The Monch

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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.

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Type Image Format JPG Size 2.9 MB Width 4672 px Height 3104 px Aspect 146:97 Brand Pentax Model K7 Exposure 33 mm f/10 1/1000 s ISO 12 Taken 14 September 2010 Coordinates 46.5536, 8.0020 Tint White Submitted 3 March 2011

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