August 15, 2005. Chamonix, France. The 'trail' the mountaineers are walking on was carved by them out of the snow. That is not the shape of the mountain peak. So we know the snow is at least that deep. Incredible picture by incredible people. Thank you.

Photographer states: Picture taken from The Aiguille du Midi in Chamonix, France (3842m). In the back, you can see Les Grandes Jorasses and Le Dent du Géant.