©Jan Peters/Solivagant Wisdom, 2025 Three highest peaks in the Harz Mountains. Left to right: Brocken (1st), Achtermann (3rd), Wurmberg (2nd). Dead spruce stalks dominating landscape. Spruce monoculture has been wiped out by bark-beetle infestation - ultimately the result of climate change.

©Jan Peters/Solivagant Wisdom, 2025 The Brocken, highest peak in the Harz Mountains. Dead spruce stalks dominating landscape. Spruce monoculture has been wiped out by bark-beetle infestation - ultimately the result of climate change.

©Jan Peters/Solivagant Wisdom, 2025 Peaks in the Harz Mountains. Left to right: Brocken (1st), Achtermann (3rd). Dead spruce stalks dominating landscape. Spruce monoculture has been wiped out by bark-beetle infestation - ultimately the result of climate change.

©Jan Peters/Solivagant Wisdom, 2025 Grassy mountain meadows near Sankt Andreasberg in the Upper Harz. Part of panorama of peaks in the Southern Harz.

#Stunday - scenes from a #hike in the #Harz #Mountains #Brocken #Wurmberg #Achtermann #Germany

#Photography: ©Jan Peters/Solivagant Wisdom, 2025

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#Achtermann wirkt eher planlos als präsent. Keine leichte Bühne – aber da hätte mehr Ruhe gutgetan.
#srf #blatten #bergsturz #schweiz #achtermann

Fand ja den Blick vom #achtermann irgendwie interessanter als vom #brocken. Ungestörter 36…

Kurz vorm #Achtermann im #Harz
#nature #photooftheday #mtb

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Ein bisschen #harz geht noch. Hier auf dem Weg zum #achtermann. #sun #forest #mountain #tr…