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Denali: Tranquility at 14,000 ft

© Stefen Chow

This was taken at 14,000 ft on Denali. A few weeks ago Stefen Chow made it up to the summit with 127 pounds of gear, 40 of which was pure camera gear. It is really a tight rope between juggling the safety and success of the climb vs making compelling images on the mountain. This image was made when the weather on Denali was turning for the worse, which has a notorious record of severe snow storms and conditions colder than Everest. Chow, an editorial and commercial photographer, is based between Beijing and Singapore. His work has appeared in Geo, Time, Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, Shell, Cartier and Keppel Shipyard. Chow is also a mountaineer with extensive experience climbing in the Himalayas including summitting Mount Everest back in 2005.

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This entry was posted on Tuesday, July 20th, 2010 at 12:04 pm ET by and is filed under Aerial, Clouds, Fine Art, Landscape, News, Science/Nature, Travel, Weather.

12 Responses to “Denali: Tranquility at 14,000 ft”

  1. matthew blassey Says:
    July 20th, 2010 at 12:13 pm EEDT

    thats a really beautiful surreal image. it almost has a moon-like surface quality to it.

  2. jennifer koskinen Says:
    July 20th, 2010 at 12:29 pm EEDT

    WOW!! This takes my breath away!!

  3. wolf mother commune Says:
    July 20th, 2010 at 12:32 pm EEDT

    absolutely mind blowing!

  4. Paloma Says:
    July 20th, 2010 at 12:40 pm EEDT

    AWESOME!

  5. Ron Says:
    July 20th, 2010 at 10:14 pm EEDT

    What a stunning, beautiful photo. I first thought it was sand dunes until I read the description. That’s the kind of shot that one would think “if I never take another photo again in my life, I’m satisfied with what I’ve done…”

  6. Dyanne Says:
    July 21st, 2010 at 10:57 am EEDT

    Stunningly beautiful!

  7. John Says:
    July 21st, 2010 at 2:59 pm EEDT

    Speaking of ‘Tranquility’, could this have been where they shot the moon footage?

  8. Tony Gale Says:
    July 22nd, 2010 at 2:44 pm EEDT

    That is a really great shot!

  9. Michael Visser Says:
    July 22nd, 2010 at 4:53 pm EEDT

    According to PDN Newswire Denali is in the Himalayas, but last time I checked it was in Alaska. Clarification please. Great shot, wherever it is!

  10. Sean Davis Says:
    July 26th, 2010 at 2:35 am EEDT

    Great shot. Hiking Denali with 40 lbs of camera gear is a badass feat. I get tired carrying a steel gitzo tripod for more than 10 minutes.

  11. KJ Says:
    July 28th, 2010 at 5:05 am EEDT

    That is gorgeous. Definitely has an other world feel about it. One of the best minimal photographs I’ve seen in a while

  12. toula Says:
    June 14th, 2011 at 9:55 am EEDT

    peaceful but fierce. how was the storm when it hit?

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