Alone in the Alps 5

Yes, it's real. :)

The most amazing sunset I have ever seen in my life. I was descending from "la Croix de Belledonne" on a very steep valley full of unstable rocks and I was in a hurry, because it was getting dark and I really had to get down from there while I could still see where I was going. Arguably, one of the most intense (aka dangerous ) moments (well, hours) for me, so far.

Anyway, while descending, after a sunny, cloudless day, I saw the amazing sunset light on the mountain in front of me. But the valley was too steep to stop and get my camera out of my backpack and it was really getting late, so I pressed on, thinking the light will pass in a minute or two anyway. And I kept going and the light was getting more intense each minute and I couldn't believe my eyes. I was almost running down the slope, trying to find a flat spot where I could stop and get my camera out, before the light ran away.

Finally, I found such a place and I took a few shots in a hurry. That's when I noticed the rainbow, which became really visible exactly in those moments. :) I don't know where it came from. There was no rain and not a cloud in the sky the entire day. A compensation for my semi-twisted ankle, I guess.. :)

In the end, I finished my descent when I could barely see and after that I marched for about 2 hours with my headlamp on, to the nearest refuge.
It was quite a day.. and it was followed by a blizzard during the night...

Tech: double panorama, made of 2 sets of 8 pictures each, one set on top of the other.