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Africa; alpinism; alpinist; climber; climbing; crag; difficult; Equatorial; gully; ice climb; mountain; mountaineering; north face; portrait format; rope; Ruwenzori; Uganda; verglas; steep; snow; ice; Albert; Mount Stanley; Mountains of the Moon, adventure, expeditionary,

RUWENZORI RANGE - the 'Mountains of the Moon' astride the Uganda / Congo border : climbing a sttep ice pitch during the first ascent of the direct North Face on Point Albert (16,690 ft/ 5087m.). ref: (72.1/6/14)

Bill O'Connor; alpinism; alpinist; Alps; Bernese Oberland; climber; climbing; cramponing; difficult; Doldenhorn; ice cliff; ice climb; mountaineering; north face; portrait format; protection; rope; safety; steep; Switzerland; ice wall, serac, adventure, endeavour,

BERNESE ALPS, SWITZERLAND : Bill O'Connor in action on the steep ice on the DOLDENHORN North Face. ref: 1008967.041

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MOUNT KENYA : Ian Howell in action on the south Ridge of POINT PIGOTT in poor weather. ref: 1020429.021

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Mont Blanc massif, French Alps: British guide Bill O'Connor in action on the Cosmiques Arete of the Aiguille du Midi (3842m.) The Bossons Glacier lies far below. ref : 1020437.021

alpinism; alpinist; Bill March; Canada; climber; climbing; cramponing; distant view; ice climb; Kain Face; Mount Robson; mountain; mountaineering; North America; portrait format; Rockies; rope; steep, ice, ice wall, adventure, endeavour

MOUNT ROBSON (12,972'/3954m) is the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies. Bill March leads the steep final pich to the summit. ref : 1013807.051

alpinism; Alps; climbing; crag; difficult; France; granite; mountain; mountaineering; mountains; peak; portrait format; rock; rock climb; rope; safety; Chamonix; Mont Blanc massif; steep; granite; Dent du Geant; climber; alpinist, adventure, endeavour, precarious

In action on the steep granite butress of the Petit Dent du Geant, Mont Blanc massif, French Alps. ref: 1003979.021

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CAIRNGORMS, Scottish Highlands. Bill March makes the first ascent of 'Window Gully' on Creag an Leth-Choin - the 'Lurcher's Crag' - high over the Lairig Ghru. ref : 1006252.031 (808/4/23(1)

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Craggy mountains at Edolo in Northern Italy

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FRENCH ALPS -Dauphine, Massif des Ecrins ; Ian Howell coils the rope on the tiny summit of the AIGUILLE DIBONA (3130m.) - view up the final pitch of the North Arete. ref: 1012382.031 (15. 3/2/15(4) ©John.Cleare/MOUNTAIN.CAMERA Picture Library

adventure sport; Aviemore; bold; Cairngorms; climber; cold; crag; Creag an Leath-Choin; effort; frozen; hazardous; Highlands; ice; ice axe; ice-climb; ice-fall; icicle; imposing; Lairig Ghru; leader; mountain; portrait format; recreation; rope; Scotland; snow; Speyside; steep; strenuous; vertical; Window Gully; winter; crampons; frost, difficult, challenging,

CAIRNGORMS - Scottish Highlands : Bill March makes the first ascent of Window Gully on Creag an Leth-Choin, the 'Lurcher's Crag' - high over the Lairig Ghru. ref: 1011376 (808/4/20(01)

achievement; alpinism; Alps; alpinist, Bernese Oberland; climber; climbing; conquest; delight; distant view; Eiger; elation; euphoria; excitement; figure; geographical; horizon; ice; Jungfrau; landform; landscape format; Monch; mountain; mountaineer; mountaineering; mountains; peak; rock; rope; satisfaction; steep; summit; Switzerland; wide view; snow; ice, 541,

On the summit of the JUNGFRAU (13, 642 ft/4158m) Exultant climber arrives on the highest point of this famous peak in Switzerland's Bernese Oberland. The Eiger (left) and the Monch are seen beyond to the north east. ref : 1026732.021 (12. 3/1/1(14) ©JOHN.CLEARE/MOUNTAIN.CAMERA Picture Library (+44) 01747-820320

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Creag Meaghaidh, Centrral Highlands of Scotland : Jim McArtney in action on a direct variation to Raeburn's Gully on this large crag above Loch Laggan. ref : 1016604.021

Aladdin's Lamp; bold; Cairngorms; climber; climbing; Coire an t-Sneachda; crag; difficult; Highlands; ice; ice climb; mountaineering; north face; portrait format; rope; Scotland; steep; Tom Patey; verglas; winter; snow, adventure, endeavour, precarious

Cairngorms - TOM PATEY battles with the Aladdin's Lamp pinnacle high over Coire an t-Sneachda. February 1967. ref:(808/5/21)

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JUGAL HIMALAYA, NEPAL: Pin Howell reaches the summit of 'Freney Peak' - first ascent of unnamed 19,000 foot peak above the Balephi Glacier. ref : 1012144.021 (100. 6/12/18) ©JOHN.CLEARE/MOUNTAIN.CAMERA Picture Library

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Aiguille Dibona; alpinism; Alps; climbing; crag; Dauphine; 621, difficult; Ecrins; France; granite; Ian Howell; mountain; mountaineering; mountains; peak; portrait format; rock; rock climb; rope; safety; alpinist, steep, precarious, adventure, endeavour, exposure, effort, delicate,

Aiguille Dibona, Massif des Ecrins (Dauphine)in the French Alps : Ian Howell in action on the delicate Direct South Face route. ref : 1013853.021

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MASSIF DES ECRINS; FRENCH ALPS : on the AIGUILLE DIBONA - Ian Howell in action on the flawless granite of the classic South Face Direct route ref: 1003972

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RUWENZORI MOUNTAINS - Uganda / Congo : two stout BAKONJO lads, recruited as porters for a Ruwenzori climbing expedition. The Bakonjo live in the thick montane forest that cloaks the high Ruwenzori slopes on both sides of the frontier. ref: 2878/G/28

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Lliwedd, Snowdonia - Kris Paterson in the lead on the old classic 'Avalanche Route'. ref 864/ B / 3

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Nepal Himalaya : Ian Howell on the final straightforward snow slope below the summit of n 'Freney Peak', making the first ascent of this attractive and officially still un-named 19,000 foot snow in the Jugal Himal. ref : 1017506

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CAIRNGORMS - Scottish Highlands : climber approachs the cornice at the top of 'Jacobs Ladder', Coire an t-Sneachda ref: 808/4/8(4)

Rock , Climbers, climbing, Isle, Anglesey, North, Wales, climber

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Alpinistes travelling through a zone of seracs

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Alpinistes travelling through a zone of seracs

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Alpinistes travelling through a zone of seracs

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Alpinistes travelling through a zone of seracs

Saas Fee; Saas Grund; Saas peaks; The Weissmies alpine climbers passing through a crevassed area; alpine climbers passing through serac cliffs; alpine climbing; alpine scenery; alpinism; dangerous ice cliffs; ice - fall debris; ice cliffs; ice-cliffs; roped up alpine climbing; roped up glacier travel; seracs; weissmies glacier; serac; ice-cliff; seracs; mountain hazard; mountain danger; adventure sport; action; fast movement; ladders; crossing crevasses

Alpinistes travelling through a zone of seracs

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Alpinistes travelling through a zone of seracs

Saas Fee; Saas Grund; Saas peaks; The Weissmies alpine climbers passing through a crevassed area; alpine climbers passing through serac cliffs; alpine climbing; alpine scenery; alpinism; dangerous ice cliffs; ice - fall debris; ice cliffs; ice-cliffs; roped up alpine climbing; roped up glacier travel; seracs; weissmies glacier; serac; ice-cliff; seracs; mountain hazard; mountain danger; adventure sport; action; fast movement; ladders; crossing crevasses; glaciated scenery

Alpinistes travelling through a zone of seracs

Saas Fee; Saas Grund; Saas peaks; The Weissmies alpine climbers passing through a crevassed area; alpine climbers passing through serac cliffs; alpine climbing; alpine scenery; alpinism; dangerous ice cliffs; ice - fall debris; ice cliffs; ice-cliffs; roped up alpine climbing; roped up glacier travel; seracs; weissmies glacier; serac; ice-cliff; seracs; mountain hazard; mountain danger; adventure sport; action; fast movement; ladders; crossing crevasses; glaciated scenery

Alpinistes travelling through a zone of seracs

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Alpinistes travelling through a zone of seracs

