In search of ephemeral beauty (Sports 2014, by Sébastien Anex) - Swiss Press Award

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Icefall climbing.

Sébastien Anex

Icefall climbing.

Photo / Sports

2014

In search of ephemeral beauty

Sébastien Anex

Ice climbing is attracting an ever-growing audience. With its accessible basic technique, this youthful sport offers a royal route to a magical world. Here, Nikolay Primerov (orange helmet) and Olov Isaksson (grey helmet) practice ice climbing in the Vallorbe caves region, above the sources of the Orbe River, on February 28, 2013.

In search of ephemeral beauty

Le Matin Dimanche

Photo / Sports

2014

Sébastien Anex

Ice climbing is attracting an ever-growing audience. With its accessible basic technique, this youthful sport offers a royal route to a magical world. Here, Nikolay Primerov (orange helmet) and Olov Isaksson (grey helmet) practice ice climbing in the Vallorbe caves region, above the sources of the Orbe River, on February 28, 2013.

Author

Sébastien Anex / Swiss Press Award

Sébastien Anex

Photographe et vidéojournaliste, Miège, 1983

After graduating from EPFL, I turned to my passion: photography. I started as a photo editor, but quickly transitioned to a career as a photographer.