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Tag Archives: Pollux
Processing a Memory
As one event in life passes, another is anticipated. In a month or so I and my wife will be back in Zermatt, Switzerland for two weeks and naturally my mind is already starting to plan walks and recall past … Continue reading
Posted in MountainScape, Swiss Alps - Summer
Tagged Breithorn, Castor, Frontier Ridge, Photography, Pollux, Valais Alps, Zermatt
23 Comments
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
Monte Rosa – twice
I was fantastically lucky with the weather last week. A week’s skiing in Zermatt included 6 days when the sun shone out of a predominantly blue sky. On only one morning out of the six, the day started with high … Continue reading
Posted in MountainScape
Tagged Black and White Photography, Castor, Gornergrat, Gornergrat Bahn, Liskamm, Monte Rosa, Photography, Pollux, Zermatt
12 Comments
Castor and Pollux
The skis have been returned to the ski shop, the suitcase is half packed. Another holiday is coming to an end. What a superb week – six days of Spring skiing under blue skies. Something to cherish, because we will … Continue reading
Posted in MountainScape, Skiing - Zermatt
Tagged Castor, European alps, Four thousand metre peaks, Photography, Pollux, Ski, skiing, Zermatt
6 Comments
The Frontier Ridge
National, State and County frontiers, borders and boundaries often follow geographical features. High above Zermatt in the Valais Canton of Switzerland, the Swiss-Italian frontier follows the high ridge lines of mountain chains and one particular section is known as The … Continue reading
Posted in Black & White, MountainScape, Skiing - Zermatt
Tagged Black and White Photography, Breithorn, Castor, Gornergrat, Liskamm, Pollux, Ski, skiing, Zermatt
12 Comments
The Frontier Ridge
Since Winter shows few signs of lessening its grip, I’ve opted to return to a wintry scene for today’s post. So today we are back on the ski slopes high above Zermatt with a couple of B&W images of what … Continue reading
Posted in MountainScape, Skiing - Zermatt
Tagged Black and White Photography, Breithorn, Castor, Gornergrat, Klein Matterhorn, Liskamm, Photography, Pollux, Ski, skiing, The Frontier Ridge, Valais Alps, Zermatt
22 Comments
Gornergrat Vista
The high point of Gornergrat (3,089M) reached by the Gornergrat rack and pinion railway is a must-see destination for any visitor to Zermatt. The panoramic view is one of the finest in the Alps including 29 summits over 4,000M. The … Continue reading
Posted in Climb and Trek, MountainScape
Tagged Breithorn, Castor, Dufourspitze, Gorner Glacier, Gornergrat, Grenz Glacier, Liskamm, Monte Rosa, New Monte Rosa Hut, Photography, Pollux, Valais Alps, Zermatt
27 Comments
The Monte Rosa Hut trail
We’re back in the Swiss Alps – Zermatt – to be precise, for today’s post about the trail to the new Monte Rosa Hut that opened in March 2010, and which I visited earlier this summer. The original Monte Rosa … Continue reading
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