Mountains To Climb; One A Day

[satellite]

By the way, I got to spend a little time in the Andes last may, and I thought they made the Rockies look like kid's stuff!
At machu picchu:

 

[Shominy]

K2 under moonlight. The toughest climb in the world, historically. 1:4 death:climber ratio on this peak !

It remains unclimbed in the winter.

 

[John James]

K2 under moonlight. The toughest climb in the world, historically. 1:4 death:climber ratio on this peak !

It remains unclimbed in the winter.

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To me, that sounds like a good idea!

 

[Shominy]

Drama at sunset on The Jungfrau, Bernese Alps, Switzerland.

 

[Shominy]

Dawn on Ama Dablam, eastern Nepal.

 

[El Pee]

Nice!
Did you take these pictures in your travels?

I spent a little while living in Nepal about 20 years ago.... these pictures make the think of my time there!

 

[Shominy]

Nice!
Did you take these pictures in your travels?
I spent a little while living in Nepal about 20 years ago.... these pictures make the think of my time there!

That's cool that you lived there.

But alas, these are not mine- they are my pinings for personal and spiritual involvement (and dreams of climbing) of mountainous regions, and I just wanted to share these feelings through imagery.

 

[Shominy]

Evening 'prime light' at Lake McDonald, Glacier NP, Montana.

 

[onepixel]

Nothing as epic or extreme, but I love climbing too. The Palisades in the Sierra Nevada.

 

[Shominy]

Dramatic sunset in Norway.

 

[RT Fan]

I always thought the Dolomites looked very intimidating:

Interweb photo.

 

[onepixel]

The knife edge of Matthes Crest. It was a fun traverse.

 

[onepixel]

Easy 4 pitches on The Citadel.

 

[onepixel]

These days, I spend more time surfing, stand up paddle boarding, snorkeling and playing with dolphins and whales.

 

[Shominy]

Amazing things going on in Chamonix, FR.

 

[Shominy]

Denali sees another day through. Good night, dear mountain.

 

[Shominy]

Lake Louise region in turmoil, Canadian Rockies, CA.

 

[Shominy]

Dramatic alpenglow on Jalovec in the Julian Alps.

 

[Shominy]

Alpamayo, in the Cordillera Blanca of the Peruvian Andes, revealed in wild weather.

 

[Shominy]

Everest enshrouded- late afternoon.