Frozen hell

This photo was taken during a particularly brutal hike, the day after a heavy snow fall. It was supposed to be sunny, instead it was bitterly cold, raining/snowing, and with winds so strong I could barely stand up. No one ventured out that day, and my legs were drenched. The sun piercing the clouds for a brief moment would be all the light I would get on this dramatic landscape, near Lac d'Allos. I never made it to my objective and turned back, this picture a powerful reminder of that miserable day.