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

Photography • Landscape • posted on Feb 23, 2011

Open full image in new tab Zoom on image

Hover over top left image to zoom.
Click anywhere to exit.

Members remain the original copyright holder in all their materials here at Renderosity. Use of any of their material inconsistent with the terms and conditions set forth is prohibited and is considered an infringement of the copyrights of the respective holders unless specially stated otherwise.

Description

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)

)

anaber

9:04PM | Thu, 24 February 2011

How nice to climb!!!! Great view Jean-Luc!!Wonderful view and very fine capture as always.Congratulations. (thank yu very much for like my litle doodles:)) i have a lot of fun doing them:))

)

anitalee

9:08PM | Thu, 24 February 2011

Excellent

)

Richardphotos

10:08PM | Thu, 24 February 2011

breath taking beauty and capture

)

2Loose2Trek

4:09AM | Fri, 25 February 2011

This breathtaking mountain scene and superb dedication portend an auspicious year. Well done!

)

flavia49

6:39AM | Fri, 25 February 2011

superlative image!!

)

NitraLing

7:09AM | Fri, 25 February 2011

Awesome capture of nature's beauty!!!!!!

)

tennesseecowgirl

9:07AM | Fri, 25 February 2011

Wow an amazing photo....

)

Gisela

12:04PM | Fri, 25 February 2011

Very beautiful photo.

belasebok

4:05PM | Fri, 25 February 2011

The famous and ill-fated north wall. Very nice picture!

)

npauling

6:33PM | Fri, 25 February 2011

This is a wonderful clear capture of this beautiful mountain and I love how you have caught the light on it too.

)

tamburro

6:13AM | Sat, 26 February 2011

Fantastic capture!!! Bravo!!!!

)

sharky_

10:34AM | Sat, 26 February 2011

That one tree seems to survive all the elements of winter. Beautiful capture. Aloha

)

three_grrr

2:59PM | Sat, 26 February 2011

You must've been up quite high to get this fantastically beautiful capture! I too wonder how at tree survives up that high, in such a rocky outcropping? But they do, don't they, and they find sustenance in the most unlikely places.

)

jmherve

2:27AM | Sun, 27 February 2011

Nice shot !

gonzojr

8:28AM | Sun, 27 February 2011

Beautiful snow shot.

)

amota99517

2:55PM | Sun, 27 February 2011

Excellent shot!

)

MagikUnicorn

3:49PM | Sun, 27 February 2011

Magnifique prise de vue

)

junge1

4:57PM | Sun, 27 February 2011

A beautiful capture Jean Luc. I would like to see this area in winter, since I like the Alps better in winter anyway. When I was in high school we took a bus from Berlin to the Montafon, in Voralberg. We stayed in Partenen and lerned to ski on the slopes of the Silvretta Group. Priceless memories. Nowadays I have spent every other Christmas/New Year with my cousin in Oberammergau.

)

Sylvia

5:02PM | Sun, 27 February 2011

~Magic of the World~ AMAZING!!! Thanks for sharing

stolta

5:26PM | Sun, 27 February 2011

Wonderful capture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

)

Umbetro38

12:54PM | Mon, 28 February 2011

a wonderful job - wish you a nice evening

)

MarciaGomes

3:47PM | Mon, 28 February 2011

INCRIVEL FOTO MEU AMIGO,FANTÁSTICAS MONTANHAS COBERTAS DE NEVE.+++++++++5 BELA DEDICATÓRIA

)

Cosme..D..Churruca

4:02PM | Mon, 28 February 2011

a marvelous and grandiose view. superb!

)

jmb007

4:30PM | Mon, 28 February 2011

belle montagne!!

bebert

2:09PM | Tue, 01 March 2011

SUPERBE vue !! belle présentation !!! VIVE LA MONTAGNE !!! :))))

)

tofi

8:18PM | Wed, 02 March 2011

Exquisite beauty, at it's finest! A most beautiful and gorgeous capture of this place... The Eiger Summit is definitely somewhere I could only keep in my dreams of visiting... as it would most certainly be dangerous for me! I love the colours, and the perfect sky! You've taken me somewhere very special with this composition!

)