Gondola · Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France
TC Mer de Glace
TC Mer de Glace is a gondola near Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France. It climbs 124 m over 538 m, from 1,768 m to 1,892 m above sea level. Between its 3 pylons, the cable runs up to about 52 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
36/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, TC Mer de Glace is scarier than 36% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 137 of 226 in France.
- Highest above the ground: about 52 m, as high as a 17-storey building, 123 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 198 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 21°.
Where does it start?
The bottom station of TC Mer de Glace is near Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, France, at 1,768 m above sea level (45.92693° N, 6.92163° E). From there it runs 538 m up to the top station at 1,892 m.
Directions to the bottom station ↗ Bottom station on OpenStreetMap ↗
Nearby lines
- Flégère gondola · 3.6 km away · rises 826 m
- Bochard gondola · 3.7 km away · rises 804 m
- TPH Plan de l'Aiguille cable car · 3.9 km away · rises 1,271 m
- Liaison Brévent - Flégère cable car · 4.3 km away · rises 104 m
- Plan Joran gondola · 4.7 km away · rises 892 m
- Planpraz gondola · 4.8 km away · rises 925 m
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: RGE ALTI © IGN. Data as of 2026-10-31.