We saw and heard about the impacts, from slumping land due to the melting of permafrost to hunter stories about the northward migration of species and the challenge that early ice break up poses for transportation.
Standing at 4, 465m (14, 649ft) and covered in a treacherous carpet of snow and ice, Mont Maudit near Chamonix, is a challenge for the most intrepid climbers.
Molin spent two years at the National Ice Centre, scoring one of the goals as Panthers won the Challenge Cup in a two-legged final against Sheffield in 2008.