Saas Fee; Saas Grund; Saas peaks; The Weissmies alpine climbers passing through a crevassed area; alpine climbers passing through serac cliffs; alpine climbing; alpine scenery; alpinism; dangerous ice cliffs; ice - fall debris; ice cliffs; ice-cliffs; roped up alpine climbing; roped up glacier travel; seracs; weissmies glacier; serac; ice-cliff; seracs; mountain hazard; mountain danger; adventure sport; action; fast movement; ladders; crossing crevasses; glaciated scenery

Alpinistes travelling through a zone of seracs

Saas Fee; Saas Grund; Saas peaks; The Weissmies alpine climbers passing through a crevassed area; alpine climbers passing through serac cliffs; alpine climbing; alpine scenery; alpinism; dangerous ice cliffs; ice - fall debris; ice cliffs; ice-cliffs; roped up alpine climbing; roped up glacier travel; seracs; weissmies glacier; serac; ice-cliff; seracs; mountain hazard; mountain danger; adventure sport; action; fast movement; ladders; crossing crevasses; glaciated scenery

Alpinistes travelling through a zone of seracs

Saas Fee; Saas Grund; Saas peaks; The Weissmies alpine climbers passing through a crevassed area; alpine climbers passing through serac cliffs; alpine climbing; alpine scenery; alpinism; dangerous ice cliffs; ice - fall debris; ice cliffs; ice-cliffs; roped up alpine climbing; roped up glacier travel; seracs; weissmies glacier; serac; ice-cliff; seracs; mountain hazard; mountain danger; adventure sport; action; fast movement; crossing crevasses; glaciated scenery

Alpinistes safely crossing a glacier

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Alpinistes safely crossing a glacier

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Alpinistes safely crossing a glacier

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Tanzania - on Kilimanjaro : dawn breaks at a climbers bivouac in an ice cave at 17,000 feet (5200m.) altitude during the first ascent of the long and very difficult direct route on the hanging Kersten Glacier. ref: 1005069

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The footpath up The band towards the summit of Bowfell with The Langdale Pikes as a magnificent backdrop

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An image taken looking out acros the upper slopes of the ski resort above Mayrhofen in the Zillertal Alps, Austrian Tirol. You are looking out over to the Grosser Loffler which marks the Italian border.

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TANZANIA - on Kilimanjaro : dawn at an ice cave bivouac at about 17,000 feet ( 5200m.) altitude during the first direct ascent of the very difficult hanging Kersten Glacier on the S.W. Face of Kibo. ref: 1005068

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An image taken in the Austrian Tirol looking up to the Ahorn Spitze from the ski resort above Mayrhofen in the Zillertal Alps

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An image taken in the Austrian Tirol looking up to the Ahorn Spitze from the ski resort above Mayrhofen in the Zillertal Alps

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The Pfitscherjoch Haus, just over the Italian border from the Zillertal.

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CAIRNGORMS : Rusty Baillie at work on the Direct Start icicle to Aladdin's Mirror, a classic winter climb in Coire an t-Sneachda. ref 1011380 (808/4/2(3)

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MOUNTAIN RESCUE : winter on Ben Nevis, Britain's highest mountain - the local Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team evacuate a fallen climber down the steep flanks of Number Three Gully on the 1,800 foot ( 550m.) North East Face. ref ; 1006696.021

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TANZANIA - on Kilimanjaro : dawn at an ice cave bivouac at about 17,000 feet ( 5200m.) altitude during the first direct ascent of the very difficult hanging Kersten Glacier on the S.W. Face of Kibo. Mount Meru ( 'Pic Socialism' ) is seen in the distance. ref: 1005062

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A young alpinist is looking at her daily goal : Bearcreek Spire from Dade lake

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A summit view from the Ahorn Spitze. Looking over to the Gorsser Loffler and the Italian Border

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A summit view from the Ahorn Spitze 2978m in the Zillertal Alps, Austria.

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Looking across from the higher summit of the Ahorn Spitze to the Summit with the cross mounted. This was the case because the old route to the summit passed between the two. The higher summit was considered to be very hard to reach.

