Index of mountains

Lago di Braies has become such a popular destination for tourists and photographers alike that quietness and solitude aren't easy to find. One weekend, when winter had set in early, things were quite a bit different. Late in October, when the buzz of high season was already gone, snow had fallen over night. It covered the lake and the surrounding Dolomites…

If there is something like the epitome of an alpine view from a mountain hut, it might as well be the incredible view of the Tre Cime di Lavaredo seen from Rifugio Locatelli in the Dolomites. For generations this view has inspired climbers, hikers and photographers to go out themselves and experience the beauty of the italian Alps firsthand and up close -…

Excuse me for jumping back and forth between continents, but today I didn’t really feel like posting another himalayan shot. I’ve been busy planning another patagonian adventure that’s supposed to take place during the next few months and…

Behind Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre lies a place most visitors to El Chaltén will never see. This is the story of my visit to Circo de los Altares — an otherworldly place stuck between ice and vertical granite on the edge of the Southern Patagonian Icefield.

Finding an untouched area like the surroundings of the Giglachseen lakes is difficult in Austria. The lakes are located in an alpine valley above the tree line and are a breath of fresh air in the jungle of exploited mountains in Austria.