MontPhoto, international photography contest (Mountain and Nature Photography Awards)

1st Award
Sunglasses de Aitor Gonzalez Barinagarrementeria de Gernika-Lumo (Vizcaya)
Place: Castro Valnera, Cordillera Cantábrica (España)
Description: During a winter day with good weather, one of those that I normally don't like taking winter photographs in, when I was walking down the Castro Valnera summit, the shape of the shadow that was in the area below caught my eye. I took the 70-200mm out of my backpack and told my partner to go right under the shade to give the place some dimension.

Aitor Gonzalez Barinagarrementeria

1st Award

Honor award
Primeras luces en el Lautaro de Jose Allende Marcos de cangas de onis (Asturias)
Place: Volcán Lautaro, Chile
Description: We left at 00:00 for the summit. After 6 hours of ascent at night and in harsh conditions, with a very cold and strong blizzard, the most beautiful sunrise that my eyes have seen began. I saw my partner Pedro Cifuentes fight with the blizzard while, behind, the first rays of sunlight illuminated both the Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre.

Jose Allende Marcos

Honor award

Honor award
Circo de los Altares de Jose Allende Marcos de cangas de onis (Asturias)
Place: Campo de Hielo Patagónico Sur (Chile)
Description: We were on our way back from our expedition to the Lautaro volcano. As the day started we entered the Ice Field with a lot of wind and clouds that were telling us to leave the place as soon as possible. As we passed through the circus of the Altars, I walked away from my colleagues enough to zoom in on the background, using the zoom, and getting this image.

Jose Allende Marcos

Honor award

Honor award
Tirolesa hacia el torre de Jose Allende Marcos de cangas de onis (Asturias)
Place: PN de los Glaciares, Chalten (Argentina)
Description: Picture taken in Los Glaciares National Park, Patagonia. On the way to the Torre glacier, you have to pass a small zip line that crosses the river coming out of the Torre lagoon. We had been looking at the Torre mountain, hidden between clouds, all day. When we got ready to cross the zip line, we saw the sky opening a bit, just enough to photograph my partner crossing the zip line.

Jose Allende Marcos

Honor award

Honor award
Mogote de los Suicidas de Javier Urbón de colmenar Viejo (Madrid)
Place: La Pedriza del Manzanares, PN Sierra de Guadarrama (España)
Description: On the occasion of the publication of Pedriza Posterior's new climbing guide its author, Papila, asked me to take some pictures for it. We chose this cliff for its spectacular outline and for dominating the landscape of La Pedriza from above. The photo was taken at dawn, with the first rays of the sun. It ended up being the cover of the new guide.

Javier Urbón

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Honor award
Alone de Javier Camacho Gimeno de Pamplona (Navarra)
Place: Cascada del Khumbu, Everest (Nepal)
Description: Mountaineer ascending a long stretch of stairs in the Khumbu icefall on his way to Everest.

Javier Camacho Gimeno

Honor award

Honor award
Luces y sombras de Javier Camacho Gimeno de Pamplona (Navarra)
Place: Valle Roncal, Pirineo navarro (España)
Description: Three climbers descend, finishing their activity on a tough winter day.

Javier Camacho Gimeno

Honor award

Honor award
Quatre i quatre de Antoni Vila Garreta de Barcelona (Barcelona)
Place: Vallée Blanche, Alpes (Francia)
Description: From the Aiguille du Midi you can see two teams of four people crossing the Blanche Valley. A few insignificant points within the great valley.

Antoni Vila Garreta

Honor award

Honor award
Cordada a l'Aiguille du Midi de Antoni Vila Garreta de Barcelona (Barcelona)
Place: Aiguille du Midi, Alpes (Francia)
Description: Early in the morning, several teams on their way to the Blanche Valley. In the background the mountain Grandes Jorasses.

Antoni Vila Garreta

Honor award

GALLERY MONTPHOTO 2018

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