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Tag Archives: Mountainscape
Pure simplicity
Black and White photography is an artistic medium that attracts descriptive terms: Pure, Simplified, Minimalist, Stripped back to basics. Evocative of the past. All are true, in my opinion. I am of a generation that grew up accustomed to a … Continue reading
Posted in Black & White, MountainScape
Tagged Black and White Photography, Dom, Mountainscape, Photography, Taschhorn, Valais Alps
29 Comments
Atmospheric
Mountain landscapes are often seen at their best when the atmospherics – light, shadow, cloud and mist – combine to tease the viewer. It’s nature’s version of a striptease. Tantalising. You wait for the full reveal but it never happens. Somewhat … Continue reading
Posted in Skiing - Zermatt
Tagged Black and White Photography, Mountainscape, Photography, Ski, skiing, Winter, Zermatt
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Just Now
Hot off the press – a few minutes ago. The classic view of the Matterhorn. So much snow. This is what it normally looks like in Winter, not what one expects in summer. But whatever the season, the Matterhorn is … Continue reading
Posted in MountainScape, Swiss Alps - Summer
Tagged Black and White Photography, Matterhorn, Mountainscape, Photography, Zermatt
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The Way Up and Down
Throwing caution to the wind we went as high as possible today (to Mittel Allalin) on the one and only fully dry day so far. Clouds still obscured some of the many summits but it was worth the trip and … Continue reading
A Disconnect
It started raining – curtains of rain – yesterday evening, ruining the Swiss National Day evening celebrations and it has continued to rain for the majority of the time throughout today. Rain in the mountains (we are at 5,800ft) is … Continue reading
The High Point
The high point of a trip to Zermatt, physically and visually, summer or winter, is a cable car trip to the top of Klein Matterhorn (3883m or 12,740ft). In Summer this is the starting point for climbs of the Breithorn, … Continue reading
Posted in MountainScape, Skiing - Zermatt
Tagged Breithorn, Castor, Dent Blanche, Kl Matterhorn, Klein Matterhorn, Liskamm, Matterhorn, Mountainscape, Photography, Pollux, Ski, skiing, Zermatt
28 Comments
From the Kirkstone Pass
Normally when I take images in the mountains I know exactly what I am looking at. But I have to confess that as far as today’s images are concerned, I’m not sure what these peaks are. That’s the problem with … Continue reading
Posted in Landscapes, MountainScape
Tagged Autumn, Kirkstone Pass, Lake District, Landscape, Mountainscape, Patterdale, Photography
20 Comments
A gap in the clouds
Today’s image dates from two summers ago – A tiny vignette of the Mont Blanc massif as the clouds briefly parted as we descended into the Chamonix valley from the Swiss border. Chamonix sits in a deep, steep sided valley … Continue reading
Climbing the Dom – The Summit Climb
This is the final instalment of a three-part series on Switzerland’s Highest Mountain – The Dom. Click any image in this post to see an enlargement. Part 1 introduced the mountain with Mountainscapes from nearly all sides. Part 2 followed … Continue reading
Posted in Climb and Trek, MountainScape
Tagged Alpine Mountaineering, Climbing the Dom, Dom, Dom Festigrat, Dom Hut, Dom North Flank, Mischabel, Mountainscape, Photography, Saas Fee, Valais Alps, Zermatt
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Climbing the Dom – The Hut Climb
This is the second of a series of three posts about the Dom (Switzerland’s highest mountain). If you have not read the first post then you will find it helpful to read it now before continuing to read this. Click … Continue reading
Posted in Climb and Trek, MountainScape
Tagged Alpine Glow, Alpine Mountaineering, Dom, Dom Hut, Matterhorn, Mischabel, Mountainscape, Photography, Sunset, Valais Alps, Zermatt
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