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The Andes

The Andes

This is taken at 4980m (16338 ft) in the Andes in Peru on a route named The Salcantay Trek.  This route is one of the lesser known and virtually void of tourists.  This is the highest point on this 7 day trek and at this altitude, even holding the camera was hard work.

What impressed us was the very obvious (and recent) moraines left by the receding glacier.  We should have gone closer to get a better view, but…….

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Dette bildet er tatt på 4980m høyde i Andes fjellene i Peru på en rute som heter “Salcantay Trek”.  Denne ruten er av de mindre kjente og så godt som uten turister.  Dette er det høyeste punktet på turen og i denne høyden er det litt av en jobb å hode kameraet.

Det vi la merke til er den veldig tydelige (og oppstått i nyere tid) morenen som er blitt lagt igjen etter isbreen som har trukket seg tilbake.  Vi burde gått nærmere til et bedre utkikkspunkt, men…….

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14. December 2008, 00:01 hide details Posted in: Nature, Travel The permalink address (URI) of this photo is: http://framedandshot.com/2008/12/14/the-andes/

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  1. Beautiful. I can’t really say much more, it really is a stunning shot. At the same time it’s really sad to see the receeding glacier. Makes us think of what we’re doing to the planet….

    skinke — December 14th, 2008 at 05:32

  2. Beautiful capture!

    Frida — December 14th, 2008 at 06:29

  3. Wow. Very cool. Looks other worldly.

    Tom — December 14th, 2008 at 07:14

  4. Wow! Awesome shot! I like the contrast between clouds, snow and the almost-black rocks.

    mario iso101 — December 14th, 2008 at 08:04

  5. Magnificient view! The sharpness is incredible.
    What a memorable adventure this must have been!

    Mario Jean — December 14th, 2008 at 08:08

  6. What a fantastic photo! It must have been wonderful to be standing in the clouds like that.

    Eric Fry — December 14th, 2008 at 09:05

  7. almost i can smell the free air of the enviroment. nice picture!

    David Monfil — December 14th, 2008 at 10:46

  8. what a magnificent view.. and judging from the altitude of this location, i’d say it looks challenging.. great work.. :)

    Rian — December 14th, 2008 at 11:53

  9. amazing mountains or pictures

    vera — December 14th, 2008 at 12:46

  10. the roober fly, the young man are really excellent too, i like very much your blog

    vera — December 14th, 2008 at 12:55

  11. Stunning landscape, what a view. Must have been awesome to stand up ther among the clouds and looking at this.

    Ivar — December 14th, 2008 at 14:11

  12. bello paisaje, las nubes y estas montañas impresionantes hacen un buen conjunto!

    NJ & SB Photography — December 14th, 2008 at 14:38

  13. What a scenery…looks dangerous as well…

    Ilger.nl — December 14th, 2008 at 14:49

  14. Naturen overgår den meste – strålende bilde, men mine 10 poeng går til selve motivet!

    Objektiv-t — December 14th, 2008 at 15:32

  15. Bonsoir,
    Great shot..nice exposure, contrast and composition..Bravo!

    jelb — December 14th, 2008 at 15:48

  16. Hva mer kan jeg si enn at dette var utrolig flott! Det må ha vært en kjempefin opplevelse.

    Rune — December 14th, 2008 at 16:56

  17. Wow! That’s some incredible view! Well executed photography, here! Bravo!

    dewaun.simmons — December 14th, 2008 at 18:39

  18. Class composition. The colors and details are incredible

    Thomas — December 14th, 2008 at 20:09

  19. Wonderful shot. Beautiful light and dramatic clouds.

    Sean — December 14th, 2008 at 20:45

  20. This is a one in a million shot, i am glad you captured such a remote spot! :-)

    on the right hand corner of the photo is that at figure?

    keep up the miraculous work :-)

    Musa — December 15th, 2008 at 04:01

  21. …I lose my voice in front of my screen. MAGNIFIQUE! The clouds and the forefront geological formation gave to the common scene a magic touch. Bravo.

    Doum — December 15th, 2008 at 09:05

  22. Beautiful! Great shot!! I really like the colors.

    Cassy — December 15th, 2008 at 10:14

  23. Por favor, que maravilla, que texturas y que color tan abrasivo, me encanta la composicion…tiene que hacer algo de calor por ahi, verdad? Un fuerte abrazo…

    Alex Caballero — December 15th, 2008 at 11:46

  24. These montains are quite impressive. Though I’m living not so far, I’m not sure I would go there for a trekking. Thanks to you, I can travel there without effort :)

    Jonas — December 15th, 2008 at 11:59

  25. Nok et bilde der dere bruker lys og kontraster i et fjellpreget landskap. Ser nesten ut som en Andesutgave av den kinesiske muren som snor seg bortover det karrige terrenget. Spennende!

    Ståle — December 15th, 2008 at 13:00

  26. Waw, what a fantastic scenery =)
    Wonderful capture!
    It should have been a great experience to be there :)

    Tim Corbeel — December 15th, 2008 at 19:58

  27. WOW! I’m left speechless and feel a immediate need to buy a plane ticket to Peru…

    Richelle — December 15th, 2008 at 20:48

  28. lots of great detail and the layering of the moraine up front and the more distant ridge adds a nice level of interest. Nicely done.

    Mike Blanchard — December 15th, 2008 at 21:00

  29. Breathtaking!! great shot and composition.

    Congrats

    Alejandro — December 16th, 2008 at 08:26

  30. “Moraines” . . you are taking me back to my schooldays . . but my schooldays never looked like this! Truly amazing.

    Ronnie 2¢ — December 16th, 2008 at 18:15

  31. Great contrasts and great to see these new morenes.

    Asgardr — December 20th, 2008 at 11:10

  32. I’m impressed, I would like traveling me too ;)

    krusaf — December 21st, 2008 at 16:03

  33. Really breathtaking.

    Mayuresh Patil — December 27th, 2008 at 15:32

  34. Extraordinary detail. Excellent composition !!!

    groenkemarquez — January 17th, 2009 at 13:32

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