The deep dig, Faido and Sedrun (CH), 2008

A snowstorm, Oberalp Pass

While there is a snowstorm in the mountains and the temperature falls below zero degree, they work two thousand meters below the surface, in twenty-five degree heat. They work in sweat and have to drink eight liters of water per day. Each day, they spend seven hours in dark and dust, and see no sun. They drill a big cavity in the Alps...

The access tunnel, Faido

The construction site, Sedrun

800-meter deep access shaft in Sedrun

An underground train which drives miners to the construction site

In 21 Nov 2008, I took part in a visit to two construction sites of the Gotthard Base Tunnel. Around 2018, the tunnel will become the longest railway tunnel in the world with the length of 57 km. The pictures were taken in two construction sites below Faido and Sedrun.

Engineering curiosity

Tunnel in Faido

The construction site in Sedrun

The tunnel face in Sedrun

Tignes (F), 15 February 2009

An off-piste in Tignes

The tele-marker


World Championship in Alpine Skiing in Val d'Isere.
Supporters coming back to Tignes after a competition.

Val Ferret (CH), 21 February 2009

A few days after an abundant snow fall, we went to explore Val Ferret in wintertime and to plunge into powder. 8 hrs of the exhausting climbing, 2 reached peaks, 2 crazy downhills and 1 ski running away from the last reached summit. This is a brief summary of an extraordinary day of ski-touring in the neighborhood of the Gd St-Bernard. The following images report a half of the day because the camera operator was half-dead after the first climb. As regards the ski which amused itself by running away, it was found 300m below the summit of La Dotse by the Incredibles from Facesud.

Larches, Ferret

Six des-Bornettes (~2300m)

Col du Fourchon (Fourchon pass, 2696m)

Climbing toward Six Blanc (2795)

Grand Golliat, north face (3238 m)

The Grandes Jorasses (4208 m) and Mont Blanc behind seen
from the ridge of the Grand Six Blancs (2775)

The descent to La Peule valley towards La Dotse

Red, Luxembourg February 2009

Red, Luxembourg (2009)

Work is: 70x100cm on dibond, edition of 5

Pointe de Bellevue, 2 January, 2009

Pointe de Bellevue (2041m) offers an outstanding view of the Dents du Midi, the east coast of the Geneva Lake and the beginning of the Rhône valley (no pictures this time). During winter, it's an easy ski-hike and a relaxing descent in powder...

Ewa's ride

Nicolas Dubois, Lausanne 2008

Nicolas Dubois, a dude from Cully, frequent pub crawler in student bars and unique among the Dubois brothers who instead of producing and tasting Swiss wines, prefers Belgian beer and informatics. Usually seen with other dudes. In the spare time, amateur of diving, big screens and Portugese cleaning ladies.

Nicolas Forney, Lausanne 2008

Astrid, Lausanne 2007

The call, 2008

Dream, 2007

Wowek Zieliński, Kraków, 22 December 2008

Wowek Zieliński, the life and a soul of each party, connoisseur of spirits and good taste, the beginning actor, sales consultant by profession and in action. Glued to Kraków, he does not even think about moving. The potential of creativity to be discovered soon...

Wowek as the Snow White in dressing room after the performance of "Snow White Ltd"

Kasia Karp, Lausanne, August 2007

Kasia Karp, dark-hair angel devoted to any lost creature and people needing help, volunteer in Catholic missions, traveler, journalist by profession. Currently available in Kraków, next stop: Norway but preferably in the South America from where she’s just come back after a long stay. Kasia is the great fun of children, stained glass and Spanish.

Becca de Lovegno (CH), 3 January 2009

2 January 2009, Ewa, Charlotte and me, go back do Mase to visit Valerie and Yannick. The next day we plan to get the summit of Becca de Lovegno on skis. For Charlotte it will be the first high-mountain ascent.

We start in the forest with the sunrise. There are no sun rays as they are blocked by a high mountain ridge.

Bloody cold, about minus 10 degrees. No sun, freezing fingers. A cup of hot tea cheers us up.

There is still no sun. We trace the path in deep snow.

2.5h of climbing. The sun still remains blocked by the ridge of Pte de Masserey (2841).

Approaching to the illuminated ridge.

We finally get warm sun rays.

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From this moment, we continue the walk in the warming sun.

The lightened ridge of Luchelette (2390m).

Tea break next to La Maya (2692m), 20 min before reaching the Lovegno pass.

La Maya with its descending ridge.

The last steep ascent from the Lovegno pass towards Becca de Lovegno. La Maya in the background.

The Rechy valley seen from the Lovegno pass.

Becs de Bosson (3148m) seen from the Lovegno pass.

The ascent on Becca de Lovegno (2820m). A view from the Lovegno pass.

On top of Becca de Lovegno. A view on the Rechy valley.

Pte de Masserey (2841) seen from Becca de Lovegno.

Finally we rode down on the steep north face of Becca de Lovegno in deep snow. Delicious. Unfortunately, the camera had to stay in the rucksack.

Charlotte’s ride

Valerie’s ride

Ewa’s ride