Visit the Chamonix cemetery

in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
Presentation

We're going back in time to the town of Chamonix, closely linked to its Alpine environment. The first thing we notice is the extreme simplicity of the tombs.

We remember mountaineering heroes such as Edward Whymper, Louis Lachenal and Lionel Terray. We'll stop at the vault of the Compagnie des Guides guides, whose names recall the tragic fate of men who "fell" in the exercise of their profession. We'll evoke those whom the war took up there in the mountains. We'll discover those young "non-Chamonixers" with a passion for mountaineering who fell on our summits. We'll stop in front of the wall covered with plaques in memory of "those" whose bodies were never found. It's also an opportunity to remember Simond, Payot, Ravanel, Couttet, Frison Roche and so many other professionals and amateurs who made the history of this very special valley.
A visit to the cemetery will allow us to evoke the very special world of the Chamonix valley.

Booking essential: + 33 (0)6 07 21 51 90 or contact@visites-guidees-74.fr.

Rates
Full price: 13 €.


Free for children under 15.
Opening dates
Wednesday 13 August 2025 between 10 am and 11.30 am.
Location
Visit the Chamonix cemetery
Cimetière de Chamonix
Le biollay
74400 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc