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Walliser Alpen vom Bella Tola aus. Rechts ist das Matterhorn.

#NikonZ7II #NikonZ NIKON Z 7II | 155mm | f/7.6 | 1/2000s | 12/03/2026

#hess_photography #Photography #Fotografie #Landscapephotography #Landschaftsfotografie #Mountain #AlpinePeace #Cold #Serenity #Wilderness
Buddhist stupa and another view of Taboche (the mountain) from near Dingboche (the village).

#nepal #mountains #travel #photography #trekking #backpacking #fujifilm #taboche
One of the most iconic peaks on earth - Ama Dablam in Nepal. At 6,812m it towers over the trekkers and porters, who are probably heading to Everest Base Camp.

#everest #nepal #trekking #hiking #landscape #nikon #photography #travel #mountains
La Reine de la Vanoise siégeait comme chaque matin sur son trône, afin de superviser le lever du jour. Et comme chaque matin, ses sujets s'agenouillaient devant Sa Magnificence, quitte à se vautrer dans l'eau. On ne refusait rien à sa Reine.
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The Queen of the Vanoise sat as she did every morning on her throne, overseeing the dawn. And like every morning, her subjects knelt before Her Magnificence, even if it meant wallowing in the water. Nothing was too much for the Queen.
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La Reine sur son trône.
Vanoise, Savoie, Octobre 2022.
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*** J'avais quelques idées peu appropriées qui se bousculaient, mais finalement comme j'ai mis deux fois le mot "Reine" dans mon texte et que le traducteur m'a rappelé l'existence d'un groupe nommé "Queen", on va partir là-dessus, même si les Ramones ne pouvait pas les blairer. On va s'écouter "Inuendo" tiens, parce que j'aime bien cette guitare flamenca qui surgit sans raison en plein milieu du morceau. ***
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#poèmeslacustres #photographie #photography #landscapephotography #nightphotography #montagne #mountains #nature #alpes #alps #frenchalps #savoie #vanoise #parcnationalvanoise #pentax #pentaxk1 #irixlens #irix15mm #irix15mmf24
Back from the woods! Only a short hike today, but got a beautiful mix of snow, sun and fog.

Statistics: 10.7km, elevation 859m-960m (+300m/-300m), 2h:49min

#forest #forestlovers #woods #trees #wald #waldliebe #bäume #hiking #wandern #wanderlust #erzgebirge #oremountains #krušnéhory #miriquidi #snow #schnee
Impressions from a hike around the Seebergsee in the Gestelental, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland.

#Hiking #Seebergsee #Mountains #Landscape
We spent a weekend in Tonquani and the other connected kloofs. "Kloof" is the colloquial term meaning "ravine" or "little gorge". It originates from Afrikaans.

This area is known for its excellent trad climbing and natural beauty.

We descended Cederbergkloof and ascended Boulderkloof and then walked across to our campsite. The next day we descended Tonquani down to Cederbergkloof and from there found our way back out. again.

Most of the two days were spent boulder hopping, wading pools, passing backpacks up/down over tricky scrambles.

The kloof system is owned by the Mountain Club of South Africa. Access is only allowed to MCSA members and permit holders. Permits can be obtained from the Johannesburg section.

#hiking #southafrica #tonquani #magaliesberg
In April '24 I managed to spend 5 days in the Drakensberg on an MCSA trip. Our tour included ascending the Mbundini pass and descending Rockeries.

#Drakensberg #mnweni #southafrica #hiking