Sunset on the lamp step - a photo on Flickriver

Sunset on the lamp step

            The first ascension of the Diablerets was with two guides and a client. Their southface line joins the west ridge, just before this rosa, nearly vertical cliff.
 
This cliff is the main difficulty and is called "Pas du lustre", because the two guides would not have to wait longer for the fraightend client. They pulled him upwards with the rope, like a ceiling lamp (lustre) ! So, the name of the cliff.

Having done the same way alone, I would say it would effectively had been wiser to take a rope for this cliff. Especially downwards. Because the upper entry into the cliff  is convex and there no good visibility at feet level. More, the rock is brittle in the lower part of the cliff. When one has the impression to have had luck to have come through, it is also the evidence that probably too much risks had been taken.

Taken on: December 12, 2010

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Camera: Canon EOS 450D, f/5.6, 1/80 sec, 300mm, ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 450D
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.013 sec (1/80)
Focal Length:	300mm
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Landscape
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
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