On the Gross Wannenhorn

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Is this, ah, alpine enough already ... ?

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In thrilling region of thick-ribbed ice. Let's stay out of there ...

A man who keeps company with glaciers comes to feel tolerably insignificant by and by. The Alps and the glaciers together are able to take every bit of conceit out of a man and reduce his self-importance to zero if he will only remain within the influence of their sublime presence long enough to give it a fair and reasonable chance to do its work.

- Mark Twain

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Snow-squall over Konkordiaplatz

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Alpinists A and B inspect the glacier lake. The mountain behind is the Aletschhorn. It looks quite high and icy. Maybe we'll leave that one to the experts....

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