#dufourspitze

[earthstory]

OMG I want to stop at every rock they fly past. And some of the ice layers too. Original caption:

The Dufourspitze, 4634m/15,203ft (aka the Pointe Dufour or the Dufour peak) is the highest summit in Switzerland, second only to the Mont Blanc in the Alps. There are no less than ten main summits of +4000m which make up this Monte Rosa massif, so one is truly surrounded by an impressive number of big boys while up there.

As much as I love being on those rocks and glaciers, there is no better way to appreciate the scale and beauty of these natural wonders than from the air. What a treat to run down the glacier into the thin air and soar above all that rock those crevasses, past the Matterhorn all the way to Täsch in the valley below. Quite a day on the eve of the 1st of August, Switzerland's National Holiday!

July 31, 2018

[connor-burrows]

Panorama from Gornergratt 3130m by jnovak

[perpetualspincycle]

Early morning at Dufourspitze and Nordend by Bernhard Thum Via Flickr: This panorama was merged frm 3 single shots taken with the Leica M and the Zeiss Distagon 1,4/35 close to the summit of Zumsteinspitze at sunrise. We can see the path leading to the summit of Dufourspitze. Right to the summit of Nordend, the chain of Berner Oberland is visible at the background.

[whiskeygin23]

Panorama from Gornergratt 3130m by jnovak

[itslandscapess]

Panorama from Gornergratt 3130m

[livsansoz]

Hours spent in the mountains are hours of happiness, observation, effort and thoughts. Thanks Marco for making myself testing how my body and brain could handle a no sleep ascent. That was fun from the beginning to the end 👌🏻/ 📷 @mbernasocchi . . #timetoplay #fromlowestpointtohighestheight #getoutstayout #seatosummit #27summits #accesstheinaccessible #monterosa #dufourspitze #protectourwinters (à Monterosa)

[livsansoz]

Current status: dreaming of altitude, beautiful mountains and powerful moments of friendship in the mountains... 📷 @colinhaley1 / . . #timetoplay #getoutstayout #seatosummit #livalongtheway #mountainsarecalling #accesstheinaccessible #dufourspitze #protectourwinters (à Monterosa)

[ichliebeberge-blog]

Monte-Rosa-Hut. #monterosahütte #monterosahut #gornergletscher #gornerglacier #zermatt #mattertal #wallis #valais @valaiswallis @zermatt.matterhorn @gornergratbahn #gornergrat #liskamm #instanature #instalikes #instamountain #ichliebeberge #ilovemountains #picoftheday #sachütte @schweizeralpenclub @gornergrat @ethzurich #nature #glacier #gletscher #outdoor #mountaineering #bergsteigen #dufourspitze #pollux #castor #summer #switzerland #swissalps #swissmountain (hier: Monte-Rosa-Hütte)