The scale, and the distance of these mountains from any point in the valley, are easy to under-estimate. Some fresh snow in the alpine terrain helps to define the furthest ridges, which seem so close, yet are over a kilometre vertically above us.
The giant walls of rock seem to tower even more vertically when they are shrouded in clouds, and the mist sculpts the closer ridges, defining the actual shape of the mountain.
The giant walls of rock seem to tower even more vertically when they are shrouded in clouds, and the mist sculpts the closer ridges, defining the actual shape of the mountain.