lcarreau - Feb 19, 2012 10:32 pm - Voted 10/10
Breath-taking ..Would have thought the Eiger would be more
challenging, but wouldn't hurt to have nerves
of steel when climbing both!
Ejnar Fjerdingstad - Feb 20, 2012 6:53 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Breath-taking ..Yes, the Eiger north face is longer, and probably more difficult and dangerous, but the unnerving part of the Grosse Zinne north face is its smoothness, and also that it is partly overhanging (all of the yellow lower part), so if you lose anything, or kick down a pebble, it will seem to fall away from the face!
Charles - Feb 20, 2012 3:03 am - Voted 10/10
good shotthe people at the bottom give it some scale!
Cheers
charles
Ejnar Fjerdingstad - Feb 20, 2012 6:58 am - Hasn't voted
Re: good shotThank you. Yes, I like the contrast between the ant-like people and the immense rocks - even though the people are actually much closer, and the peaks therefore even larger than it seems.
Kiefer - Feb 20, 2012 2:56 pm - Voted 10/10
Love it!Nice picture, Einar! Reminds me a little bit of the Cimarron Range here in Colorado. Only these are definitely much more grand. I swear, I need to leave the USA for a while and move to Central Europe.
Thanks for posting! :o)
Ejnar Fjerdingstad - Feb 21, 2012 6:25 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Love it!Thank you for the kind comment. The Alps are definitely worth a visit, or actually several visits, as it would be hard to go to all of the major groups in even a long holiday. Living in Europe might require getting used to some very heavy taxation, though, depending on the country you choose ;-)
Afzal - Feb 25, 2012 7:22 am - Voted 10/10
Great PhotoDeserving for POTW.
Best regards, Afzal
Ejnar Fjerdingstad - Feb 26, 2012 9:52 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Great PhotoThank you, Afzal. It seems you can predict the future!
foster fanning - Feb 25, 2012 9:30 am - Voted 10/10
Inspiring image...Thank you for bringing it to us all...
Ejnar Fjerdingstad - Feb 26, 2012 9:54 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Inspiring image...Thanks for the nice comment!
justahiker - Feb 27, 2012 9:26 am - Voted 10/10
Stunning photo!Impressive photo and beautiful North face... :)
Ejnar Fjerdingstad - Feb 27, 2012 5:32 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Stunning photo!Thank you, justahiker.
Mike Lewis - Feb 29, 2012 2:15 pm - Voted 10/10
I genuinely thoughtthis was a castle until I looked closer!
Glad this made the week!
Ejnar Fjerdingstad - Feb 29, 2012 5:20 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: I genuinely thoughtThank you. Actually, I have had other people make similar comments about these peaks, for instance saying that they looked like ruins of a giant building.
forgues9999 - Mar 5, 2012 8:36 am - Voted 10/10
Great compositionWithout the ant-like people at the bottom, the photo would not ba as inspiring. An awesom shot, cheers!
Ejnar Fjerdingstad - Mar 6, 2012 5:40 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Great compositionThank you. Yes, it was lucky there were so many people around, I have other photos from the same spot where there weren't any.
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