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Tag Archives: Britannia Hut
A Place to Pause
Mountain walking is not always about the objective; there are days when one just wants to walk and soak up the landscape, listen to the quietness, and be at peace. Takehide Kazami – Japanese author, climber, and photographer wrote way … Continue reading
A Change for the Better
I had no aspirations or plans for today. So I was rather discombobulated to look out of the window at 7.30am and see blue sky. A mild sense of panic set in. I had to do something – there were … Continue reading
Posted in Swiss Alps - Summer
Tagged Britannia Hut, Felskinn, Photography, Saas Fee, Valais Alps
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In Monochrome
This morning we awoke to thunder echoing round the mountains. It’s rained all day and mists have cocooned the village blotting out the world beyond. The rain has only finally stopped in the last hour. The camera has been forgotten … Continue reading
The Britannia Hut
A walk to the Britannia Hut is a pilgrimage for me whenever we come to Saas Fee because 51 years ago this summer, this was the first hut I ever visited (and stayed in) and from which I climbed my … Continue reading
Posted in Swiss Alps - Summer, Walking in the Alps
Tagged Allalinhorn, Britannia Hut, Felskinn, Hohlaubgrat ridge, Photography, Plattjen, Rimpfischhorn, Saas Fee, Strahlhorn
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Follow the leader
Today’s two images were taken on the same day as the image in Wild Camping. Many of the images that I have taken in the Alps (which will be familiar to regular viewers of this blog) might be best ascribed … Continue reading
Posted in MountainScape, Swiss Alps - Summer, Walking in the Alps
Tagged Britannia Hut, Photography, Saas Fee, Snowfield, Valais Alps
18 Comments
Crossing the Boulder Field
The path from the Britannia Hut back to Plattjen above Saas Fee in the Valais Alps is a delightful balcony walk. Narrow in places, it traverses a steep slope, and shortly before it reaches Plattjen the path winds its way … Continue reading
Posted in Walking in the Alps
Tagged Boulder Field, Britannia Hut, Plattjen, Saas Fee, Swiss Flag, Valais Alps
13 Comments
Snow Crossing
It feels good to put a B&W image up on the blog today. For the first 15 years of my Photographic ‘journey’ I was a B&W developer and printer, initially working in darkrooms in Cambridge and then London, and then … Continue reading
Posted in Black & White, MountainScape, Swiss Alps - Summer, Walking in the Alps
Tagged Alps, B&W, Britannia Hut, Felskinn, Saas Fee, Saastal, Snowscene, Walking in the Alps
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