Perfect conditions made it hard for me to abstain from a number of of my runs and to take some pictures instead. It’s part of the job.
Whether it is rafting on the Simme river, or canyoning a few kilometres upstream, water temperatures are always far from pleasant.
Heading into the icefall as soon as the sun started illuminating it and getting out just in time before the teetering blocks of ice started to collapse around us was probably more luck than perfect timing.
Water in its probably most beautiful state. Not to forget its momentariness – just like a dream.
Just moments after taking this picture, the enormous ice block of our ascent, above our heads, plunged into the valley that led us to enjoy a visit in a nearby café even earlier.
To play with the elements of nature without losing respect at any time is exactly what constitutes the challenge.
When Seppi Strohmeier recommended the falls for the shooting, I thought of a bad joke. Incredibly, he challenged the cascades for three times.