  
Brouillard pillars dusted by overnight snow © rif, Sep 2011 |   
The Freney pillars dusted with overnight snow © rif, Sep 2011 |   
Aiguille Noire de Peuterey: S ridge on left © rif, Sep 2011 |   
Rockfall on the Dru © rif, Sep 2011 |
  
Nant Blanc face of the Aiguille Verte. Charlet's route, right up the middle, is a brilliant climb. © rif, Sep 2011 |   
Mont Blanc begins to glow © rif, Sep 2011 | 
Brenva face of Monte Bianco. Brenva spur near right edge of image, Route Major left of centre. © rif, Sep 2011 |   
Winter Pinnacle rif collection, Mar 1968 © rif |
  
"What's taking him so long?" © rif collection, Mar 1968 |   
Heading for the Cioch © rif collection, Apr 1966 |   
Rakaposhi from the Hunza valley © rif |   
The Biancograt (Piz Bernina) and Piz Scerscen, with Eisnase at lower right. © rif, Jul 1970 |
  
Crux section of the Messner Route, N face of Aig d'Argentiere © Geoff Cohen, Jul 1976 |   
Soloing through the seracs at the top of the Brenva spur © rif, Jul 1976 |   
An alpine dawn: looking out from the snow arete on the Brenva spur © rif, Jul 1976 |   
On the traverse of Les Courtes © rif, Jul 1967 |
  
High on the Innominata route, Mont Blanc. Soft snow over ice, scary with a single straight-pick axe. © rif, Aug 1967 |   
A cheval on a snow arete low on the Innominata route, Mont Blanc © rif, Aug 1967 |   
Arete du Diable (Mt Blanc de Tacul) on skyline, and Frontier Ridge of Mt Maudit in front of it, taken from the Brenva Spur. © rif |   
N face of Aiguille Blanche and left side of Grand Pilier d'Angle. © rif |
  
A bulge on the excellent Aletschhorn N face © rif, Aug 1976 |   
High on the Grosshorn N face, Bernese Alps. Stepcutting ascent took 21 hrs! © rif, Aug 1970 |   
Step cutting in the seracs at the top of the N face of Mont Collon, Arolla © rif, Jul 1969 |   
One highlight of a Karakoram holiday. Crux pitch during FA of Mehrbani (5639m), Naltar valley, near Gilgit © rif, Jul 1975 |