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On MOUNT MCKINLEY, ALASKA - at 6194 metres ( 20,22 ft) the highest peak in North America. A professional American mountain guide is seen in falling snow wearing state-of-the-art clothing and equipment. ref: 1037580.021

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view from Murren towards the Eiger

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ENGLISH LAKE DISTRICT : on DOW CRAG - Keith Phizacklea takes a spectacular leader-fall while attempting Woodhouse's Arete (grade E6) May 1998. ref: 022335.031 (802. 4/1/8(2) ©John.Cleare/MOUNTAIN.CAMERA Picture Library

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A range of Cams - camming devices generically known as 'Friends' - which are used by climbers to secure attachment for both static and running belays in flared cracks. ref: 21395

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BERNESE ALPS, SWITZERLAND : led by a Guide, roped alpinists ascend the upper neve of the Ewigschneefeld glacier towards the Obermonchjoch and the TRUGBERG (12,621 ft). ref : 1007410.021

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Flat Crag, The Great Slab and Cambridge Crags seen here from the top of Bowfell Buttress

arctic-alpine; Ben Macdui; bleak; Cairngorm Range; Cairngorms; Carn Etchachan; climber; Coire Uisge; crag; distance; distant view; erosion; figures; glacial effects; Highlands; hiker; hillside; landform; landmark; landscape format; mountaineering; mountains; north face; people; plateau; post glacial; remote; rock; rock feature, ; sastrugi; Scotland; Shelter Stone Crag; snow drift; walkers; wide view; wilderness; windswept; winter

CAIRNGORM MOUNTAINS, Eastern Highlands : mountain walking party cross the wide Cairngorm Plateau southwards towards Ben Macdui (4,296 ft / 1309m) - Britain's second highest mountain - visible in the distance, right. On the left Shelter Stone Crag and Carn Etchachan ( 3,673 ft / 1120m) rise over Coire Uisge at the head of Glen Avon. January ref: 1001298 (02.4/4/24(5)

blue; Cape leadwort; climber; climbers; climbing plant; climbing plants; deciduous; plumbago

Murren, alp, alpine, alps, beauty, bernese, blue, clear, climb, climber, climbing, eiger, eigergletcher, Europe, European, face, glacier, high, ice, imposing, Jungfrau, landscape, mighty, moench, monch, mountain, mountaineering, nature, nordwand, north, oberland, peak, range, rock, scenic, sky, snow, snow-capped, spectacular, summer, sun, Swiss, Switzerland, top, tourism, travel, portrait, cliff

View of the Eiger from Murren

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adventure; adventure sports; athletes; cliffs; mountain athletes; mountain climbing; mountain face; mountain sports; mountains; rock climbing; rock face; sports; thrill; thrill seekers; Colorado; Colorful Colorado; mountain states; Rocky Mountain West; Southwest USA; state of Colorado; foothills; mountain range; Mountains; Rocky Mountains; danger; woman; female; woman athlete; female athlete; female mountain climber; woman mountain climber

abyss; adventure sport; Aviemore; Cairn Lochan; Cairngorms; chimney; cleft; climber; crag; frozen; gully; Highlands; hiker; ice axe; imposing; mountain; portrait format; recreation; Scotland; shadow; snow; Speyside; steep; winter; hill-walker; pensive; Hell's Lum; cornice; weather; rime

CAIRNGORMS, Scottish Highlands : winter climber gazes down the awesome cleft of Hell's Lum on the south flank of Cairn Lochan above Coire Domhain. January. ref: 02.4/4/20(7)

Nepal; Himalaya; Jugal; Freney Peak; Ian Howell; mountain; mountaineering; expeditionary; climber; mountaineer; alpinist; ice; snow; steep; ice axe; ice climb; step cutting; cramponing; bold; adventure; endeavour; alpine-style; portrait format

Nepal Himalaya : Ian Howell nears the top of the second ice band during the first ascent of this nameless peak ( dubbed 'Freney Peak' ) of around 6,100 m. in the Jugal Himal ref: 1017511.051 (100. 6/11/3)

Black and white; Climber; Climbers; Climbing Plant; Climbing Plants; Creeper; Creepers; Evergreen; Foliage; Ivy leaf; English ivy

climber; climbing; climbing rope; crag; E71; exposure; geological; helmet; landform; landmark; landscape format; Mike Banks; mountaineering; ocean; Old Man of Hoy; Orkney; pinnacle; rock; rock climb; rock feature, rope; sandstone; Scotland; shore; steep; vertical

ORKNEY, ISLE of HOY : Veteran climber Mike Banks, aged 67, climbs the final moves onto the small summit of the renowned OLD MAN of HOY sea-stack. The sea lies 450 feet vertically below. ref: 1031050

Sunset Ices; Ice Cream Van; Midland Hotel; Tourists; Day-trippers; Morecambe; Seaside; Coast; Holiday Destination; Lancashire; Irish Sea; Spring; Sunny; Morecambe Bay; Promenade

