Greetings from another mountain!

[porphy]

Hi all

Just back from a slpendid trip to the Alps. As tradition have it, a few pictures from altitude, although modest, for the forum. The only thing deep on this trip was the creavesses on the glacier, which I took measuers to not explore... No altitude record for Subsim this time. (I'm working on it) ;) And oh, the food and beer was most excellent down in Zermatt. Best of two worlds. :up:

Cheers Porphy


1. Me on the summit of Pollux 4029m
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a126/Porphyr/alp071.jpg

2. The Madonna on Pollux with Castor in background. Two dots = climbers going up the face.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a126/Porphyr/alp072.jpg

3. Summit ridge on Castor (4228m). Very nice and great views.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a126/Porphyr/alp073.jpg

[HunterICX]

:up: Nice pictures&adventure there

HunterICX

[The Avon Lady]

Darn. That looks good.

Why is my nose bleeding? :hmm:

[Konovalov]

Nice. Cool pics. :rock: :rock:

Porphy, may I ask what type of camera equipment you use in those conditions?

[porphy]

Why is my nose bleeding? :hmm:

That is because you haven't acclamatised before entering this thread. Nausea and headaches might kick in shortly ;)

Cheers Porphy

[joea]

Wow, I didn't know you were in my neck of the woods!! I was in the Valais last weekend and we hiked up to 2800 metres (along a mountain trail, no special equipment needed except for good shoes) to the cabin of Orny.

http://www.cabanedorny.ch/accueil.php#bas

http://www.cabanedorny.ch/photos/?album=la_cabane&img=dscn0365

http://www.cabanedorny.ch/photos/?album=les_environs&img=aiguilledorny

My own pics to come soon. :up:

[porphy]

Konovalov, I use a small digital camera, a Nikon coolpix 7900. (7megapix) I can have it in my breast pocket to keep batteries warm in the cold. It also have like a small grip on one side, which makes it ok to hold with gloves. It has great colors outside, but is mostly crap for indoor stuff in my opinion. I would also like it to have a bit better wideview, but in all it works very well and didn't fail on the two high altitude and quite cool trips I have made so far.

Cheers Porphy

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a126/Porphyr/nikon-coolpix-7900.jpg

[kiwi_2005]

Wow!

:rock:

[porphy]

Wow, I didn't know you were in my neck of the woods!! I was in the Valais last weekend and we hiked up to 2800 metres (along a mountain trail, no special equipment needed except for good shoes) to the cabin of Orny.

http://www.cabanedorny.ch/accueil.php#bas

http://www.cabanedorny.ch/photos/?album=la_cabane&img=dscn0365

http://www.cabanedorny.ch/photos/?album=les_environs&img=aiguilledorny

My own pics to come soon. :up:

Joea
That looks like a nice cabin. Great environment. Some pics looks a bit like mini Patagonia! Do show us some pics from up there! Can't get to much mountains...:D

Cheers Porphy

[Konovalov]

Konovalov, I use a small digital camera, a Nikon coolpix 7900. (7megapix) I can have it in my breast pocket to keep batteries warm in the cold. It also have like a small grip on one side, which makes it ok to hold with gloves. It has great colors outside, but is mostly crap for indoor stuff in my opinion. I would also like it to have a bit better wideview, but in all it works very well and didn't fail on the two high altitude and quite cool trips I have made so far.

Cheers Porphy


Excellent idea. I would love to do something like what you have done. Closest for me was my year at Timbertop, Victoria, Australia whilst at Geelong Grammar School in year 9 (yes, if you are wondering that is the school and place that Prince Charles attended in his younger days). Hiking 2 or 3 days every week and in the winter with Mount Buller not that far away we would hike through snow. At least it was snow by Australian standards. :oops: We did a 3 day hike on cross country skis and even learned almost to telemark ski which is a heck of a lot harder to accomplish than downhill skiing which is easy by comparison. :yep:

[Jimbuna]

Cool pics porphy :up:
Reminds me of my younger days when I used to frequent the.............Lake District :oops: