The shoot took place on a nearly vertical mountain peak known as "Cleopatra's Needle," standing at an altitude of 914 meters.
From a distance, the climbers also resemble sharp needles piercing the mountain.
The climbers braved the bitter cold and spent over five hours scaling the rock face to reach the spot designated by the photographer.
According to the UK's Daily Mail, Swiss photographer Robert Boesch spent months conceptualizing the shot, directing 28 climbers to position themselves in perfectly symmetrical formations on the near-vertical, needle-like peak in the Alps. From a distance, the climbers resemble sharp needles jutting out from the mountain—a truly astonishing sight.
The location of the shoot was a nearly vertical mountain peak known as "Cleopatra's Needle," situated at an altitude of 914 meters on the border between Switzerland and Italy. The climbers braved the bitter cold and spent over five hours scaling the rock face to reach the spot designated by the photographer.
The resulting photo taken by the photographer looks as if it were digitally enhanced, but in reality, it was achieved using time-lapse photography techniques.