Majestic portrait of the Breithorn I captured from Zermatt. Its north face is infinitely wilder than the opposite side. Here, it is shown in all its splendour. To the right, Breithorn West rises to an altitude of 4164 metres, its massive silhouette and steep flank a testament to its power. Our gaze then shifts to Breithorn Central, culminating at 4159 metres. Its summit ridge draws a clean line against the sky. Then, completely to the left, Breithorn East completes the Alpine triptych at 4139 metres. At their feet, the Breithorngletscher stretches out, an alabaster mantle streaked with crevasses that tell their age-old story.

Fascinating paradox: this summit , said to be easily accessible and the first alpine experience for many mountaineers aspiring to break the symbolic 4,000-meter barrier, reveals a face of unsuspected complexity. Its north face reminds us that the mountain can never really be tamed, that behind its supposed accessibility lies a deep, wild and untamable nature.

In this work, I wanted to capture not the easy ascent that crowds experience from the Klein Matterhorn, but the austere beauty of its north face. For it is perhaps here, in its less-frequented aspects, that Breithorn reveals its true essence - that of a majestic colossus which, despite its reputation for benevolence, remains above all a child of the primordial forces of our Earth.