Australia; Brisbane; ab-sail; care; cliff; Cliff; climber; color image; colour image; danger; fall; helmet; one person; MSLS541, outdoors; photography; protection; rock; risk; rock climber; rock climbing; secure; sport; support, rock-face; rope; safety; secure; vertical format, exercise, climb, exert, support, harness, high, fall,

Traing climbs on cliffs alongside the Brisbane River in Brisbane, Australia

winter, snow, mountains, crinkle crags, Langdale, lake district, Cumbria, UK, Great Britain, ice, blue, crag, rock, ridge, bleak, cold, panorama, fells, lakeland, outdoors, scenic, national park

climber; climbers; climbing plant; climbing plants; cut flowers; flower; flowers; hardy annual; perfume; petal; petals; scent; sweet pea; tendrils

UK; England; Cumbria; The lakes; Lakeland; The Lake District; national park; colour photography; landscape; moody; dramatic; scene; scenic; nature; season; spring; Langdale; fells; dales; valleys; remote; isolated; rough; crag; crags; buttress; Bowfell; Cambridge Crag; Bowfell Buttress; Flat Crag; Great Slab; rock feature

Flat Crag, The Great Slab and Cambridge Crags seen here from the top of Bowfell Buttress

UK; England; Cumbria; The lakes; Lakeland; The Lake District; national park; colour photography; landscape; moody; dramatic; scene; scenic; nature; season; spring; Langdale; fells; dales; valleys; remote; isolated; rough; crag; crags; buttress; Bowfell; Cambridge Crag; Bowfell Buttress; Flat Crag; Great Slab; rock feature

Flat Crag, The Great Slab and Cambridge Crags seen here from the top of Bowfell Buttress

UK; England; Cumbria; The lakes; Lakeland; The Lake District; national park; colour photography; landscape; moody; dramatic; scene; scenic; nature; season; spring; Langdale; fells; dales; valleys; remote; isolated; rough; crag; crags; buttress; Bowfell; Cambridge Crag; Bowfell Buttress; Flat Crag; Great Slab; rock feature

Flat Crag, The Great Slab and Cambridge Crags seen here from the top of Bowfell Buttress

Alberts Shed; Castlefield; Bar; Restaurant; Brick; Canal-side; Castlefield; Tree; Illuminations; Cobbles; Setts; Road; Trailing Lights; Bridge; Manchester; North West; UK

Franz Josef, glacier, New Zealand, NZ, South Island, West Coast, mountain, mountains, snow, blue ice, glaciers, glaciation, beauty, beautiful, walk, walker, walkers, walking, hike, hiker, hikers, hiking, climb, climber, climbers, climbing, crevice, crevices, crevasse, crevasses, Southern Alps, holiday, vacation, leisure, travel, summer 2005, WHOVIS, WHOSCE, WHOWAL

Ben Nevis; Europe; Hillwalking; Scotland; UK; climber; climbers; corries; highlands; mountain climbing; mountaineering; red people; Scottish mountains; the Ben; white; winter; winter climbing; winter walking

Walking into a winter climbing route in the back corries of Ben Nevis after heavy winter snowfall.

Ben Nevis; Europe; Hillwalking; Scotland; UK; climber; climbers; corries; highlands; mountain climbing; mountaineering; red people; Scottish mountains; the Ben; white; winter; winter climbing; winter walking

Walking into the back corries of Ben Nevis after heavy snowfall

Alberts Shed; Bar; Restaurant; Brick; Canal-side; Castlefield; Figaro; Nissan; Tree; Illuminations; Cobbles; Setts; Road; Bridge; Manchester; North West; UK

climber; climbers; climbing plant; climbing plants; creeper; creepers; deciduous; parthenocissus; parthenocissus quinquefolia; virginia creeper

Ben Nevis; Europe; Hillwalking; Scotland; UK; climber; climbers; corries; highlands; mountain climbing; mountaineering; red people; Scottish mountains; the Ben; white; winter; winter climbing; winter walking

Walking in to a winter climb on Ben Nevis after heavy snow fall.

