Patrouille des Glaciers

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Chucky
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Patrouille des Glaciers

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Hi everyone,
I could participate last week at the major helicopter exercice held in Switzerland. This exercice is part of the preparation of the famous ski-mountaineering race "la Patrouille des Glaciers". Enjoy !
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REY_8197-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
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REY_8267-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
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REY_8214-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
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REY_9792-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
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REY_9833-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
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REY_9815-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
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REY_8388-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
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REY_9457-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
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REY_9590-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
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REY_9613-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
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REY_9667-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
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REY_9638-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
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REY_9628-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
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REY_9703-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
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REY_9531-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
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REY_9549-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
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REY_9936-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
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REY_9518-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
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REY_9684-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr


Cheers

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urkles
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Superb! :rock:

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hooooooooooo good job my yellow man of the mountain swiss y love la derniére :rock:

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Very nice Phillipe.

Was watching a program last Week on lucky escapes.
(A guy ski-ing off the Matterhorn that went wrong ;) )
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Great set, but no. 13 is my favourite!

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Wow you lucky man! Outstanding set...several images there can be classed as 'epic'! :clap:

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Nice shots Phil :yahoo:

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Rick
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Outstanding set in outstanding scenery :clap:
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Absolutely stunning !

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No. 7 is the stand out shot for me but they're all brilliant, nicely done :clap:
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Nice!! Mind me asking what fisheye lens you use on what body?
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Great set...seems Switzerland was a Heli-Country last week :rock: I flew last week with German Army CH-53 & Bo-105 out of Alpnach :yahoo:
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Chucky
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Re: Patrouille des Glaciers

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Thank you all !!

I used a 16mm fisheye !

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REY_9803-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
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REY_9938-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
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REY_8360-28 par Philippe Rey, sur Flickr
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Re: Patrouille des Glaciers

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Excellent set. Stunning backdrop

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