Photographer
Ben Tibbetts
Chamonix, France
Camera: Nikon Z7
- Issues
- 5
- Stories
- 5
- First issue
- 2018
- Latest issue
- 2025
Stories by Ben Tibbetts
Italien · Ortler-Alpen
Ortler Storming
Spring was advancing rapidly in the eastern Alps. Arriving late morning at the Forni trailhead, we found the winter snow already melted far up the hillside. Stu, Misha and I set off on foot, rambling up the summer path to reach the snowline. A bearded vulture soared overhead on the southerly …
2025 · Ben Tibbetts · 4 min
Frankreich · Écrins-Massiv
Steep Couloirs and New Friends
The Refuge de Chalance is one of the few precious, unguarded alpine huts in the French Alps. Perched high above the tranquil Valgaudemar valley in the southwest of the Écrins massif, it is located in a flat, rock-surrounded area, far from the big city, and consists of a single room with a cooking …
2024 · Ben Tibbetts · 4 min
Italien · Valais Alps (Signalkuppe)
Blessing and Curse
Punta Gnifetti, or Signalkuppe, the 4,554 meters peak in the Monte Rosa massif on the border between Switzerland and Italy, is perhaps best known for accommodating the highest building in Europe, the …
2021 · Ben Tibbetts · 5 min
Frankreich · Mont Blanc
In Search of my Limits
Colin and I huddled just before midnight in the small chapel above the lake in Champex, at the north-eastern end of the Mont Blanc massif. We had planned to climb and ski an 89-kilometer …
2020 · Ben Tibbetts · 5 min
Schweiz · Bernese Alps (Lauteraarhorn)
On the Trail of Science
The trip to the Aar bivouac at the base of the Lauteraarhorn is one of the most beautiful in the Alps. The monumental scale of the terrain combined with its limited accessibility makes the area feel …
2018 · Ben Tibbetts · 5 min
Story locations
Ranges & regions: Ortler-Alpen · Écrins-Massiv · Valais Alps (Signalkuppe) · Mont Blanc · Bernese Alps (Lauteraarhorn)
