installation at the Aiguille du Midi mountain peak above Chamonix, in the French Alps. At R, the Mont-Blanc mountain. REUTERS
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Journalists and employees, wearing slippers to protect the glass floor, stand in the ‘Step into the Void’ installation during a press visit at the Aiguille du Midi mountain peak above Chamonix, in the French Alps, REUTERS
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A man, wearing slippers to protect the glass floor, stands in the ‘Step into the Void’ installation during a press visit at the Aiguille du Midi mountain peak above Chamonix, in the French Alps, REUTERS
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The view of the 1000m drop from inside the ‘Step into the Void’ installation at the Aiguille du Midi mountain peak above Chamonix, in the French Alps, REUTERS
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Journalists and employees stand in the ‘Step into the Void’ installation during a press visit at the Aiguille du Midi mountain peak above Chamonix, in the French Alps, REUTERS
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