36 Days of Type is a project that invites designers, illustrators and graphic artists to express their particular interpretation of the letters and numbers of the Latin alphabet.
A yearly open call exploring the creative boundaries of letterforms, where participants are challenged to design a letter or number each day for 36 consecutive days, as a global and simultaneous act showing the outcome of the ability to represent the same symbols from thousands different perspectives.
My topic for the 08 edition of @36daysoftype was a tribute to my love for mountains and alpinism, exploring some summits in a typographical way. Paired with a simple geometric font I tried to mix and match some 2D and 3D effects through layerings and color combinations.

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Botev Peak
(2376m)
It is the highest peak of the Balkan Mountains and is located in Bulgaria, as part of Central Balkan National Park. It is also listening as an ultra summit, as it reaches a topographic prominence of 1500m without connecting to other higher mountains. There are only 1515 ultra summits worldwide identified nowadays. One of the fun facts is, that many well-known peaks are none of them, like for example Matterhorn, as it doesn't achieve enough topographic prominence.

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El Capitan
(2308m)
El Cap, located in Yosemite National Park, is a real inspiration for me since I saw the docu with Alex Honnold. Good to know that you can also reach the top by "only" hiking out of Yosemite Valley, if you're not the kinda pro rock climber. Though, I can understand why this granite monolithe summit is so attractive to be climbed.

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Herzogstand
(1731m)
Herzogstand is the homemountain to many Munichs, as it is located only 75km south of the city and is a perfect day trip getaway. Once you are up there you can see the city from the summit and on clear days you can even see as far as the Großvenediger – one of the highest mountains in Austria. One of the highlights is also the view on the Walchensee, which is one of the deepest and largest alpine lakes in Germany, with an outstanding blue water color and a little island on it.

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Iztaccíhuatl
(5230m)
A dormant volcano located in Mexico. It is the third highest mountain of the country and is translated as "white woman", because of its snow-capped peaks reminding of a sleeping female from a certain angle. The first ascent was made in 1889 by James de Salis, though it can not be denied that the Aztecs climbed it previously.

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Noshaq
(7492m
Noshaq is another iconic peak and the highest point in Afghanistan. A long time during the soviet period the mountain was very difficult to access because of political issues. In 2011, the National Geographic announced that the trail to the summit was accessible again. 2018 the first female Afghan climber made it to the summit, almost 60 years after the first ascent by a Japanese group.

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Ortler
(3905m)
It is the highest point of the Southern Limestone Alps, of South Tyrol in Italy and of Tyrol overall. The Ortler Alps were one of the main battlegrounds during the First World War between Austrian and Italian troops, as they were on the border of Italy and the Austrian Empire. It was very important to have the advantage of owning the highest point. For the Austrians however it was an easy game to occupy the highest peaks first.

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Parinacota
(6380m)
A dormant stratovolcano lying on the border of Chile and Bolivia. This volcano type is characterized by many layers of hardened lava, which is a result of periodic intervals of explosive eruptions. This phenomenon leads to a steep profile with a summit crater and the naming "composite volcano" because of its composite structure.

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Qurnat as Sawda'
(3088m)
The highest point in Lebanon is also a hiking destination in summer and a skiing area in winter. In good weather, you can even see the Mediterranean Sea, which is about 25km away. However the story behind the name is a little bit darker and tells of people who died on the mountain while trying to escape the Muslim invasion of the region in the 13th century. That is also the origin of the names meaning which stands for „martyrs mountain“ translated from the old aramaiic-syriac language. The religious tensions seem to be old rooted in this land

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Tirich Mir
(7708m)
Located in Pakistan it is the highest mountain of the Hindu Kush range – a 800km-long mountain range that stretches through Afghanistan. It is also the highest mountain in the world outside of the Himalayas–Karakoram range. The first recorded ascent was in 1950 by a Norwegian expedition.

