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Snowshoeing and Slow Photographing at 2’106 metres a.s.l., Furka, Swiss Alps.<\/a> Photoessay. December 2018. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Short cut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Why not taking the short cut following the direct route vertically up along the slope line instead of the official and slightly dull Furka pass road? Me, the old outdoorer and highlander, fit and experienced in snowshoeing, I trust the carbon-steel 3D-curved traction rails of my TUBBS Flex ALP<\/a> snowshoes (this was as a commercial! \ud83d\ude09 ), they dug like claws into the harsh snow – but despite their heel lift I found myself clambering up the ascent on all fours – sometimes at least. And my backpack was pulling me back down like a ton of sand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

F*ck, it’s more than steep, rather sheer, no – even vertical – overhanging maybe? What a nice short cut!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the road again I have learned my lesson: From now on I would follow the official Furka pass road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Splendid view<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Pizzo dell’ Uomo, Pizzo d’Orsino, Winterhorn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

4 hours for a 2 hours walk?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hiking from Realp to Tiefenbach (see the maps and the GPS tracks on swisstopo<\/a>, Google Maps<\/a>) usually takes two hours, maybe some minutes more – why did we need more than four and a half hours for this 6.25 km distance? Let me answer this with another question … Have you ever been walking with a photographer enjoying life and having fun with his family – my wife Arlette chased the light with her camera too and our two lovely daughters C\u00e9cile and Olivia were creatively playing full of beans with every snow flake … – and right beneath the Hotel Galenstock<\/a> we had a long break enjoying the late afternoon sun; by the way, is there anything better than a cup of strong dark espresso coffee and a hot chocolate prepared on my camping gas stove – in the middle of a huge snow field? We had a lot of fun all the way. That’s life and I think it’s a good excuse for being late and slow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Slow walking. Slow photography.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Before and after having our extended break there is plenty of time to make some of my beloved film stylish slow photographs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n