Matador Goods Photo Contest Finalists
To enter, Matadorians submitted photos from their trekking and climbing experiences. We here at Trips selected our 6 favorites, including one standout shot that earned its photographer the grand prize.
Without further ado, here they are:
1. Atop Gokyo Ri (17,575ft/5357m), a trekking peak in the Khumbu Himalaya. On the summit, we were rewarded with stellar views of Cho Oyu, the eighth highest mountain in the world, as well as these frozen prayer flags. Deciding to do an unconventional Nepal trek was one of the most rewarding choices I made during my academic semester there back in 2006. Photographer: Alan
2. Zazen on Mt. Rishiri, Hokkaido. Photographer: Matador’s own Tim Patterson!
3. A man walks alone along a ridge beneath Batian, Mount Kenya’s highest peak (17057 ft). Photographer: Jonny
4. Trekking in Pisac, Peru. Photographer: Lola Akinmade (No, of course she wasn’t eligible to win, but we had to include this great shot anyway!)
5. Six days walking to Annapurna base camp in Nepal only to have the view covered by low level clouds. Once they started clearing though the views were unforgetable. And well woth a picture of course. Photographer: Matt Scott
And the winner…
6. Forget favorite mountain, this has to be one of my favorite spots on the planet: period. Khopara ridge is within a day or two’s trek of the popular Annapurna circuit in Nepal, but only sees 10s of visitors a year. A single rocky trekker’s hut graces the top of the ridge, and lets you sit and contemplate life high above the clouds. Photographer: Andris Bjornson
Congratulations to Andris, and thanks to everyone who entered!
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They sure are, Julie. Congratulations finalists!
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Cracker shots indeed….got itchy feet again now, ka kite!
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Excellent photos! Love the huge layout too… congrats to the winner.
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Awesome pics!
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Hal – thanks for this! Enjoyed looking at all the other pics.
alan
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Glad to hear it, Alan. Thanks for sharing your photo with us–love it!
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#2 and 3 are great – I love the scale, how it really puts nature into perspective, just how small we really are. Very humbling. They’re all superb! It was a tough choice.
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Gorgeous, stunning photographs. Congratulations all the finalists and especially Andris — the picture is amazing. I could stare at those clouds forever.
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Wow, these photos really do inspire a person to want to get back out there!
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