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Enormous Avalanche on Ranrapalca

 
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Enormous Avalanche on Ranrapalca
A cloud of snow and ice billows out from the base of a huge avalanche on the west face of Ranrapalca in the Cordillera Blanca of Peru. Shot from just below moraine camp on Vallunaraju. Photo by Howie Silleck, June 25, 2007.


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NanulsBrilliant

Nanuls

Voted 10/10

What a great photo, brilliantly captured! Congratulations!
Posted Aug 10, 2007 12:45 pm

hhsilleckRe: Brilliant

hhsilleck

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Thanks Nanuls - it was the biggest avalanche I've ever witnessed, by far!
Cheers,
Howie
Posted Aug 10, 2007 4:11 pm

AzraGreat!!

Azra

Voted 10/10

Amazing photo!
Congratulation!
Posted Aug 10, 2007 12:47 pm

hhsilleckRe: Great!!

hhsilleck

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Thank yo Azra!
Cheers,
Howie
Posted Aug 10, 2007 4:11 pm

butitsadryheatWhew!

butitsadryheat

Voted 10/10

Great photo, and as stated above, captured beautifully.
Posted Aug 16, 2007 2:40 am

mattnolandawesome!

mattnoland

Voted 10/10

what timing! Thanks for sharing this. Need a Spanish speaker next time?
Posted Dec 9, 2007 7:10 pm

BLongAwesome

BLong

Voted 10/10

Absolutely amazing and epic photo. I would love to see a large version of this on a black background. Great capture.
Posted Sep 18, 2009 1:50 am

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on Aug 10, 2007 11:07 am

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