Downhill II

2010 07 14 © 2010 jacobsj. All rights reserved.

Heading back to Breya Tele / Champex-Lac Aperture: ƒ/7.1 Camera: NIKON D90 Focal length: 24mm ISO: 200 Shutter speed: 1/160s

Downhill I

2010 07 13 © 2010 jacobsj. All rights reserved.

On the way back to the valley. Aperture: ƒ/7.1 Camera: NIKON D90 Focal length: 22mm ISO: 200 Shutter speed: 1/250s

Flowers in the valley

2010 07 12 © 2010 jacobsj. All rights reserved.

One hour later it looked like this! These purple flowers was the first I met on my way down from the high alpine area. Aperture: ƒ/4 Camera: NIKON D90 Focal length: 13mm ISO: 200 Shutter speed: 1/100s

Blizzard

2010 07 11 © 2010 jacobsj. All rights reserved.

An early moning in june on the Trient Plateau – in a small blizzard! After 1 hour we got closer to the valley where the weather was much nicer Aperture: ƒ/4 Camera: NIKON D90 Focal length: 12mm ISO: 200 Shutter … Continue reading

Trient Plateau

2010 07 10 © 2010 jacobsj. All rights reserved.

The Trient Plateau, 16th of june 2010 17.45, taken outside the Trient Cabin. This view is amazing! The plateau is so huge and you have to be there by yourself to see how big and breathtaking this place is! Thank … Continue reading

Orny Glacier (II)

2010 07 09 © 2010 jacobsj. All rights reserved.

On our way to the Trient Cabin. You loose your breath easily in the mountains at 3200 m asl. Now I know how it feels to be an old man Aperture: ƒ/8 Camera: NIKON D90 Focal length: 24mm ISO: 200 … Continue reading

Ice climbing

2010 07 07 © 2010 jacobsj. All rights reserved.

Ice climber in action in a crevasse on the Orny glacier. Aperture: ƒ/22 Camera: NIKON D90 Focal length: 14mm ISO: 100 Shutter speed: 1/20s

Crossing the Orny Glacier

2010 07 06 © 2010 jacobsj. All rights reserved.

Crossing the Orny Glacier, 16th of june, 08.00 Aperture: ƒ/8 Camera: NIKON D90 Focal length: 12mm ISO: 200 Shutter speed: 1/400s

Orny glacier (I)

2010 07 05 © 2010 jacobsj. All rights reserved.

A view of the Orny Glacier. You can see the Orny cabin to the right of the stone in the foreground. Aperture: ƒ/6.3 Camera: NIKON D90 Focal length: 12mm ISO: 200 Shutter speed: 1/160s

Alpine plants

2010 07 04 © 2010 jacobsj. All rights reserved.

Alpine regions are like stepping stones – isolated islands with a local climate. Plants in alpine regions have been isolated from those growing in the valleys, socalled geographical isolation ,- therefore these plants are adapted to extreme alpine conditions. Over … Continue reading

Cab. d\’Orny / Cab. du Trient

2010 07 03 © 2010 jacobsj. All rights reserved.

Even though the mountains sometimes seems to be deserted and a long way from the civilization, there\’s still a lot of hikers. The signs helps them getting on the right track! Aperture: ƒ/11 Camera: NIKON D90 Focal length: 12mm ISO: … Continue reading

Hiking

2010 07 02 © 2010 jacobsj. All rights reserved.

Hike from Breya Tele (Switzerland) to the cabin Cab. D\’Orny in the Mont Blanc Massif. We are reaching snow for the first time on this hike. Aperture: ƒ/4 Camera: NIKON D90 Focal length: 24mm ISO: 200 Shutter speed: 1/800s