Take two young male ibex (locally know as bouquetin, or steinbock in German speaking parts of the alps) and get them to size each other up;

Stir it up a little bit and start a fight! Bearing in mind this is ~2600m up a mountain, and on fairly loose shale in places. Getting shoved about is probably the last thing you’d ever want to do but there’s just no pleasing some.
After this fairly dramatic display I made a quiet retreat and let them get on with it…

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  1. Simon says:
    September 16, 2008 at 12:14 pm

    really cool photos mate – bit like a ballet dance!

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