Photos by oopps

This photo was taken at the start of Ali Baba at Makuyama. As Makuyama is fairly steep, the sky in the background makes the climber look a lot higher than he is... if fact, he is just starting the route when this shot was taken. The backlit/silhouette effect was not intentional, but it turned out pretty cool anyway.

Climbing Gannett Peak's North Face. This was taken at sunrise (which was seriously beautiful), hence the weird snow colour. The photo makes it look like a pretty gentle slope, but it's misleading. Also visible in the picture is the bergushrund - the snow bridge over it collapsed while we were crossing. Very fun, moderately easy alpine climb.

A collage submitted for photo assignment 5. All photos taken at Yugawara/ Makuyama area.