Matterhorn; Matterhorn at sunset; Matterhorn clearing from a storm; Matterhorn sceneic views; North face of the Breithorn; Theodulo hut; Triftigrat; Triftigrat trip July 2011; alpine ice climbing; crevassed glacier; crevasses; glacie rtravel; pitched ice climbing; rain on cable car window; seracs. ice-cliffs

Arolla. August 2011; Ollie climbing at Pra Grassette; Switzerland; a young boy abseiling; a young boy rock climbing; adventure activity; climbing for youngsters; family holiday; outdoor activity; outdoor adventure; rock climbing; climbers hand; hand; young climbers hand; hand on a hold

A young rock climbers hand on a hold

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Matterhorn; Matterhorn at sunset; Matterhorn clearing from a storm; Matterhorn sceneic views; North face of the Breithorn; Theodulo hut; Triftigrat; Triftigrat trip July 2011; alpine ice climbing; crevassed glacier; crevasses; glacier travel; pitched ice climbing; rain on cable car window; seracs. ice-cliffs

The Triftigrat

Matterhorn; Matterhorn at sunset; Matterhorn clearing from a storm; Matterhorn scenic views; North face of the Breithorn; Theodulo hut; Triftigrat; Triftigrat trip July 2011; alpine ice climbing; crevassed glacier; crevasses; glacier travel; pitched ice climbing; rain on cable car window; seracs. ice-cliffs

The Triftigrat

Matterhorn; Matterhorn at sunset; Matterhorn clearing from a storm; Matterhorn scenic views; North face of the Breithorn; Theodulo hut; Triftigrat; Triftigrat trip July 2011; alpine ice climbing; crevassed glacier; crevasses; glacier travel; pitched ice climbing; rain on cable car window; seracs. ice-cliffs

The Triftigrat

Eiger, North Face, Swiss, Alps, Switzerland, Swiss alps, climber, rock, rock climbing, climbing, flag, mountain, mountains

Lake District, landscape, National Park, England, UK, Cumbria, snow, ice, winter, frozen, freezing, sunny, sunshine, white, blue, peaks, summit, mountain, mountaineering, climbing, walking, hiking, rugged, craggy, rocky, Bowfell, The Band, Langdale, Crinkle Crags, dawn, sunrise, warm light, scenic, scenery, cold, sheep, Herdwick, North, Northern, Britain

adventure; adventure sports; athletes; cliffs; mountain athletes; mountain climbing; mountain face; mountain sports; mountains; rock climbing; rock face; sports; thrill; thrill seekers; Colorado; Colorful Colorado; mountain states; Rocky Mountain West; Southwest USA; state of Colorado; foothills; mountain range; Mountains; Rocky Mountains; snow capped mountains; snow capped peaks

adventure; adventure sports; athletes; cliffs; mountain athletes; mountain climbing; mountain face; mountain sports; mountains; rock climbing; rock face; sports; thrill; thrill seekers; Colorado; Colorful Colorado; mountain states; Rocky Mountain West; Southwest USA; state of Colorado; foothills; mountain range; Mountains; Rocky Mountains; snow capped mountains; snow capped peaks

adventure sport; Aviemore; Cairn Lochan; Cairngorms; climber; cold; crag; distance; distant view; effort; Fiacaill; guide; Highlands; hiker; ice axe; imposing; leader; mountain; party; plateau; portrait format; recreation; Scotland; snow; Speyside; strenuous; team; view; hill walker; winter; Coire an t-Sneachda; landform; rime; weather; frost; DISEASE611;

CAIRNGORMS - Scottish Highlands : a winter climbing party on the Fiacaill of Coire an t-Sneachda emerges onto the summit plateau of Cairn Lochan. January. ref: 1012068 (02.4/4/3(6)

Africa, Uganda, Ruwenzori, Mountains, Mubuku, valley, dell, waterfall, landform, ravine, exotic, stream, giant-heather, Philippia-trimera, Afro-alpine, flora, helichrysum, groundsel, brook, dampness, vegetation, portrait-format, lush, atmospheric,

RUWENZORI RANGE, UGANDA : in the MUBUKU Valley at about 11,000 feet (3350m.) altitude. Giant Heather (Philippia trimera) + other exotics abound.

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Ben Nevis; Europe; Hillwalking; Scotland; UK; climber; climbers; corries; highlands; mountain climbing; mountaineering; red people; Scottish mountains; the Ben; white; winter; winter climbing; winter walking

Checking out some winter climbing routes on Ben Nevis in typical Scottish winter climbing conditions.

Agricultural; Agriculture; Climber; Climbers; Climbing Plant; Climbing Plants; Deciduous; Flora; Flower; Flowering Plant; Flowering Plants; Flowers; Garden; Gardening; Gardens; Horticultural; Horticulture; Morning glory; Plant; Plants