Aiguille du Roc - Mountain Climber - Oak wood frame

The Aiguille du Roc – A tribute to Gaston Rebuffat. Photograph by Noa Barrau. Some images go beyond photography to become a true heritage of humankind. Such is the famous shot of Gaston Rebuffat, taken by Georges Tairraz in 1953 on a rock gendarme of the Aiguille du Roc, in the Mont Blanc massif.

This photograph has become one of the most iconic in the history of alpinism. In 1977, it was even selected by NASA for the Voyager Golden Record, carried aboard the Voyager 1 and 2 probes as one of 116 images chosen to represent the Earth and the achievements of humankind to a possible extraterrestrial civilization.

Fascinated by this image since childhood, I wanted to pay tribute to it by finding its exact location, after more than a year of research. On that same blade of granite, alpinist Jean Rouaux takes up Gaston Rebuffat's pose, creating a dialogue between two generations of alpinists separated by more than seventy years.

This print is much more than a reproduction. It tells of an inheritance passed on, of how the mountains have changed, and of the timeless power of a photograph that left the Earth to travel through space. Printed on high-quality fine art paper by WhiteWall, this print captures all the power and finesse of a scene that has become legendary.

Details:

• Photograph by Noa Barrau
• Tribute to the work of Georges Tairraz and Gaston Rebuffat
• Alpinist: Jean Rouaux
• Location: Aiguille du Roc, Mont Blanc massif
• Fine Art printing by WhiteWall
• Available in several sizes