Alpine Archives

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This intimate collection of portraits was curated while exploring the highest points on earth. From Verbier to Vail, it reflects a journey through mountain summits and celebrates ski culture. As the narrative evolves, the characters and places remain consistent, highlighting a distinct identity. Wrapped in cotton and wool while holding two sticks, these individuals made it to the top. And while many were looking for land, the price is a premium to stay on peaks. These images interweave their chronicles, align their fates, and recognize the interrelatedness of their unique stories. Soldiers arriving to survive with the dogs that kept them warm, friends to socialize, families to vacation, celebrities to entertain, athletes to perform, staff to necessitate, and the affluent to sleep on their fortunes, each perspective contributes to a collective memory, ultimately at one time (in history) by one group (of people) in one place (the apex).