Every time I see this photo, I feel like the person on the mountain must have been shopped in later, because they look the wrong scale to me. But apparently it's completely genuine. Amazing shot if so.
this post was submitted on 11 Feb 2026
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It's because it's a summit in a fjord, so more like a sharply cut hill than a mountain.
Ah ok - I didn't know that and that makes sense. So the "mountain" isn't really as big as it might seem?
What a sick shot. But you couldn't pay me to hike that icy mountain at night.
I mean its incredibly bright in that shot, to your eyes this level of lighting should be more than enough. Im more worried about the lack of harness or rope on this person.
In the winter night time isn't all that dark. I have zero artificial light where I am, and I can see fine at night, with the lack of leaves and snow reflecting the moon and starlight. Your eyes adjust. In the summer that same area you can get turned around in.
Leaves or no, mature evergreen forests are the darkest though. Cedars and the like block way way more sunlight than deciduous leaves.
I like to imagine there are stairs on the other side
It's a summit in a fjord, not a mountain, thus the small size. Probably didn't take long to get up. I would love this.