A man with a knapsack and rope tied around his waist stands on a snow precipice, back to the camera. Below him another man holds one end of the rope with one hand and his ice axe in the snow with his other hand.
A river or canal flows past an elevated street which crosses over a bridge. Pedestrians pass on the street and a horse and carriage are driven through the river. A large square clock tower and row houses in the background.