Alpen-Panoramen, Panorama der Alpen

Da hat der Wanderer ganz vergessen, wo er an diesem Abend war. Hier gibt es aber zweifellos hülfsbereite Leute, die etwas sagen wollen...
Vielleicht erschwert die mächtige Wolkenkoalition ein bißchen die Aufgabe, aber - wenn es helfen kann - auf dem Gipfel, neben dem großen Kreuz, ist auch eine Madonna zu finden - gar nicht so klein, wie sie hier scheint.
16 HF, 25mm (x1.5), 1/60 sec, f/6.3, ISO 200

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The Terza Grande is a quite prominent and beautiful summit at the border between Friuli and Veneto. Technically, it belongs to the Carnic Alps, but here I did not put it under "Karnischer Hauptkamm" since its force as a belvedere is precisely to be rather eccentric with respect to the Alpine Hauptkamm. Of course, this image is not the best to appreciate the panoramic value of the summit!
It is accessible by one of those paths who sit at the border between trekking and climbing, because it finds its way in an intelligent way in the midst of the SE wall, high over Forcella Oberenghe, whose name reminds us that we are close to both Sappada and Sauris, two old German-speaking islands within Friuli.
After taking these images, I threw myself into the sleeping bag for which I had found a narrow shelter little short of the summit, in a place protected from the strong wind from N. After sleeping two hours, I was awakened by a very light rain, which forced me to descend, because even the normal route is no viable option in the case of narrow rocks. The full moon was lighting the scene not directly, but across the upper layer of clouds, acting like a giant natural softbox, which created an unique atmosphere.