Stuart Johnston on the Aletschhorn, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland
Having got up well before dawn at the bivouac we climbed the 600m up to the Aletschjoch to catch the sunrise just as planned before continuing on up deep snow to the Aletschhorn summit at 4193m
Valentine Fabre on the Grand Pilier d'Angle summit ridge to Mont Blanc, Italy
Jon Morgan and Paul Cornforth on the Kuffner Arete of Mont Maudit, France/Italy
Light winds, moody clouds and great snow conditions... what more could you want!
Maciek Cieseilski on the Pointe Mediane of the Arete du Diable, Mont Blanc du Tacul, Chamonix
It was actually just by chance that Maciek was climbing just below us, and was kind enough to wait for me to arrange myself on a hanging belay before climbing up the pillar below... with the 14mm lens I hoped I might get an image like this with such an abysmal drop to the couloir below our feet!
Valentine Fabre at dawn on the South Ridge of the Dent Blanche. Matterhorn in the background, Switzerland
Valentine on a very snowy, very cold clear dawn on the Dent Blanche (4357). Matterhorn in the background!
Tom Coney on the Taschhorn - Dom traverse, Switzerland
Early morning atmosphere on the Taschhorn - Dom (4545m) traverse ... one of the highest ridges in the Alps - Tom Coney descending some spikey bits as the snow fall gave way to brooding mist for a while! It was actually surprisingly peaceful to be commited to a long route with nothing to do but get on with the task at hand...
Rappelling from the Dent du Geant, France/Italy
Valentine Fabre throwing the ropes to rappel off the Dent de Geant - after climbing the esoteric North Ridge!
Misha Gopaul on the Polish Combination, Grandes Jorasses. France
Here Misha Gopaul climbing through the gorgeous ice smears high on the route!
Valentine Fabre on the Cosmiques Arete, Aiguille du Midi, Chamonix, France
Shooting the overshot...nice perspectives to be had when you hang out in space a bit!!
Jon Morgan and Krishna Thapa on the Rochefort Arete, France/Italy
Cold and breezy day but great conditions on the Arêtes de Rochefort
Gabriel Mazur descending the Moine Ridge of the Aiguille Verte, Chamonix, France
Krishna Thapa and Jamie Hunt on the Kuffner Arete, Mont Maudit, Chamonix, France/Italy
Steve Wakeford on the Cosmiques Arete, Aiguille du Midi, Chamonix, France
Bertrand Gentou and Olivier Vandenbergh on the beautiful snow arete of the Innominata Ridge, Mont Blanc
Valentine Fabre at sunrise on the East Ridge of Liskamm (4527m), Switzerland/Italy
Maciek Ciesielski on the Pointe Carmen, Arête du Diable, Mont Blanc du Tacul, Chamonix
Maciek Ciesielski on the Arête du Diable, Chamonix... and my reward for carrying the insanely heavy 14mm lens up - 114º angle of view!
Dave Searle on the North Ridge of Weissmies (4017m) at sunrise, Switzerland
Beautiful light + good conditions on a superb route!
Valentine Fabre on the "Razoir" of the Zinalrothorn North Ridge, Switzerland
Valentine Fabre on the "Rasoir" of the Zinalrothorn... windy day, but beautiful mountain traverse via Rothorngrat with Liv Sansoz and Marion Poitevin
Loic Thivierge on the Barre Noir couloir of the Barre des Ecrins, France
Tim Neill leading pitch 10 of "Fidel Fiasco" on the Aiguille de Blaitière (3522m), Chamonix
Outstanding climbing on delicate slabs and steep cracks! Aiguille du Plan in background, Pelerins and Aiguille du Peigne.
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