I have one day to paint here before we leave or risk getting snowed in. There is so much here, it is hard to choose what to study. First thing, I paint the Western massif with Jermoso in the foreground, whilst all the time thick brown cloud builds against the peaks. By afternoon the clouds have breached the high peaks and sunk towards the valleys to form a leaden roof. From the West however, sunlight is seeping under the cloud to light the wooded valleys ablaze with rich autumnal colours. This phenomenon is topped by the small herd of rebecos (females and juvs) that wonder into the frame before progressing down into the valley below us. Perhaps they were seeking a more sheltered altitude, a premonition of the storm that now soaked us. Back at the refugio, the wardens are also preparing to evacuate themselves after 6 months on the mountain. Winter is coming and we will be the first to see it.
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Collado Jermoso by Shenaz Khimji
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