tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51268460290045434312024-03-05T15:15:45.700-08:00Granite & IceRyan's & Henning's blog for Scottish mountaineering reportsRyan & Henninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06174117775347227594noreply@blogger.comBlogger167125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126846029004543431.post-10646502425440918772016-01-09T13:33:00.000-08:002016-01-09T13:33:07.891-08:00Glenshee intro<div style="text-align: justify;">
Today Ana and I decided to try ski touring together in Glenshee. I had my touring ski's for a bit but Ana bought them at the end of last season. Here is Ana on her way up following the lifts. </div>
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We skinned following the lifts for orientation but did not reach the summit of Glas Maol. Here the descent...</div>
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... and here the last ascent. </div>
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A great day out and an even greater surprise that the ski centre is not open. All the pistes have enough snow and the conditions pretty good. </div>
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HW</div>
Ryan & Henninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06174117775347227594noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126846029004543431.post-91852275951919320292016-01-06T13:32:00.001-08:002016-01-08T01:54:57.370-08:00A buttress as a birthday present<div style="text-align: justify;">
With Facebook birthdays cannot be hidden especially at an age where hiding them seems a sensible option. Being in-between jobs I had some time off on my birthday and so Simon and I decided to climb as a sort of birthday present. We drove somewhere, walked up to 900 m and after the early morning gloom a white buttress with frozen turf and some ice appeared. Simon led pitch one which followed turfy steps on an exposed wall. Here he is working his way up...</div>
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... and here he is closer up. </div>
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Very enjoyable climbing. I then led a short steep bit to reach the easier angled upper buttress which is some winter scrambling and walking. Some good neve to the top...</div>
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We saw nobody all day, and it is this type of adventure that I will miss when I move to Munich.</div>
HWRyan & Henninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06174117775347227594noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126846029004543431.post-19725059059287229182015-11-14T15:12:00.001-08:002015-11-15T02:03:42.642-08:00Season starter 2015: The Seam IV,5<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
This weekend I had no plans, Robbie and I had earlier agreed to do something together, and snow showers were forecast. So here's Robbie walking towards the Northern Corries to find a "snowed up" route with little turf as the turf would not be frozen.</div>
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Things looked black on the Eastern side of the corrie so we approached Fiacaill ridge which was very snowy in places as the wind had blown spindrift onto the climbs</div>
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We decided to try the Seam as it was white even though I had done it before. Here is Robbie soloing to reach the bottom of the chimney, the proper start of the route...</div>
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... and here the fault line that will higher up develop into the chimney.</div>
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Good back and footing, all with plenty of gear and hooks. The trickier climbing does not have turf so ideal for these conditions.</div>
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I then climbed the last bit to the top. Great climbing if a little soft for technical 5 under snowed up rock conditions. many great hooks and good gear everywhere.</div>
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Robbie topped out at 11.59 h. We scrambled a wee bit over Fiacaill ridge...</div>
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... picked up our rucksacks and went to the pub. Winter 2015 has started!<br />
HWRyan & Henninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06174117775347227594noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126846029004543431.post-40263432975067534322015-10-04T12:05:00.001-07:002015-10-04T12:05:35.194-07:00Catterline to Dunnotar castle<div style="text-align: justify;">
Whilst the Pink Elephant (see last post) did empty our energy stores a wee bit, Robbie and I felt that it was not quite sufficient. So we joined Ana's Catterline-to-Dunnotar castle trip. As usual with Ana's trips, the skies were blue and the sun were shining. Here she is leaving the small harbour at Catterline.</div>
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Soon we passed a huge arch. Here is Robbie dwarfed by it. </div>
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The coast here is rich in features, making the sea kayaking truly world class. Here a waterfall...</div>
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... and here is Ana washing the front of her boat.</div>
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There are many caves on this stretch of coast and some of them are 50 m long or are long tunnels through the conglomerate cliffs. </div>
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Here we pass these stunning cliffs...</div>
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... in two photos.</div>
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Here another cave...</div>
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... and here is Ana and a nosy seal near by. The seals seemed quite relaxed and followed the kayaks.</div>
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Moira on her way to Dunnottar castle...</div>
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... which is on a hard-to-invade hill.</div>
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We had a lunch break and sunbathed on the other side of the castle. </div>
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After lunch the mild wind worked against the tide and it was a bit more choppy, ensuring that also the return journey was entertaining. </div>
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What a great weekend. Scotland has spoiled us for the last two weeks! But the weather will turn tomorrow...</div>
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This summer has been very frustrating for me: poor weather, an almost dislocated shoulder in April and a penicillin-resistant chest infection all July triggered a no-proper-climbing summer. But then early autumn brought some Indian summer and we used it last weekend with a kayak trip to the Isle of May and Robbie and I decided to climb on the Dubh Loch this Saturday. As we have signed up for the Dundee 10 miler on the 1st of November we decided to do a jog in. Here is Robbie approaching the forest of the Glittering Skellies walk...</div>
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... and here we descend, just before the final climb to Broad Cairn, to the Dubh Loch. </div>
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When we arrived we saw another party on the Blue Max.</div>
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We decided to do the Pink Elephant or more correctly the Dinosaur-Pink Elephant combination. It is with 320 m one of the longest rock climbs in Britain. J.W. Stenhouse and B.T.Lawrie climbed the Dinosaur on the 25th of July 1964 and J. Grieve and A. Fyffe then climbed the Pink Elephant above the terrace on the 14th of June 1969. Here is Robbie starting the climb near the lowest point of the slabs. The final groove is high above just below the sky.</div>
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The whole climb is a sea of grey granite. This is me on pitch 2 in a photo taken from Alistair Todd who was next door.<br />
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Here is Robbie starting ...<br />
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... and continuing the overlaps on pitch 3...<br />
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... and here I start pitch 4.<br />
