Tag Archives: Saas Fee

Back to the Mountains

Posted on Mon, 9 December, 2019 by LensScaper

It’s the season of short days and long nights; time to work on the image archives. I’m busy preparing a new iteration of a talk about Alpine photography titled ‘High ‘n Wild with a Camera’ and in the process re-living … Continue reading →

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Abundant Snow

Posted on Fri, 26 January, 2018 by LensScaper

There has been colossal snowfall across the Alps in the last few days and weeks, with resorts, including Zermatt, temporarily cut off by avalanches disrupting transport links. Avalanche protection, management and awareness has advanced dramatically in recent years and thankfully … Continue reading →

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The Forms of Ice

Posted on Tue, 24 October, 2017 by LensScaper

Three images today that were taken within a span of ten minutes on a high altitude walk that I have walked many times – and no two occasions have been the same. The first shows one of the remarkable sights … Continue reading →

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Terminal Decline

Posted on Wed, 4 October, 2017 by LensScaper

On my recent holiday in the Swiss Alps I spent a considerable amount of time photographing the glaciers and, on one day, crossing two of them. This image is a small section of the last 100yds or so of the … Continue reading →

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Goat Skin Throws

Posted on Thu, 7 September, 2017 by LensScaper

Our first morning on holiday in Saas Fee in the Swiss Alps started off with this image; shot on the terrace of our hotel immediately after breakfast. One of three seats cushioned by goat skin throws. Saas Fee is a … Continue reading →

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The Great Reveal

Posted on Sun, 3 September, 2017 by LensScaper

Back from two weeks in the Swiss Alps and it’s time to start working  my way through over 1,300 new image files, plus iPhone images. That’s going to take some time! We were blessed with thirteen days of dry weather … Continue reading →

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A Place to Pause

Posted on Mon, 20 July, 2015 by LensScaper

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 →

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Roots

Posted on Sat, 9 August, 2014 by LensScaper

It rained overnight and so we didn’t hold out high hopes for today. We’ve stayed low: a bit of walking, exploring the back streets of Zermatt, and stopping to listen to music in the church square – part of a … Continue reading →

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The Way Up and Down

Posted on Tue, 5 August, 2014 by LensScaper

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 →

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A Change for the Better

Posted on Mon, 4 August, 2014 by LensScaper

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 →

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