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Sunrise on the summits surrounding Aletsch glacier The first morning light is displacing the blue of the night. The summits of the fourthousand meter peaks Mönch, Jungfrau and Aletschhorn and the peaks more to the west are already touched by the sunlight. Valais (Switzerland) |
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Cold, windy and it will get dark soon ... Our bivouac site was a cold and windy place but it had a nice view. Mont Blanc (France) |
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On top — all alone! This day we were the only roped party ascending the route, we were slower than expected and reached the summit late. But it was a remarkable experience staying on the highest peak of Europe — alone, without any jabbering, seeing only your own footprints in the fresh white summit snow. Mont Blanc (France) |
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The East-ridge of Aiguille de Bionnassay with the identically named col
and the view at Dômes de Miage and the following foothills in the west and north west. Mont Blanc (France) |
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Looking around Behind the Dent du Géant (to the right) the Rochefort-ridge leads to the summits of Grande Jorasses. Above the rocks on the right side of the Talèfre-glacier (left, following the direction of the Midi-Plan-ridge) you can see the Dent Blanche and between Aig. de Triolet and Mont Dolent the Grand Combin and the Matterhorn at the horizon. A little bit more right Liskamm and Monte Rosa are rising into the sky. Mont Blanc (France) |
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Bondasca-Group after a sudden fall in temperature during early autumn. Left to right: The Bondasca glacier, Gemelli-Peak, Piz Cengalo with its remarkable north-pillar, Piz Badile and the famous north ridge and at last P. Badilet and Piz Trubinasca. Bregalia Valley (Switzerland) |
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Valais Summits: Fletschhorn north face, Strahlhorn, Rimpfischhorn and Allalinhorn, the flat summit area of the Alphubel, the Täschhorn, Dom, Nadelhorn, Hohberghorn and the Dürrenhorn. The Matterhorn, the Weisshorn and after a little gap the snow mountains on the right are Grand Combin and Mont Blanc. In the foreground on the right the tongue of the Aletsch Glacier. Valais (Switzerland) |
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Looking over the upper part of the Aletsch Glacier: At the horizon we see the backsides of Jungfrau, Mönch and Eiger and just in front the Trugberg surrounded by the glaciers named Ewigschneefeld on the right and the Jungfraufirn on the left, which confluence at Concordia-place. The mountain-wall on the glaciers right side are the Fiescherhorns of Valais. Valais (Switzerland) |
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We practise walking on ice as long there is ice available: The heavily decreasing tongue of the Morteratsch-Glacier. Engadine (Switzerland) |
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The ballroom of the alps: Younger Swiss climbers try to rename it to chill-out arena. But the Piz Bernina with its Bianco-ridge, the Piz Scerscen and the Piz Roseg with its NE-wall are still very impressing, quite equal what kind of marketing name is used. Engadine (Switzerland) |
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Early morning light on Liskamm, Castor
and Pollux, Border- und Twin-Glacier and on the right Roccia Nera and Breithorn. Valais (Switzerland) |
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View on Mont Blanc over the Geant Glacier: Tour Ronde, the main summit of Mont Blanc and the Mont Maudit, between these two peaks at the edge of the glacier the Arête de la Brenva and following the Aiguillettes de Tacul, in front on the right Grand Capucin, Pointe Adolphe Rey (a.o.) and at least Aiguille du Diable and Mont Blanc du Tacul on the right. Mont Blanc (France) |
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Col du Midi, Mont Blanc du Tacul: The flat area of Col du Midi with the Cosmiques-Hut (on the right)
and Pointe Lachenal (left). Mont Blanc (France) |
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Annapurna South (7219 m) and Hiunchuli (6441 m) First light on the two subsidiary summits on the head
of the valley of Modi Khola close to the southface of Annapurna. Annapurna Himal (Nepal) |
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Pethangse and the ridge heading to Lhotse Shar The source region of the Barun-Glacier and the border ridge
to Tibet. Left of the center we see Pethangse Khumbakarna Himal (Nepal) |
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Baruntse eastface From the upper part of Barun glacier the eastface of Baruntse (7220 m)
looks more prominent than Makalu on the opposite side of the glacier. Khumbakarna Himal (Nepal) |
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Northern part of Kali Gandaki valley The jungle on the mountain slopes has vanished and we look on dry karst landscape
north of the main ridge in the rain shadow of the Himalaya. Annapurna Himal (Nepal) |
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Annapurna — Fang The westface of Annapurna with the main summit and the following incisor
(to the right) named Fang. Annapurna Himal (Nepal) |
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A aim reachable by hiking: Even if the Morteratsch valley and the ascent to the glacier tongue empathically illustrates the decrease of the alpine glaciers, the imposing head of the valley still offers a aha experience. Engadine (Switzerland) |
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Looking down the summit of Mont Blanc: Aiguille du Midi, right beside the summit of Mont Maudit and the summit of Mont Blanc du Tacul. Just behind you see the Aiguilles of Chamonix, in clouds the Aig. Verte and on the right the surrounding peaks of the Talefre-Glacier. At the far right the summits of Grandes Jorasses. Mont Blanc (France) |
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Peaks at the borderline On the left the faces of the twins Castor and Pollux, in front of them the twin glacier and more to the right the north faces of Roccia Nera and the Breithorn — the ridges und summits of all those 4000 metre peaks mark the border between Switzerland and Italy. Valais (Switzerland) |
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The Aiguilles of
Chamonix, Les Drus, Aiguille Verte and the Talefre-Glacier and its surrounding peaks. Mont Blanc (France) |
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The triumvirate of the Bernese Oberland and the following not so famous peaks to the west: Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau and the other peaks to right: Gletscherhorn, Ebnifluh, Mittags-, Gross- und Breithorn. Bernese Oberland (Switzerland) |
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The 4000 metre peaks at the head of the Zinal-Valley: Sunset glow on the peaks named Zinalrothorn, Besso, Wellenkuppe and Obergabelhorn (left to right). Valais (Switzerland) |
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Mont Blanc Peuterey-Ridge: Aiguille Noire de Peuterey, les Dames Anglaises, Aiguille Blanche, Col de Peuterey with the following Grand Pilier d' Angle, the Mont Blanc de Courmayeur and the main summit of Mont Blanc. Mont Blanc (Italy) |
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Mont Blanc north face: The glacier side of Mont Blanc du Tacul, the rock pinnacle of Mont Maudit, Mont Blanc main summit, the two bumps on the Bosses Ridge followed by the Dôme de Goûter and to the right (the last ice covered peak) the Aiguille de Goûter. Mont Blanc (France) |
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4000 metre peaks: First sun glow at the Matterhorn-Eastface. The sun hasn't reached yet the peaks of Dent d' Hérens, Wellenkuppe and the Obergabelhorn but the summit areas of Dent Blanche and Zinal Rothorn are reflecting the warm light already. Valais (Switzerland) |
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Engadine glaciers after a extremly hot spring: A nearly snowless Pers- and Morteratsch-Glacier beneath
Piz Palü, Bellavista, Piz Argient, Piz Bernina with its Bianco-ridge, Piz Morteratsch and Piz Tschierva. Engadine (Switzerland) |