Viewing: 1-6 of 6
EricChu - Jan 13, 2010 3:48 pm - Voted 10/10
That's really something!I wonder just how often one can have the luck of witnessing something like this!!
Simnel - Jan 13, 2010 5:52 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: That's really something!Only the second time in over 30 years of time spent in the mountains!
winemanvan - Mar 2, 2010 7:18 pm - Voted 10/10
nicegood work
Simnel - Mar 3, 2010 5:10 am - Hasn't voted
Re: niceMany thanks for your kind comments.
fabrizior - Mar 3, 2010 7:31 am - Voted 10/10
The sameThe same effect seen by Whymper on the Hornli ridge during the first ascent of the Matterhorn on July 1865.
Very interesting pic
Simnel - Mar 3, 2010 9:15 am - Hasn't voted
Re: The sameIndeed Whympers crosses apparation or fog bow is thought to have been a Brocken Spectre though Peter Taugwalder denied the existence of the crosses at the time.
Perhaps a bit of poetic licence on the part of Whymper?
Viewing: 1-6 of 6
Comments
Post a Comment