summit reached by jerome

summit reached

That's me...
One of the mountaineers pressed the shutter release button for me.

Dachstein, Upper Austria.
Nice to meet you! Such a pleasure always "traveling" with you!
December 2nd, 2017  
So fabulous to see you there. What a glorious achievement. Oh my. Congratulations! Fav!
December 2nd, 2017  
Hi, Jerome! Nice to see you enjoying your super-climb!
December 2nd, 2017  
Great achievement - well done Jerome.
December 2nd, 2017  
I'm so impressed with your climb. Well done!
December 2nd, 2017  
High 5 ✋!l
December 2nd, 2017  
Quite an achievement! Must have been a thrill to be at the summit.
December 3rd, 2017  
Wow, Jerome! Congratulations! That's fantastic! Amazing blue tones in that sky - so pure. Makes for a magnificent backdrop.
December 3rd, 2017  
Incredible, congratulations!
December 3rd, 2017  
Wow, looks great and it is such an accomplishment.
December 3rd, 2017  
Well done on reaching the top, great photo to celebrate your achievement
December 3rd, 2017  
Congratulations!
December 3rd, 2017  
Hats off to you!!!!!!
December 3rd, 2017  
You are amazing
December 3rd, 2017  
Well done. That was some climb.
December 3rd, 2017  
How exhilarating! What an accomplishment. I hiked one mountain in Innsbruck and was never happier to see the cross at the top. Thank you so much Jerome for sharing your explorations and the beauty of Austria with us.
December 3rd, 2017  
Nice to see the face behind the photography
December 3rd, 2017  
Hi, Jerome! I'm glad to see you! I'm impressed with your climb. Congratulations!
December 3rd, 2017  
Lovely to meet you Jerome
December 3rd, 2017  
Great photo and congrats for a climb well done.
December 3rd, 2017  
Great photo, made it safe and sound..
December 3rd, 2017  
Such a deserving photo! Wonderful to meet you on top of the summit :) fav
December 3rd, 2017  
Good on you! And impressive that you were so good a documenting the climb.
December 3rd, 2017  
On top of the world, nice selfie.
December 3rd, 2017  
Congratulations, fantastic climb! How long did it take to reach the cross?
December 3rd, 2017  
Fantastisch! Sie sehen sehr entspannt und es bis zum Gipfel geschafft zu haben. Schönes Bild. Ich liebe es, dass es oft Kreuze an der Spitze der Berge in Österreich.
December 3rd, 2017  
What a wonderful feeling of achievment! I like the coloured flags at the top.
December 3rd, 2017  
Congratulations! Thanks for taking us along
December 3rd, 2017  
Congratulations- must be an amazing view from up there!
December 3rd, 2017  
Wow - congratulations Jerome! What an amazing accomplishment - you must feel great! Thank you for all the great images you have shared of this trek.
December 3rd, 2017  
Nichts zu allem, was bereits gesagt wurde, hinzuzufügen. Muss eine wunderbare Bergtour gewesen sein.
December 3rd, 2017  
Great capture
December 3rd, 2017  
It must have been an amazing feeling to stand there ! Well done .. quite an achievement !
December 3rd, 2017  
on top of the world! great spot, lovely view - great to see you love following your adventures
December 4th, 2017  
@hrb73 That's nice, that you know the Tyrolean mountains. Yes, climbing a summit is always a special experience.
December 4th, 2017  
@karibu The rock - you can do it in two hours.
December 4th, 2017  
@casablanca Ja, sehr viele Gipfel in Österreich sind mit Gipfelkreuzen markiert.
Am Gipfel eines Berges geht es mir meist recht gut. Ich fühle mich dann unbeschwerter, der Atem geht leichter und die Sorgen sind kleiner.
December 4th, 2017  
@jerome Someone told me that the cross at the summit in Austria signifies the tallest peak in that particular chain of mountains. Is that true?
December 4th, 2017  
@hrb73 Thank you, Hydee, for your interest and the question!

Yes, many of the high mountain peaks in Austria are marked with a cross - as seen in this photo. The crosses are made of either wood or metal.
In the 16th century, they were used to mark alpine and municipal boundaries. Later, a religious meaning was added.
Especially after the Second World War, many new crosses were built. They were erected to commemorate the fallen or to thank for the healthy return home from the war and captivity.

Often on or near the cross is a container. Therein is a summit book in which every mountaineer can register. It's a kind of guestbook. The entries refer to the date, the weather and the atmosphere during the ascent. But there are also humorous entries, poems and drawings in summit books. In recent times, some summit crosses are also hung with Buddhist prayer flags - the cross in the photo is such an example.

However, I do not want to conceal that summit crosses are criticized from different sides because they represent a Christian symbol in public space and in nature. Reinhold Messner, one of the most famous mountaineers, said: "The mountains belong to all of humanity and should not be linked or occupied with any particular world view."
December 4th, 2017  
@jerome Thank you so much Jerome! I love the history and symbolism behind the crosses. I appreciate that they are there.
December 4th, 2017  
So impressive... congratulations!
December 5th, 2017  
Bravo!
December 5th, 2017  
You made it! Excellent!
December 5th, 2017  
@rosiekerr @jackies365 @gardenfolk Thank you - Rosie, Jackie and CC - for your nice comments!
December 5th, 2017  
It is good to see you Jerome after following you up the mountain. Congratulations on reaching the summit safely. I wish you many more safe journeys.
December 6th, 2017  
@helenhall Thank you, Helen, for congratulations! Many more safe journeys - what a nice wish...
December 8th, 2017  
Congratulations Jerome, well done to you
December 10th, 2017  
@kjarn Thank you, Kathy, for congrats! :)
December 10th, 2017  
He did a good job for you. It is a nice photo to have. How did you get the sky so deep a blue in the daytime? Or is that just how it is there?
December 14th, 2017  
@mbrutus
Thank you for your nice comment! Please forgive me, my dear friend, for my late reply.
The sky: To shade the edges I used the setting "vignetting". But you could do this also manually with Photoshop.
January 1st, 2018  
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