#plusphotoextract by +Jarek Klimek
Every route in the mountains has its crux. I had the chance to take a day off on a Monday, +Daniel Arndt the same, so we went to Lenk, Bernese Alps, to ascend Mt. Wildstrubel (3’243m / 10639ft) via its north face/flank route by ski.
In the upper third of the ascend, you have to traverse a scarp, leading to “Fruestuecksplatz”. It was cold, the snow was hard. The ascending track was a bit destroyed by skiers who went downhill. Being a little steep, many skiers just skid down the scarp laterally instead of skiing down. This leads to a plain surface.
This photo shows +Daniel Arndt, enjoying his way through the crux. We had some fun!
Dietmar Descamps
28 Feb 2012ouch, very scarp indeed 🙂
Peter de Rooij
28 Feb 2012looks just a tad uncomfortable and exposed…
Athena Carey
28 Feb 2012Yikes! Too vertical for me Wilfried Haferland and Daniel Arndt. Be careful. 🙂
Jerry Johnson
28 Feb 2012Love the story Wilfried Haferland and the photo you&39;ve taken captures the intensity of this extreme activity perfectly!! 🙂
Sumit Sen
29 Feb 2012Lovely shot! Looks like you had a lot of fun!
Melinda Koncz
29 Feb 2012Man vs snow wall. It is obvious who wins this time. Awesome photo and it looks like a lot of fun is going on there
Johan Peijnenburg
29 Feb 2012Another day at the office 🙂 Great shot Wilfried Haferland!
Wilfried Haferland
1 Mar 2012Thank you all very much,
Dietmar Descamps,
Peter de Rooij,
Athena Carey,
Jerry Johnson,
Sumit Sen,
Melinda Koncz,
Johan Peijnenburg
for your friendly comments and for taking your time! I&39;m very short on time so I can only do a thank-you-all instead of personal ones which you all deserve!
Wilfried Haferland
1 Mar 2012Thanks to all 1&39;ers!
Mykal Hall
1 Mar 2012I need to get to the snow this year. Thanks Wilfried Haferland.
Wilfried Haferland
1 Mar 2012Mykal Hall – Oh yes, come over here while the snow is hot 🙂
Dawid Martynowski
4 Mar 2012Wilfried Haferland This is extreme 🙂 Cool 🙂
Wilfried Haferland
5 Mar 2012Dawid Martynowski – Thank you very much! I was lucky: Once I passed this crux, I only had to hold the camera 😉
markus rienzner
23 Mar 2012cool!!
Anna Rimovska
18 Jan 2014great shot!