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Here is Robbie in a corner above the terrace, the grassy bit that splits the lower from the upper slabs.</div>
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I then got a wet 4b pitch which felt much harder as it involved climbing soaking wet overhangs. Here I am preparing to do the crux move of that pitch.</div>
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We reached a good belay before the final two 5a pitches. As I had climbed very little this year I offered Robbie the lead of both pitches for me picking up his rucksack. Here he is high above the Dubh Loch on a good belay.<br />
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Pitch 7 involves climbing a tapering slab...</div>
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... followed by good moves onto a huge piece of rock and a tenuous move for a knife edge on the left side of the final groove. Here is Robbie preparing the move onto big chunk of rock... </div>
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... checking the moves.<br />
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The final groove involved 45 m of slimy rock but luckily with plenty back and footing, a technique well known to winter activists. Here is Robbie at the top.</div>
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I went down the spooky central gully with plenty of clean granite from recent rock falls to collect Robbie's rucksack. Back up to just below Broad Cairn and a long rucksack job back to the car which we reached just before 8 pm. Dubh Loch days are never short, especially when jogging in from Glen Clova.<br />
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Ryan & Henninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06174117775347227594noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126846029004543431.post-53082529187675467372015-09-27T12:58:00.001-07:002015-09-27T12:58:24.647-07:00Isle of May<div style="text-align: justify;">
The Isle of May lies in the Firth of Forth roughly 8 km off the Fife coast and roughly a 25 km round trip. It is 1.8 km long and less than half a km wide and a classic sea kayak trip on the East coast. We met at 9 am in Anstruther harbour at low tide...</div>
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... and over the day paddled this route. Not too much deviation as the tidal streams are not too strong. </div>
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Here we are about to launch our boats...</div>
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... and here we leave the Fife coast with Anstruther in the distance.</div>
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Short break on the water...</div>
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... with very easy navigation. </div>
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The trip is potentially serious as it is an open water crossing but we had perfect conditions. Sun, hardly any wind and a well matched team. </div>
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The birds were already gone so we could paddle close to the cliffs... </div>
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... which looked great when seen with climbers goggles.</div>
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We went around the Southern tip of the island to land at Kirk Haven on the Eastern side. </div>
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Big open, summery skies...</div>
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We left towards Fife and numerous seals were following us checking us out from the surface...</div>
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... and from below. </div>
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Here Katie and Robbie and a Mackerel fisherman in a wee boat. </div>
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Robbie close to Anstruther...</div>
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... and here is Katie returning to the harbour at high tide = less kayak carrying. </div>
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Summer on the beach...</div>
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... at the end of one of the best days of the year!</div>
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After last week's sea kayaking Giulio was keen on some scrambling and he said he would bring his colleague Chris. As both had climbed and as the weather was good we initially decided to go to Glen Coe. However, low clouds were forecast for coastal areas so we decided to try Ardverikie wall which is one of the great Scottish classic climbs and justifiably so. The first ascent was made by the Dundee team of DF Lang and GN Hunter in June 1967 and I had climbed it twice before, so a good introduction.</div>
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Our prediction was right and it was sunny during the walk in...</div>
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...past Lochan na h-Earba ...</div>
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... to reach the Southern side of Beinn Shuas where a large band of microgranite rises uninterrupted for 200 or so metres. </div>
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At least 5 times were climbing the route...</div>
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... so we had to join the queue but queueing in the sunshine and having an early lunch is very different from queuing for a winter route in a gale. </div>
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The route climbs up a rib followed by a run out second pitch which is commonly climbed together with the first one. After that crack systems before a rightwards traverse ends the climb proper. Some scrambling follows to near the summit of Beinn Shuas. In the photo below the blue climber has reached the belay after the bold but easy bit. The crack/flake is to the right of him and the lower red climber is just below. After that the crux which is to traverse rightwards before following a groove.</div>
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Here I am waiting for the traffic to clear before tackling the 15 m run out to the belay...</div>
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... and here I start the crack/flake.</div>
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Here are Chris and Gilio on the crux pitch...</div>
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... and here they have reached the belay at the top of the pitch. </div>
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Here is Giulio finishing the main part of the route before the final scramble to the top. </div>
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A grand day out, my first mountain route this year after a shoulder luxation and a chest infection.<br />
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This Scottish summer has been the worst for decades and a penicillin-resistance chest infection for the best part of July did not help. However, at the beginning of August things were looking up and on the 7th of August Roger and I walked in to the Corrour bothy reaching it around midnight. I had my Tarp tent plus winter sleeping bag and slept outside whilst Roger and Mike spent the night inside. Grey skies, 10 degrees or so but no rain on the morning of the 8th and after a month of inactivity I was keen...</div>
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We walked up the Devil's Point where Glasgow Jimmy took a photo of us...</div>
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... walked over Cairntoul and Angel's peak to cross the young Tay near its source...</div>
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... to reach the summit of Braeriach. </div>
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Down into the Lairig Ghru where we first considered doing both Ben Macdiu and Carn a Mhaim but as poor weather was forecast we only did the latter. </div>
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We parted as Roger and Mike stayed another night in the Corrour whereas I left for Aberdeen. So good to spend again a day in the hills under big skies even if no summer was in sight. </div>
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After a holiday in the sun another sea kayak weekend in Arisaig at the end of August was cancelled because of strong Westerly winds and poor weather. However, the other side of Scotland looked fine and so we went just a few miles South to St. Andrews to meet at the East Sands car park.</div>
