TITLE: Climbing Close Up

Climbing is a sport of intense mental and physical focus, usually in situations of great drama. These images capture the intensity of the body and the mind when climbing. Black and white is the perfect medium to capture this.

AUTHOR: Michael Sager (Israel)

I spent most of my leisure time for 60 years on the mountains around the world. Hiking, high altitude mountaineering, piste skiing, cross country skiing, rock climbing, ice climbing, running, mountain biking.
I have slowed down now. A heart attack limited my range of activity. So I now focus, as an amateur, on photographing the mountain places and sports I loved. As an ‘insider’, my objective is to capture the essence of place and activity in the mountains.