The Monch
by Kevin Norton, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Two climbers on the flank of the Monch in the Swiss Alps. Ice at the base of the cliff attests to the repeated glaciations have carved the gneiss and schist of the Altkristallin into a formidable aspect.
Taken on 14
September
2010
Submitted on 03 March 2011
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- Exact location (8.0020 E, 46.5536 N)
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