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Being out at sea in the sun is bliss...</div>
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... especially this summer. We paddled to Kingsbarns for a break on the beach. Paul and I also fished and caught mackerels and Pollack. </div>
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Here we are approaching St. Andrews marked by the ruin of the cathedral...</div>
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... and here we are landing...</div>
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... and here's the catch of the day. Most got 1-2 mackerels and Paul took the rest. </div>
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We have grilled our Mackerel fillets covered in full-grain mustard together young potatoes and a green salad with lemon dressing. Was it good? Guess...</div>
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On Friday the 26.6.2015 David, Gordon, Lucy, Robby, Ana and myself met on a campsite near Port Appin to paddle around the isle of Lismore for the following two days. Lismore is flanked by the mainland, the Morvern peninsula and the isle of Mull. Here we have our first break on Lismore near the pier of Achnacroish.</div>
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We explored some smaller isles to the East...</div>
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.. and then carried on...</div>
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... to reach the Lismore lighthouse at the South end. A channel separates Lismore from the wee isle with the lighthouse. During spring tides the flow in this channel can be very high. Whilst there was a strong tidal flow it was manageable for us as there were neap tides.</div>
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Whilst exploring the lighthouse the Clansman, our Calmac ferry from the previous weekend, passed presumably on its way to Barra.</div>
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We paddled 25 km and camped near the ruin of the castle and started a driftwood beach fire...</div>
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...burning all evening. The trick is to have these fires below the high tide line so that its traces are gone after a flood.</div>
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Here is the ruin of the castle...</div>
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... and here is our landing spot with the Morvern peninsula on the other side of the water.</div>
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Here we launch the kayaks in the morning...</div>
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... paddling the West side of the island in a strong tail wind...</div>
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... to reach another castle ruin...</div>
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... with some horses.</div>
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The tail win pushed us on without generating difficult-to-manage waves. It rained occasionally but overall during the paddling the weather was fine to us even though it rained hard at night.</div>
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We then crossed back from Lismore to our starting point, port Appin, with a strong side wind and some tidal flow. All manageable by ferry gliding.</div>
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Here we land after 25 km on day 1 and 15 km on day 2.</div>
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Ryan & Henninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06174117775347227594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126846029004543431.post-24838494480955148942015-06-22T23:51:00.000-07:002015-06-23T14:44:36.153-07:00Cycling the Outer Hebrides<div style="text-align: justify;">
Ana and I always wanted to cycle the Outer Hebrides. Finally this year we chose a week, got train tickets with bike reservations from Broughty Ferry to Garve and from Oban to Dundee (not easy to book). Here is Ana cycling the road from Garve to Ullapool on day 1...</div>
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... and here she is approaching loch Broom.</div>
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In Stornoway we stayed in Heb hostel, had a great night with live music in a Pub joined by Tuesday (her real name) from Australia who had a bike from the Friday bike company. The next morning we cycled out of Stornoway over the great moor of Northern Lewis to reach Barabhas on the Western side. It was the Sabbath, the day when everything is closed in the protestant Northern part of these isles. Here is Ana under a wide Northern sky. </div>
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These islands are made for cycling (but not the weather) and so we saw many cyclists. </div>
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After a lunch stop in Barabhas I continued to the butt of Lewis in the north. Just before the butt a beautiful beach for a brief break to cook some Korean noodles. </div>
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The pace is slower than elsewhere and shops are sparse and closed on the Sabbath.</div>
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I joined Ana in the Gearrannan Backhouse village where one of the houses had been converted into a beautiful hostel which we shared with one other couple and Craig Cameron, a Glaswegian who cycles the Hebrides every year. </div>
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Craig immediately sprinted up the hill for the Atlantic sunset and took amon other a photo of us. </div>
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We went down too early as the sky developed further into a beautiful red. </div>
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After a windy day the forecast was for less wind and only a few showers. We continued to see the standing stones at Calanish some miles down the road together with members of bus parties and folk that were touring the isles by car and motorbike. One of the best stone circles around in a beautiful location. </div>
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We used the relatively good weather to cycle all the way to loch Seaforth which separates Lewis and Harris. In Harris the mountains start.</div>
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Here some sheep at the bottom of the big climb over to Tarbert. It goes up to 300 m so nothing Alpine but a challenge with a heavy loaded bike.</div>
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We descended yo Tarbet. Here is Ana with the mountains behind. </div>
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The next day was the worst weather day of the trip. Winds up to 30 mph and frequent and often heavy rain again with a climb at the beginning. The going was tough and slow. Here is Ana in the fog higher up.</div>
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Afterwards the descent to some beautiful golden beaches on the North-Western side of Harris. Here a photo of the beach at Seilebost...</div>
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... and here a photo of the beach near Sgarasta Mhor with a green of the local golf course. </div>
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We battled on to Leverburgh where the ferry times had changed to our advantage and stocked up on food in the local shop. </div>
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Here is Ana on the ferry to North Uist. </div>
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In stormy weather we cycled over the slipway to Berneray and to the hostel right by the water. We managed to get some of the last beds with wet clothing hanging everywhere but had a great night cooking and chatting with all the other folks. </div>
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The next morning was windy but dry and here is Ana going back over the slipway to Northern Uist. Note the 'crossing otter' sign. </div>
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After a hard, very slow cycle into the strong Western wind the skies turned to blue to showcase the beautiful beaches of Northern Uist. </div>
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We did not followed the coast but instead chose a shortcut over the hills to join the coastal road again near the beaches on the Western side. </div>
