Photographer's Note
Mont Blanc in the French Alps is the highest mountain in western Europe. The French sometimes call it "La Dame Blanche", The White Lady. Its summit lies at 4807 meters (or about 15800 feet) above sea level. Hiking / climbing to Mont Blanc using the "easiest" summer route is normally a two-day project. One starts the physical part of the venture at Nid d'Aigle at 2372 m, as far as this you can go by train. Then you take a nice walk along a scenic path to the Refuge de Tete Rousse, at 3187 m. From here on not everyone wants to come along. First, it gets steep. Then you have to cross a notorious avalanche area called the Grand Couloir. Here it is somewhat like Russian roulette. Sometimes a rock comes, sometimes not, and they're fast! After that it gets even steeper as you walk / climb a few hundred meters up to the Refuge de l'Aiguille du Gouter at 3817 m. If you lose some item (like your helmet!) here, it is likely that it moves quite far by itself...........................
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jaywalker
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(16105) 2007-01-22 11:55
Hi Grzegorz, Great POV with the climing ropes helping the depth, excellent focus & wonderful colour, you have pick up the detail in the rocks very well, kind regards Wilson.
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bantonbuju
(51815) 2007-01-23 5:27
a to jest bardzo bardzo inne zdjecie, i chyba nie powinno sie przejsc obojetnie obok niego - glownie z uwagi na dwuwarstwowa strukture obrazu - skaly, super faktura skal, oraz IDEALNIE granatowe niebo, taka w zasadzie definicja koloru nieba...
podoba sie,
pozdr. j.
mateosite
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(610) 2007-01-23 10:48
technicznie perfekcyjnie, podoba mi sie kadr ukazujacy srogosc natury
johnnyh
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(639) 2007-03-01 9:31
Hi greg, nice to get a closer aspect of the routes up here. Ive been on the Aiguille du Midi a few times to board the valley blanch and seen people 200-500 metres through patchy mist and cloud climbing similar grades in and around the midi and thought fair play rather them than me, but I know the draw these mountains have on people so I guess thats why they love it. Your notes are very interesting as this will be a future summer project for me. Great photo and thanks for sharing, have a nice day and best regards John.
Photo Information
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Copyright: Grzegorz Oczkowicz (GREGG)
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(7888) - Genre: Lugares
- Medium: Cor
- Date Taken: 2006-07-02
- Categories: Natureza
- Camera: Canon 20D
- Exposição: f/5.6, 1/200 segundos
- Versão da Foto: Versão Original
- Tema(s): The Mont-Blanc massif [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2007-01-22 11:26
