North Face...for Virginie (Virginiese) by KarmaSong

Photography • Landscape • posted on Feb 23, 2011

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I took this photo on the very first day of 2011, facing the spectacular and notorious north face of the Eiger summit (3,970 m /13,025 ft) that has caused the death of sixty-four climbers since the first successful ascent in 1858. After celebrating New Year's Eve down in the valley along with some friends from England at the end of a lengthy snowy and exhausting month of December, I found all was needed to start the new year beautifully, treading on pristine snow under a cloudless blue sky. Please zoom !

This photo is dedicated to Virginie (Virginiese), hoping she'll like it and find her own inspiration of it to make the right decisions about the right people in the right circumstances ;-)...! Also, I wish to say thank you very much for your comments on my previous posts.

Comments (59)

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kgb224

7:18PM | Wed, 23 February 2011

Stunning view and capture my friend. Welcome back. God Bless.

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mgtcs

7:33PM | Wed, 23 February 2011

Que lugar maravilhoso meu caro amigo, a iluminação está impressionante lindo parabéns! Fico muito feliz por vê-lo postar novamente sua presença fez falta por aqui! Seja muito, muito bem vindo!

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brycek

7:40PM | Wed, 23 February 2011

Gorgeous capture!!

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vintorix

7:45PM | Wed, 23 February 2011

Very seldom do you see such dangerous mountains in so beautiful sunlight and against a so perfect sky! A once in a lifetime photo!

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Jay-el-Jay

8:06PM | Wed, 23 February 2011

A remarkable view of this famous/infamous landmark.

BorisB

8:10PM | Wed, 23 February 2011

An excellent presentation!!

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annie5

8:51PM | Wed, 23 February 2011

Ça fait plaisir que tu nous reviennes et en plus avec une scène d'hiver fantastique..belle photo! :)

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alessimarco

9:03PM | Wed, 23 February 2011

~Really beautiful capture!~

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Digitaleagle

9:13PM | Wed, 23 February 2011

This is beautiful, gorgeous color light and clarity, outstanding!

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magnus073

9:35PM | Wed, 23 February 2011

Jean-Luc, this is a truly wonderful dedication to a very kind lady. This view truly is breathtaking and your thoughts on it took me back to one of my favorite old Clint Eastwood movies (The Eiger Sanction), which featured it.

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lyron

10:02PM | Wed, 23 February 2011

Splendid image!!!

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carlx

11:51PM | Wed, 23 February 2011

Wonderful photography and dedication, Jean-Luc!!!

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lior

12:16AM | Thu, 24 February 2011

Un image vraiment splendide: un rêve!

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virginiese

12:21AM | Thu, 24 February 2011

Oh ! Karma ! C'est si beau ! Ca fait tellement longtemps que je n'avais plus vu de montagne que j'en ai même oublié la beauté. Je rattraperai ce retard mais pas pendant ces vacacances-ci. Merci mille fois pour la dédicace qui me fait terriblement plaisir, surtout que l'on n'a pas souvent l'honneur des nouvelles images de toi ces temps-ci :-) Je vais essayer de prendre les bonnes décisions à l'avenir : ne t'inquiète pas pour moi ! Bises et encore merci !

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Faemike55

12:34AM | Thu, 24 February 2011

Excellent capture and great dedication to a wonderful person. brings to mind the movei with Clint Eastwood - Eiger Sanction

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Minda

12:35AM | Thu, 24 February 2011

marvelous view and awesome capture jean Luc, Great to see u posting again...HUGS*..:)

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danob

2:03AM | Thu, 24 February 2011

Fabulous scenic splendour! Great to see you back Jean-Luc

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gaius

3:21AM | Thu, 24 February 2011

Inutile de dire que je suis ravi de te voir revenir et de belle manière qui plus est. Je ne me lasse jamais de voir des sommets et je regarde tous les jours (le soir surtout au coucher du soleil), depuis mon bureau ou ma terrasse, les sommets de Belledonne et même le majestueux Mont-Blanc. Je fais souvent des photos (à une époque, tous les jours !)mais je dois dire que la tienne, absolument superbe, me réjouis l'oeil : je n'ai pas l'habitude de voir ce sommet (je crois même que je ne l'ai jamais vu mais comme je suis allé souvent en Suisse...). Nous sommes tous dans l'attente d'autres belles images.

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