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Here some locals. </div>
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We stopped at the Hebridean smokehouse for smoked scallops and again battled the wind...</div>
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... to reach Benbecula and the Nunton House hostel which is a great place to stay if a little more expensive than others. We had a good dinner with smoked scallops as a starter.</div>
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On Uist the Hebrides are changing from mainly protestant in the North to catholic in the South. The lonely Madonna on the wayside is evidence for that. </div>
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We also stopped at an ancient chapel and graveyard in Tobha Mor.</div>
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The main road is well inland but the whole coastline is lined by beaches and the meadows are covered by flowers. Here a close up of some flowers with a beach and the Atlantic blurred behind.</div>
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We also stopped at the Kildonan Museum (good coffee) further down the road and then reached the campsite near Ludag on the Southern part of South Uist. Great campsite and we met a mother and daughter that we had met twice previously further North. This is typical for these isles because people that travel in the same direction tend to meet each other. </div>
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The next morning we crossed the slipway to Eriskay to take the ferry to Barra. </div>
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Barra is unique as it has an airport where the runway is the local beach. When we arrived everyone was expecting 'the new plane' plus a B celebrity. Here the plane just after landing. </div>
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We explored the Northern bit of Barra and then cycled down the Western coastline. Here is Ana near one of the beaches.</div>
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We finally reached Castlebay and stayed a night in the hostel. On the second day we sea kayaked in the morning (£35 for 3 h, ask in the hostel) and then pitched our tent on the Eastern shoreline of the bay. The skies turned to blue for a great shot of our tent and the castle. </div>
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Whilst Castlebay is the ferryport and end of the route for most cyclists we continued out of Castlebay...</div>
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... up a steep climb...</div>
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... to approach Vatersay, the last cycle-able island on the road. </div>
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Finally some Caribean-like seas...</div>
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... and beautiful colours. </div>
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Here is my bike with just two instead of the normal five bags. </div>
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Vatersay has again beautiful beaches.</div>
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It rained overnight but it was not too windy and so we had a good night in the tent before boarding the ferry back to Oban in the morning. Here we pass Lismore whilst another Calmac ferry enters the sound of Mull. </div>
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Here are Ana and myself on the car deck of the 'Clansman' which was our ferry. </div>
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A great trip and one to repeat but hopefully in better weather as this was apparently the worst summer since 1945 so far. </div>
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Ryan & Henninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06174117775347227594noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126846029004543431.post-75663166063263179532015-02-22T05:40:00.002-08:002015-02-22T05:40:19.754-08:00Mayar<div style="text-align: justify;">
Just a quick post to show the current conditions in the Angus glens. On Sunday Ana, Sharon, Paul and I drove to the Clova car park to practice some winter skills.</div>
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Not much winter left in the glen and whilst Corrie Farchal looked quite white, there was little left in Winter corrie. </div>
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Equally, Corrie Fee was black and even A and D gully were largely stripped. So we practiced on a snow slope near E gully to reach the normal path...</div>
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... to the White Mounth plateau. </div>
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From there southwards...</div>
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... to the top of Mayar which was Sharon's and Paul's first Munro.</div>
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More winter skills on the way down (hard neve yesterday) ...</div>
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... and some sunshine with a view towards Driesh.</div>
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It is all changing again with sub 5 degrees temperatures and rain in Dundee meaning that snow will accumulate higher up. Freeze thaw cycles are predicted for the week so thing will look better for winter climbing and ski touring next weekend!<br />
HWRyan & Henninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06174117775347227594noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126846029004543431.post-85073523083295797992015-02-08T10:59:00.000-08:002015-02-08T10:59:19.499-08:00Hadrian's Wall Direct V,5***<div style="text-align: justify;">
February is the time when the icy lines on Ben Nevis come into condition. The cliffs collect snow in December and January which in February repeatedly thaws and freezes to transform into snow ice. One of the great icy lines which I had never climbed is Hadrian's Wall Direct, first climbed by Mike G. Geddes and Graham E Little in 1971. Robbie was available, I had some time, the forecast predicted not too much wind and some clouds on the coastal hills and the UKCers and guides seemed happy with the conditions. So game on. Robbie and I left Dundee at a relatively late 5.15 am but the drive was smooth and we were racing up the hill, overtaking several teams on the way. And no coastal clouds!</div>
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We drank some water at the CIC hut and quickly ascended past the Douglas boulder towards Point Five Gully seen above Robbie's head and Hadrian's Wall to the left...</div>
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Here is a photo of Point Five Gully and Hadrian's Wall. The route takes the inital ice fall, followed by a chimney, easier snow fields and a final band of iced up rocks. </div>
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Here is a team from Aviemore on the first icefall, the key feature of the route...</div>
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... and here yet another team joining the Point Five party!</div>
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Here I am starting the icefall.</div>
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I am initially a little nervous on ice but after a few moves the routine comes back and it all feels solid. Robbie then led the second pitch of the ice fall...</div>
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... whilst team Glasgow was hot on our heels.</div>
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Hadrian's wall is a good point to take photos of the lower pitches of Point Five, seen below. </div>
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The icefall of Hadrian's eventually relents and a chimney becomes visible, here tackled by team Aviemore. </div>
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Here I set off, carrying the limited rock gear on one sling and the quickraws on another. Rockgear is almost useless as there is 90% ice screw protection. </div>
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After the chimney two long pitches ascend the snowfield which was mostly good neve with a couple of welcome ice blobs for screw protection. Here is Robbie on the first of the snowfield pitches...</div>
