Fine Alpine Art
Photograph of the Hotel Eringer with sofa in the foreground, and at the back of the room, two mountain paintings by Thomas Crauwels are displayed on the wall
Alpine exhibitions

Fine art photography at the Hotel Eringer exhibition 2024

Since the beginning of 2024, I've been lucky enough to have my work exhibited on the walls of the prestigious Hotel Eringer, erected on the heights of Sion, between the Val d'Hérémence and the Val d'Hérens. Featuring the highest mountains in the Swiss Alps, they celebrate nature's dazzling mastery in a frame ... Read more
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panorama of the mountains of st moritz in the canton of grisons - black and white artwork
Art de Vivre

Unique Train Experiences Switzerland's 3 most spectacular Alpine crossings

Who hasn't dreamed of escaping to the middle of Switzerland's most majestic mountains? Rail travel transports the hearts of men as much as it celebrates the glory of the Alps. Let me introduce you to three railway legends: the Glacier Express, the Bernina Express and the Golden Pass. The Glacier Express Bernina: an exceptional train linking Zermatt to Saint-Moritz Between Valais, Uri and Graubünden stretches a railroad. Treasure winding its way through the peaks, the 4000s pass before our eyes. Matterhorn, Liskamm, Monte Rosa, Weisshorn... all giants whose grandeur amazes passengers. Eight ...
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Ascension Chronicles

Ski ascent of the Grosses Grünhorn Expedition to over 4000 m in the bernese alps

May 11, 2024. The last stage of our expedition at over 4,000 metres in the bernese alps mountains. Accompanied by my guide Johann Filliez, I have already climbed the Grosses and Hinteres Fiescherhorn as well as the Finsteraarhorn in the previous days. Today, we're preparing to ski up the Grosses Grünhorn, an unassuming yet magnificent mountain that I can't wait to discover. At summit des bernese alps : a night at the Konkordiahütte It was a short night at the Konkordiahütte. The hut is authentic and welcomes us in vast dormitories. On the floor, one mattress follows another...
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Panoramic picture of the Finsteraarhorn and the Agassizhorn. The summit of the Finsteraarhorn emerges from the sea of clouds after a time of snow.
Ascension Chronicles

Ski ascent of the Finsteraarhorn Expedition to over 4000 m in the Alps bernese alps

May 10, 2024. Second stage of an exceptional adventure to meet the highest summits of bernese alps. Yesterday, I climbed the Grosses and Hinteres-Fiescherhorn with my guide, Johann Filliez. Today, we'll be conquering the heights of the Finsteraarhorn on skis. Dominating the surrounding mountains, it rises to an altitude of 4274 metres, on the border between the Valais Alps and the canton of Bern. I've photographed this gigantic pyramid so many times. So many times its beauty has pierced my heart. What a joy it is, then, to be able at last to slide down its flanks, climb its crests and reach ...
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Ascension Chronicles

Ski ascent of the Grosses and Hinterer-Fiescherhorn Expedition to over 4000 m in the bernese alps - stage 1

In the spring of 2024, the furious winds give nothing away to the high mountains. They cover it night and day with thick, fickle snow, sweeping away our dreams of conquest. Until the dawn of May 8th, when a truce is announced. A fleeting but long-awaited break in the weather. So I seized my chance and set off on an adventure. Alongside my guide Johann Filliez, I set off for the highest summits of bernese alps. Encountering the Grosses and Hinterer-Fiescherhorn, the Finsteraarhorn and the Grosses-Grünhorn, at an altitude of over 4000 metres. Ski ascent ...
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Mountaineer heading for the Barre des Ecrins, soft morning light over the mountains
Ascension Chronicles

Ascent of Barre des Écrins and Dôme de neige

Can you smell the heady fragrance of great adventure in the air? At the end of April, spring returns and the mountains open up to life once again. Their call becomes more urgent and I dream of once again surveying their vertiginous flanks. This time, the Valais gives way to the wild and remote Écrins massif. This time, I'm preparing to climb the Barre des Écrins and the Dôme de neige. At an altitude of over 4,000 metres, this traverse marks the moment of our reunion. The start of an alpine season that I dream will be the most beautiful and daring. The ...
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panorama verbier - grand combin above the clouds
Mountain Portraits

Le Grand Combin Portrait of a giant of the Valais Alps

An ice fortress dominating the Haute Route from Chamonix-Zermatt, Grand Combin brandishes its imposing peaks with supreme élan, the better to proclaim to the world the fleeting beauty of its eternal snows. Portrait of a mountain that nurtures us: Grand Combin, the giant of the Valais Alps. Grand Combin : an ice giant in the Swiss Valais On the borders of the Val de Bagnes and the Val d'Entremont, the Alps spread their wings of sparkling ice. The ridges of the Combin massif stand like the seven bastions of an impenetrable wall. Carried from west to east by the Petit Combin, the Combin de Corbassière, de Boveire, de ...
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