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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Col. Fishguts on March 24, 2006, 05:13:41 am

Title: Climb the mountains, with your mouse
Post by: Col. Fishguts on March 24, 2006, 05:13:41 am

Ok, I'm doing some shameless pimping for a friend of mine. Said friend lives in Zermatt, the village near the famous Matterhorn, probably the best known mountain in Switzerland. You know, this one:

(http://www.saadi.ch/images/suisse_photos/matterhorn.jpg)

He regularly goes climbing, and since he's studying CS he's also a geek. So he sometimes takes one of those cool panorama cameras with him, that can make full 360° pictures.

The results can be seen here: http://www.zermatt360.ch/en/home/
There are a lot of cool panoramas, which you can rotate and zoom, available as Java applet or Quicktime.

They are quite spectacular like this one, from the peak of the Matterhorn: http://www.zermatt360.ch/en/matterhorn/ascent_of_the_hoernli_ridge/pan/swiss_summit_sunrise/java/fullscreen/

Or this one, from below the peak: http://www.zermatt360.ch/en/matterhorn/ascent_of_the_hoernli_ridge/pan/above_shoulder_ridge/java/fullscreen/

The ugly mug visible in most pictures also belongs to said friend ;)

Explore the Alps, without leaving the safety of your armchair !

Title: Re: Climb the mountains, with your mouse
Post by: watsisname on March 24, 2006, 02:03:23 pm

Wow, those are fantastic shots!  :eek:

Have you ever gone climbing with this friend of yours?

Title: Re: Climb the mountains, with your mouse
Post by: Dave2040 on March 24, 2006, 03:45:23 pm

Nice Mountain :D *cough*

Just kidding, very nice pictures indeed.

Title: Re: Climb the mountains, with your mouse
Post by: Col. Fishguts on March 24, 2006, 04:44:22 pm

Quote from: watsisname on March 24, 2006, 02:03:23 pm

Have you ever gone climbing with this friend of yours?

Nope, I'm no climber at all. Plus I've got a terrible fear of heights.