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... and here I set off on the second aiming for the final rock band. </div>
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Two pitches then climb the rock band at roughly grade IV. Climbing with 60 m ropes allowed Robbie to belay near the place where the Aviemore climber is seen. </div>
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From there it was just 15 m to top out. Here I climb the last metres of the route.</div>
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I walked off onto the plateau and Robbie followed on a tight rope. Here I am on the top of the UK once again with a clear view ranging from Schiehallion to the North Western hills with hardly any coastal clouds...</div>
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The skies turned into a warm orange...</div>
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...easing the descent.</div>
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We mountaineered into number 4 gully where the normal entry was blocked by a cornice and bum glissaded to the CIC hut. The skies were a mix of pink and blue. This is me...</div>
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... and this is Robbie in a photo taken with a flash.</div>
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We slogged on to arrive at the car just after 6 pm.</div>
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No need to comment on whether it was good as some things are self evident.</div>
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Ryan & Henninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06174117775347227594noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126846029004543431.post-27663293309539638802015-02-02T12:30:00.002-08:002015-02-02T12:30:34.309-08:00Skinning up and skiing down Ben Tirran<div style="text-align: justify;">
After two weekends of winter climbing I had planned a no hills weekend. But the skies were blue and a strong North-Easterly is easily ignored. So I jumped into the car at lunchtime to head with my skis for the Angus glens to look for a skiable hill. The foothills such as Cat's Law were not white enough but Clova had collected a lot of snow overnight. So I went to near Rottal lodge planning to skin up and ski down Ben Tirran. Here is my GPS recording of mainly the descent. </div>
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Clova was surprisingly wintry with the Eastern side being much whiter than the Western side. </div>
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Sun and February snow. Here some of the dune-like sculptures on the way up. </div>
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I initially wanted to skin around Loch Wharral which is in the Corrie seen in the distance...</div>
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... and this is me heading that way (selfie)...</div>
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... but I spotted a line of continuous snow on a burn which is labelled as 'Gowed Hole' on the OS map. It is clearly visible on the image below. </div>
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I skinned up, largely out of the wind ...</div>
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Actually the real summit is called 'The Goet' and is a rather flat 600 m away from this cairn to the East. But I did not fancy skinning the scoured top in the icy wind as time was limited and as the descent looked like skiing heaven. So after a short stretch of skinning over the scoured heather I reached the compact, soft snow of the burn to experience a few minutes of skiing heaven all the way down to the car. Very much recommended and much of it will survive a thaw. <br />
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On Wednesday Arno Alpi sent an e-mail saying 'I need some mountain air'. As there is tons of adventure in front of our doors we went into Glen Clova to have a look. There was ice forming in some areas but some buttresses had lost their snow after the mild thaw on Friday. We decided to go into Corrie Fee, the lowest Corrie in Clova, which seemed a viable option after an overnight frost.</div>
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Two or three teams had a look at Look C gully (good luck to them, the main icefall did not look formed). We opted for the large face to the right where Robbie and I had done two long mixed routes previously. After testing one groove that contained a useless icy crust we moved on to the lowest groove which contained good neve, some ice and solid turf. Here I am starting pitch 1. Unfortunately the groove is hidden (see topo at the end).</div>
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Above the groove the snow was less consolidated and there were trees on the face which is one of two reason for the name of the route. So bring plenty of slings! I belayed at a big block at 60 metres. The next pitch was semi-consolidated snow without much of a line and we reached a tree belay to the right of the rocky band that divides the face. I knew that there was a steep wall with a good crack but the wall was not really in full winter condition, it was much steeper than it looked from below (tech 7?), the crack seemed to finish well below the top of the wall (tech >7?) and all these reasons were much appreciated by myself as it allowed me to chicken out. Oh, we also started late and still had lots of climbing to do. This did not prevent us from taking a photo though!</div>
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Instead I opted for a groove line to the right. Again it turned out to be steeper than it looked from below but had good gear where needed. 20 metres of sustained, technical and in places superb climbing followed to reach a ramp that led to the upper part of the face. Here I am on the second of two easy pitches (it started to get dark...) to reach a belay at the bottom of the buttress seen above ... </div>
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The buttress had little snow so we opted for a groove that separated the main buttress from the small buttress to the right. It contained good neve and turf and sufficient protection at tech 3. I just continued on easy ground whilst Arno started to follow at dusk. After more than 6 long pitches, all close to 60 m, we topped out. So overall a climb with some overlap with other routes but the crux groove and probably the start and perhaps the finish should be new ground. We then descended D gully to the right. It was well consolidated so would have been a great grade I climb during the day. </div>
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Here is Arno at the bottom of the face keeping the diesel going with some coffee.</div>
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Overall we rate the climb V,6 as the crux groove is technical and physical and goes on for a bit.</div>
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Is it worth it and when to go? The face to the right of Look C gully is a good alternative if the main ice cascade of Look C is not properly formed as was the case yesterday. There are many possible lines (we have done 3 now), several buttresses and grooves for technical climbing allowing anything from grade III to VII. The face is in good condition after freeze-thaws and cold nights so that the snow is consolidated and that the turf is solid but it is doable as long as it is cold. Avoid climbing it after a big dump of snow and Westerlies as windslab may form on the snowfields. It is a big face for Scotland so expect 6 pitches or more. Not something for everyone but Arno's and my rat have been well fed.</div>
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Ryan & Henninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06174117775347227594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126846029004543431.post-14567146597282203572015-01-18T15:35:00.001-08:002015-01-21T05:51:49.304-08:00More Angus glens mixed<div style="text-align: justify;">
After a holiday on Cuba Simon and I went to a new corrie (for me) in the Angus glens. We started early and a nasty Northerly was blowing.</div>
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It took a long time to the bottom of our buttress and I led the first, easier, turfy pitch with limited gear to a ramp. Above the climb proper starts. Here Simon begins the second pitch...</div>
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... and here he has reached the crux, a deceptively steep, short corner. </div>