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Ultar Sar
(7388m)
One of the most major peaks in a mountain range of the Karakoram range which belongs to the borders of China, India, and Pakistan. While not one of the highest peaks of the Karakoram, Ultar Sar is notable for its dramatic rise above local terrain. It gained fame in the 1990s as supposedly the world's highest unclimbed independent peak, followed by a number of expeditions attempted to climb it. In 1996 first two summits were made by two separate Japanese expeditions.

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Vihren
(2914m)
Vihren is the highest peak of Bulgaria's Pirin Mountains. The summit is part of the initiative of the Bulgarian Tourist Union "Conqueror of the Top Ten Mountain Peaks" to promote mountaineering and is among the 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria. The mountain is deprived of lakes and streams and is Europe's southernmost glacial mass.

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Watzmann
(2713m)
Watzmann is a mountain in the Bavarian Alps south of the village of Berchtesgaden. It is the third highest in Germany, and the highest located entirely on German territory. Its extraordinary shape is a particular reason for its fame. Crossing its three main summits, Hocheck (2651m), Mittelspitze (2713m) and Südspitze (2712m) is one of the classic mountain tours in the Alps.

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Zugspitze
(2962m)
The highest peak of the Wetterstein Mountains and the highest mountain in Germany. It lies south of the town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, and the Austria–Germany border runs over its western summit. The Zugspitze was first climbed on 27 August 1820. Today there are three normal routes to the summit and also three cable cars which run to the top of the Zugspitze. From the top you can see the Eibsee. With its clear, emerald green water, it is truly one of the most beautiful lakes in the Bavarian Alps.

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Mount Wycheproof
(148m)
Standing at 148m above sea level or 43m above the surrounding, Australia’s Mount Wycheproof, has the distinction of being the smallest registered mountain in the world. The township of Wycheproof is located on the mountain, and a unique geological substance known as Wycheproofite is exclusive to the local area.

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Old Rag Mountain
(1001m)
Located near Sperryville in Madison County, Virginia, it is a part of the Blue Ridge Mountains and the most popular hiking destination within Shenandoah National Park. In contrast to most mountains of the Blue Ridge, Old Rag has an exposed rocky summit. It is underlain by Old Rag Granite, named for its ubiquitous exposure on the mountain, formed during the Grenville Orogeny about a billion years ago.

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The Fortress
(3000m)
A mountain located in the Canadian Rockies, that are largely protected by national and provincial parks, several of which collectively comprise a World Heritage Site. The mountain was originally named Tower Mountain but was changed in 1957 to its current name so as not to be confused with Tower Mountain.

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Khan Tengri
(7010m)
Khan Tengri is the highest point in Kazakhstan and is located in the Tian Shan mountain range, on the tripoint China – Kyrgyzstan – Kazakhstan, east of lake Issyk Kul. Its geologic elevation is 6995m, but its glacial cap rises to 7010m. For this reason, in mountaineering circles, it is considered a 7000m peak. The name "Khan Tengri" literally means "King Heaven" in Kazakh and possibly references the deity Tengri, one of the names for the primary chief deity of the early Turkic and Mongolic peoples. Its massive marble pyramid is covered in snow and ice. At sunset the marble glows red, giving it the name "blood mountain" in Kazakh and Kyrgyz.

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Shishapangma
(8027m)
Also called Gosainthan, it is the 14th highest mountain in the world at 8027m above sea level. It is located in Nyalam County, a Tibet Autonomous Region in China and was the last 8,000m peak to be climbed, which took place in 1964. The names meaning is explained as the "crest above the grassy plains" in the local Tibetan. The Sanskrit name of the mountain, Gosainthan, means "place of the saint" or "Abode of God". Still, its most common name is Shishapangma.

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Mount Everest
(8848m)
The earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas. Mount Everest attracts many climbers, including highly experienced mountaineers. There are two main climbing routes, one approaching the summit from the southeast in Nepal (known as the "standard route") and the other from the north in Tibet. While not posing substantial technical climbing challenges on the standard route, Everest presents dangers such as altitude sickness, weather, and wind, as well as significant hazards from avalanches and the Khumbu Icefall. As of 2019, over 300 people have died on Everest, many of whose bodies remain on the mountain. The first ascent was made on may 29th in 1953 by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay.