View from Mont Blanc towards Grandes Jorasses, with mountaineers on Cosmiques Ridge, Mont Blanc, French Alpes, France, Europe

Mont Blanc, Grandes Jorasses, Aiguille Verte majestic peaks view from the pristine Lacs de Cheserys, Haute Savoie, French Alps, France, Europe

Milky Way in the starry sky over Mont Blanc and Grandes Jorasses view from Lacs de Cheserys, Chamonix, Haute Savoie, French Alps, France, Europe

Low clouds and mist around Grandes Jorasses and Mont Blanc while hikers proceed on Lac De Cheserys, Haute Savoie, French Alps, France, Europe

Grandes Jorasses and Dent du Geant reflected at sunrise in Lac des Cheserys, Haute Savoie, French Alps, France, Europe

Aerial view of Grandes Jorasses, Petites Jorasses, Aiguille De Leschaux and Mont Blanc at dawn, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy, Europe

View from Mont Blanc towards Grandes Jorasses, with mountaineers on Cosmiques Ridge, Mont Blanc, French Alps, France, Europe

Aerial view of Grandes Jorasses and Mont Blanc covered with snow, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy, Europe

Aerial panoramic of Grandes Jorasses, Petites Jorasses and Mont Blanc at sunrise, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy, Europe

Low clouds and mist around Grandes Jorasses and Mont Blanc while hikers proceed on Lac De Cheserys, Haute Savoie, French Alps, France, Europe

View from Mont Blanc towards Grandes Jorasses, with mountaineers on Cosmiques Ridge, Mont Blanc, French Alps, France, Europe

Hiker runs along trail with views on Grandes Jorasses and the Giant Tooth, Veny Valley, Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy, Europe

A rapidly retreating glacier on the side of the Grande Jorasses, Mont Blanc range.

Mont Blanc range with Grandes Jorasses and Mont Dolent reflecting in a mountain lake, Pennine Alps, Aosta valley, Italy

Mont Blanc range with Grandes Jorasses and Mont Dolent reflecting in mountain lake, Pennine Alps, Aosta valley, Italy

Man running over glacier towards sunrise, overlooking Les Grandes Jorasses and Dent du Geant, Chamonix Mont Blanc, France, Europe

Man running over glacier towards sunrise, overlooking Les Grandes Jorasses and Dent du Geant, Chamonix Mont Blanc, France, Europe

Climber on hiking trail, Grand Balcon Nord, glacier tongue Mer de Glace, behind Grandes Jorasses, Mont Blanc massif, Chamonix, France, Europe

Evening atmosphere with alpenglow, water reflection in Lac Blanc, mountain peaks, Aiguille Verte, Grandes Jorasses, Aiguille du Moine, Mont Blanc, Mont Blanc massif, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Haute-Savoie, France, Europe

Young woman in front of mountain panorama, reflection in Lac Blanc, mountain peaks, Grandes Jorasses and Mont Blanc massif, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Haute-Savoie, France, Europe

Young woman walking in front of mountain panorama, reflection in Lac Blanc, mountain peaks, Grandes Jorasses and Mont Blanc massif, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Haute-Savoie, France, Europe

Gran Paradiso Glacier, Valsavarenche, sullo sfondo il Monte Bianco, Valle d'Aosta, Italy

The northface of the Grandes Jorasses, a famous peak in the Alps near Chamonix, as seen from a rescue helicopter.

Alpenrose (Rhododendron ferrugineum) flowers over Mer de Glacier and Grandes Jorasses, Alps, France