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There was a lot of snow around but almost all turf was in good condition. </div>
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At the end of he ramp Simon had to swing over a rib into another groove which again was steeper than it looked from below. </div>
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Above some easy climbing in markedly improved weather...</div>
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... to a tricky but well protected corner which was a special, highly enjoyable gift!<br />
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(Photo SR) V,6 we thought with some great technical problems linked by turfy ramps. I was missing the trees though!</div>
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Ryan & Henninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06174117775347227594noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126846029004543431.post-45178628340971084482014-12-07T15:27:00.001-08:002014-12-08T05:45:58.496-08:00Corrie of Farchal: Silver Threads among the Gold, IV,5<div style="text-align: justify;">
Winter begins and I managed a short exit ticket. Brian and I decided to go once again into Corrie of Farchal which is to the South of Winter Corrie in Glen Clova. Here is Brain during the walk in: snow! The hills did not look promising from Forfar but from 600 m onwards there was snow.</div>
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I continued my 'new' tradition of starting the season with 'Silver Threads among the Gold'. It is a three pitch IV,5 with a short walk in and some great climbing, arguably the best winter buttress climb in the Angus glens. Here is Brian on the last technical problem of the first pitch. </div>
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There are plenty of chimneys, technical walls, a cave and some variation. Here Brian climbs a steepish little wall. </div>
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Whilst the turf was admittedly poor at the start it was good here making the problem considerably easier. </div>
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After that a tunnel pitch, a troglodytes dream, to emerge at the bottom of the final wall.The wall is steeper than it looks and balancy but has, like the rest of the climb, good gear. Top conditions up here as the spindrift had plastered this area. </div>
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Overall a great climb which is not obvious at all from the road but reveals its qualities to those who climb it! Brian thought one star in average and two stars in good conditions.<br />
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Suilven is one of the classic Scottish hills. At 731 m it is a Graham so not a Munro or a Corbett. As winter climbing was off the agenda due to the mild November weather, Abdalla and I drove the 3 h to the North West. I decided to do Suilven as a trail run from the East (see route). The best walking route is probably from Canisp lodge near Lochinver. But we chose to go in from the East because I rather run more and drive less. My GPS route is shown below. </div>
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Previously I had seen Suilven from many angles and because of its unique shape it was a hill I always wanted to do. Here I saw Suilven whilst kayaking with Giulio and the other Tayside sea kayakers...</div>
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... and here from Stac Pollaidh whilst walking with Ana. </div>
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The route from the East was bog central especially after the recent rain falls. Also the paths are faint or do not exist and so the going is slow. As a consequence I gave up on the idea of also doing Canisp, shown here to the North. </div>
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I approached via the long Eastern ridge. After the first top there is a large drop but a small Cairn on the Northern side marks a scrambling descent to the bealach (on the left in the photo). This is not straight forward, exposed scrambling. It is like the Aonach Eagach but with more exposure. </div>
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Here the Eastern top from higher up. I started the run at the end of the loch seen in the distance. </div>
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Whilst much of the lower ridge was in the clag the ridge itself was cloud free. And then one of those special Scottish vistas: the summit of Suilven with the Atlantic in the distance. I could see the isle of Lewis out in the ocean. </div>
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Here another photo of the top...</div>
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... and here is one taken with my iPhone. </div>
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Here the view back to the ridge...</div>
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... and here a self timed shot with me running. </div>
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It was a long slog back to the loch. But luckily the wind stopped and warm late autumn sunlight was lighting the glen. </div>
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I was a little worried about Abdalla who was for the first time walking in the Highlands proper. He had a map, compass, binoculars and I had asked him to play it safe and to stay close to Cam Loch. I was glad when I saw him on a small hillock near the car with a smile on his face. </div>
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It was 5 degrees but we nontheless grilled three lamb chops which went down well. </div>
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A long drive home but we both got our fix after too many dark and wet November days in Aberdeen.</div>
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Ryan & Henninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06174117775347227594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126846029004543431.post-34130622674852661102014-09-14T12:01:00.000-07:002014-09-16T13:39:20.495-07:00Journey to the Bell Rock lighthouse<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Bell Rock lighthouse is an iconic feature of the North sea coast of Scotland. It marks a piece of sandstone which had cost the lives of thousands of seamen 18 km offshore. From 1807 to 1810 Robert Stevenson and 60 men erected the lighthouse using Aberdeen granite. Here is a BBC video report: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12330017</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and here is an article about its construction:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/empire_seapower/bell_rock_01.shtml. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The coordinates are </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">56° 26.065'N 002° 23.230'W or grid reference: NO762269</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #f6f7f8; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #141823; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;">.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823;"><span style="background-color: #f6f7f8; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">Since moving to Scotland I saw the lighthouse from the coast and always wanted to see it up close. Unfortunately I was unable to join an earlier kayak trip but when Joan mentioned a second trip this year from Kingsbarns, which is 21 km away, I was very keen. We were nervous about the fog but Tim and Mike are experienced sea navigators and they were joined by Joan, Ian, Robbie and myself. Here we are about to launch.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Conditions were exceptionally calm but the mist persisted. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Here the A team is checking our navigation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> After 2 h 30 min we heard a diesel engine of a large ship and sounds which were generated by the fog horn of the lighthouse. Here is Robbie approaching the ship which is moored near the Bell Rock. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Finally the Bell Rock lighthouse emerged from the mist and at the same time a helicopter flew above. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> We reached the Bell rock after 3 h and 5 min and the water was still flats. There were many seals for which the Bell rock is an ideal habitat. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Here are two of them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> We had lunch and were chatting with the lighthouse keepers while they were waiting for the helicopter. Here is the helicopter from the Northern lighthouse board.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> On the way back the sun came out at times.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Here is Ian, far away from land but in the sun. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Later it became windier, the fog returned and it was difficult to follow a bearing due to waves that came nearly at a 90 degree angle. Here is our return route. We saw land about 3 km North of Kingsbarns.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here we arrive. We had paddled over 46 km. </span></div>
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Finally another blog entry after a summer with much sea kayaking, hill running, cycling but less climbing. During the 19-20th of July Karin organised a trip to Skye, paddling to the Black Cuillin on the first day and then around Soay, a small island to the South of Skye, on the second day. The starting point is this stunning beach in Elgol.</div>
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I had brought my fishing gear and BBQ as we were grilling in the evening. Soon I had two mackerel and a large pollack. Here are Karin and Gordon on their way...</div>
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We transported our kayaks to paddle in Loch Coruisk, a loch which I had seen several years earlier whilst doing the Black Cuillin traverse. </div>
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On our return the tide was out and so we had to do a sliding return into the water.</div>
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The evening was wet but I BBQ'd the mackerel and pollack together with lemon, salt & garlic. A very hungry school party ate the rest in no time. The next morning we paddled over to Soay and around it...</div>
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... to have lunch on the other side. </div>
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A week or two later we had planned an easy paddle on the Tay but the dolphins were out. So we tried to get close.</div>
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Here is one of them, less than a kilometre away from our front door in Broughty Ferry. </div>
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In August Paul and I went to Arbroath for a kayak fishing trip. Paul had also bought a creel in order to catch some lobster. We managed to launch and position the creel without any incident although it was a bit of a precarious affair. </div>
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Clouds came and went but we only had a few drops of rain. Here is Paul paddling near Auchmithie...</div>
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... and here we are leaving Auchmithie bay. We soon caught a few mackerel for dinner. </div>
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On our way back we collected the creel and despite 0.5% expectation there was a lobster in there. Here is Paul paddling home with his prey. </div>
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What a great country to live in for active people. I hope we chose the right future for this great nation in a few days time...<br />
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May in Scotland is the month for being outdoors. And that's what Ana and I do. Last weekend we met with Gerrardo, Gordon and Robbie in Tayvallich which is a small village in Kintyre, a peninsula to the West of Glasgow. After endless single track roads we met in the Tayvallich Inn for a pint and for Ana, who had organised the trip, outlined the plan. After a night on the campsite only disturbed by certain characters giving a speech to the nation at 1 am and again at 4.30 am, we launched our kayaks from Tayvallich bay. Here are Gordon, Ana and Gerrardo. </div>
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We first paddled North to explore the vegetated upper arms of the loch. It is a beautiful forrested area with much wildlife. We saw geese and an osprey. </div>
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We then paddled southwards...</div>
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... to reach Castle Sween after 16 km which overlooks the loch. </div>
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Here is Robbie launching again after our lunch break. </div>
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We decided to visit the McCormaig Isles southwest of Loch Sween. </div>
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As there are strong tidal currents in the area we paddled to the Island of Danna first, which is close to the mainland, and then crossed from there first to Corr Eilean. </div>
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The currents were strong but we were a good team and so had no problems. Here is Robbie with a sailing boat ahead and the Isle of Jura in the distance. </div>
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On the way from Corr Eilean to Eilean Mor, the largest island, I caught a pretty decent pollack for tea. We reached the sheltered bay of Eilean Mor. </div>
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There are some wild animals on the island.</div>
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McCormaig was an Irish monk who lived on the Island. Here is the ruin of a chapel...</div>
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... and here are Ana and I with a replica cross as the original had eroded away. </div>
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We then went back to the Eastern shore of Loch Sween...</div>
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... to find a campsite after more than 26 km of paddling. You can carry a lot of food & drinks on a sea kayak and so dinner was opulent. I tried to grill the haddock but there very little was not burnt or raw but Gerrardo recommended boiling it in sea water and that worked very well. Also Robbie brought a bottle of Jura whisky and with the Isle of Jura in sight we drank nearly all of it. </div>
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We started the fire perhaps a little too early...</div>
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... because we watched the evening skies and the sun setting on the Isle of Jura. </div>
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Early in the morning it started to rain and breakfast was miserable. However, the clouds went for our launch.</div>
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The martimime forcast stated strong winds so we were unsure whether to return up Loch Sween or through the Sound of Jura. We decided to have a look. Here is Ana...</div>
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... and here is Robbie with two geese above him..</div>
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The initially force 3-4 winds dropped and we entered the Sound of Jura. </div>
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It turned out to be easy paddling under initially gorgeous skies. Here is Ana...</div>
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and here is the team going North...</div>
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... and North.</div>
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I was trying to fish again but to no avail this time.</div>
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After passing a few more islands we reached Carsaig bay after 18 km on day 2 and so 46 km in two days. Just a 2 km walk over to Tayvallich to fetch our cars for the return journey.</div>
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A fantastic trip, one of the best so far!</div>
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May has come. It is the time to climb, kayak, and run. Today we went to Logie head on the Moray coast, a place where I had never climbed before. Here are Ged and Watty during the walk in.</div>
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We started in the 'star' zone at the Northern end and climbed VS's and HVS's in the May sun. </div>
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Here is Watty on his climb...</div>
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... and here he reaches the end. </div>
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Higher up a view towards the West. </div>
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Here is Ged climbing a HVS 5b, Rising Star. </div>
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Perfect conditions. </div>
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A group of sea kayakers passed.</div>
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When the tide came in we walked towards the Eastern end where we met other climbers. I climbed 'Dave's dilemma', a relatively straight forward E1.</div>
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It became busy.</div>
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Some sea birds. </div>
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On Thursday after work I went to the sand dunes near Newburgh. </div>
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All alone and long beaches.</div>
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Beautiful views but it became chilly. </div>
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On the way back inland the Easter lambs were playing in the evening sun. </div>
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Curiosity.</div>
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HWRyan & Henninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06174117775347227594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126846029004543431.post-75959384438739400062014-04-21T15:42:00.000-07:002015-09-28T14:12:35.515-07:00Glen Lethnot & Anstruther kayak<div style="text-align: justify;">
The East of Scotland has been sunny over the Easter period. First, more exploration of the Angus glens. This time I went to run in Glen Lethnot which can be accessed easily from Brechin. Glen Lethnot is not visited often as the hills are smaller than in Glen Clova but it is just as beautiful as the other glens especially on a sunny day. Here I am on the approach. </div>
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Recently I have started to run or walk the routes which are in the James Carron's walking guide for the Angus glens: </div>
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/Walking-Angus-Glens-Cicerone-Guide/dp/1852846984/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1398119522&sr=8-1&keywords=angus+glens</div>
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I parked near Craigendowie and from there a landrover track goes up all the way to Tamhilt at 537 m. Generally there are many landrover tracks in this glen which are good for easy running but it takes away from the wildernes. Here is the view all the way down to the North Sea. The lighthouse near Montrose is a whitish dot on the image. </div>
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I then carried out, again on a landrover track, to the hill of Mondurran which is 602 m and the highest point of the route. To the North is the continuation of the glen and Hunthill lodge. </div>
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Here a look back again with the lodge. </div>
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There is a lot of wildlife in the area especially hares and grouse. I then ran southwards and saw a golden Eagle, I think. After that down with sheeps on the opposite slopes. </div>
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On Easter Sunday we met at Anstruther harbour for a kayak trip to Fife ness. </div>
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Here is our group with the houses of Anstruther behind. Apparently the orange tiles are from Holland and were obtained in exchange for some goods. </div>
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We paddled to Crail and saw a miniglider.</div>
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Here are our kayaks in Crail harbour...</div>
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... and here is a view of the narbour. </div>
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In the area there are several fossils including fossilised trees. Here is our inspection team...</div>
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We went to the tip of Fife, saw the now abandoned coastguard station and returned. Some dolphins passed in the opposite direction. Here we are back in Anstruther...</div>
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Few countries are better than Scotland when the weather is good!<br />
HWRyan & Henninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06174117775347227594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126846029004543431.post-5218693120047908852014-04-07T13:57:00.001-07:002014-04-07T13:57:22.797-07:00Angus glen runs, Kirrie and Ben LuiSpring 2014 has arrived and with it a book covering hill walks in the local Angus glens:<br />
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I was quite excited about it as I love the Angus glens and any literature related to it is very welcome. There is no conflict of interest as none of my photos are in the guide nor do I know the author nor do I get any royalty for praising the book! Anyway, the guide is perfect for walks and hill runs in my backyard. My favourite so far is Cat Law which can be seen from the coast. Here I am on the ascent via Long Goat.<br />
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Here a bit higher up with he North sea coast in the far distance.<br />
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The following weekend Robbie and I went to Kirrie. It was 7 degrees Celsius according to the thermometer but Kirrie is surely the warmest place in Scotland. Here is Al 'tops off' working the 7a next to us.<br />
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And here is the crag in glorious mid march sunshine.<br />
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Robbie and I needed some fitness after a poor winter so afterwards we ran up Cat Law from Glen Uig. Great views of snow capped hills.<br />
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A return over lush meadows...<br />
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The following weekend Mike and Nic from Oxford came to do Ben Lui and some of the Knoydart Murnos from Inverie. I met them for Ben Lui. Here they are on the long approach...<br />
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<br />Ryan & Henninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06174117775347227594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5126846029004543431.post-6983025089057833042014-02-10T08:41:00.002-08:002014-02-23T15:00:08.850-08:00Freebird V,5On Saturday the 8th of February Tim and I cycled down Glen Prosen. It had snowed during the night and the forecast south-easterly gales would bring South Craig into winter condition. Here is Tim cycling ...<br />
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Saturday and two Spanish dinners came and went and Sunday arrived. The weather forecast has predicted a lull before another Atlantic weather system and Ian had suggested a paddle on the Tay. We arrived at the boat shed at 10 am whilst the sun was shining but when we launched the kayaks clouds already moved in from the West. </div>
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... and here is one of the many Eider ducks on the sandbanks that are flooded at high tide. </div>
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Here Ana arrives for our lunch break... </div>
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... and here we are with Dundee in the far distance. </div>
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We crossed over to the Monifieth shooting range (no flags and no shots) for a comfy break and launched into some moderate waves. Here are Ian and Katie. </div>
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The incoming tide carried us towards the Ferry at 8 km/h. Here are Ana and Amy...</div>
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... and here Ana arrives after our 18 km paddle. </div>
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Winter climbing on Saturday, sea kayaking on Sunday. Could be worse!</div>
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HW</div>
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