"There is a sacred horror about everything grand. It is easy to admire mediocrity and hills; but whatever is too lofty, a genius as well as a mountain, an assembly as well as a masterpiece, seen too near, is appalling." Victor Hugo
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...
