var items = new Array (new ImageMetaData('A view from the observation deck at the Aiguille du Midi mountain peak at Chamonix Mont-Blanc, France March 21, 2006. The stunning  run _ one of Europe\'s longest at 22 kilometers (13 miles) _ also is among its most dangerous. Legions of skiers and hikers have died here since alpinists began traversing the White Valley some 200 years ago. (AP Photo/Jean H. Lee)','http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/msnbc/Components/Photos/070227/070227_chamonix_hmed_12p.jpg','3:29 p.m. ET, 2/27/07','Jean H. Lee / AP','AP',17366572));