PLAYGROUND – Horizonte Zingst Photo Festival
I’m happy to Invite You all to visit PLAYGROUND photo series currently displayed on my solo show in Jasmund National Park as a part of International Photo Festival HORIZONTE in Zingst (Germany).
Even the festival is over most of the exhibition including mine are still on.
There are lot of great works by some renowned German and European photographers like Tom Nagy, Kai-Uwe Gundlach, Stephan Zirwes, Hans Strand, Gerd Ludwig, Andy Rouse, Norbert Rosing and many many more. If You can visit Zingst in person You will be pleased not only by splendid photography but also by the place itself.
Summer skiing in Norway – Solo travers of Svartisen Glacier. #4
Finally the highest peak, the right light, sweet descent and good night sleep.
Summer skiing in Norway – Solo travers of Svartisen Glacier.
After I’ve put away my skis for summer something beautiful happened. One weak of holiday just beneath Svartisen glacier in Nordland.
Just like I’ve been told by very kind local guide Anne Maria the weather on the Svartisen is mostly rainy with dense fog often resulting in whiteout condition. You need a GPS to navigate that especially there were times I was not able to see any point of reference beside tips of my skis for hours. I’ve seen a clear sky just once during my four days on glacier. Nevertheless the place is wonderful. 24 hours of light, kilometers of snow and ice, interrupted view of the sea and nobody around you.
Norway, Nordland
View of the Blokktinden mountain. More photos from Nordland and Svartisien Glacier here.
Tatry – Polish Alps #4 – 6th grade
Touring and skiing with friends is a great experience. Touring and skiing solo could be even better, but making solo descents from the end of difficulty scale is the most powerful of all.
During last solo ski trip of this season I’ve managed to climb and ski one of 5 most difficult ski descents in polish Tatra Mountains. It’s a modern one first done in 2000 by two great polish skiers and mountain guides – Tomasz Gąsienica Mikołajczyk and Edward Lichota UIAGM/IVBV. The difficulty grade is 6. The line is very steep and exposed (don’t fall).
The day after I was back again to ski other route on the right (number 5 on the photo). Both of them are demending but you feel the 5 to 6 difference very well.
I’ve find out after that a couple of ski alpinists have seen me during the ascent and took a photo. They were so kind to send me a photo they have took.
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Tatry – Polish Alps #3 – The 5th grade
Ski-routes difficulty level in polish Tatra Mountains use a scale form 1-5 while the 6th grade is reserved for the most steepest runs in very demanding terrain There are only five descents confirmed as 6th grade.
Wyżnia Zmarzła Przełęcz to Zmarzły Staw known also as “Honoratka” is a exemplary 5th grade descent (as written in Ski touring in the Polish High Tatras Guide Book). In early winter season it’s a tipical alpine route with some ice climbing involved but in the spring time this steep and very narrow couloir is skiable !
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