Hills of Britain and Ireland

OS Map of Carn Dearg (NW) (Carn Dearg (North))

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10-Aug-24 • Bertie24.7 flickr

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2022 Scotland Winter (19)
2022 Scotland Winter (19)

07-Jan-22 • Wellington School OW flickr

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2022 Scotland Winter (20)
2022 Scotland Winter (20)

07-Jan-22 • Wellington School OW flickr

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2022 Scotland Winter (21)
2022 Scotland Winter (21)

07-Jan-22 • Wellington School OW flickr

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2022 Scotland Winter (22)
2022 Scotland Winter (22)

07-Jan-22 • Wellington School OW flickr

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OS Map

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10-Aug-24 • Bertie24.7 flickr

53942050165

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10-Aug-24 • Bertie24.7 flickr

53940690902

2022 Scotland Winter (19)
2022 Scotland Winter (19)

07-Jan-22 • Wellington School OW flickr

54100098288

2022 Scotland Winter (20)
2022 Scotland Winter (20)

07-Jan-22 • Wellington School OW flickr

54100182199

2022 Scotland Winter (21)
2022 Scotland Winter (21)

07-Jan-22 • Wellington School OW flickr

54099842606

2022 Scotland Winter (22)
2022 Scotland Winter (22)

07-Jan-22 • Wellington School OW flickr

54100098233

Ben Nevis summit to the Hebrides. Eigg, Rum and Skye. Awesome! Lochaber, Inverness-shire, Scotland.
Ben Nevis summit to the Hebrides. Eigg, Rum and Skye. Awesome! Lochaber, Inverness-shire, Scotland.

Commentary. It is not always true that the best views are from the highest vantage points. Too often, they are shrouded in cloud. Indeed, it is fortunate to summit Ben Nevis on a clear day. Also, a panorama in wide-angle is desirable in one sense, but all scale and grandeur can be destroyed in a toy-town image. On 25/07/2011, my birthday, I was lucky! From dawn until dusk, over 18 hours, the sky was clear, or only tinged, on the edge of the stratosphere, by Alto-Stratus clouds. It took me a full 13 hours to ascend and descend “The Ben” on its southern side from Glen Nevis car park. It is an incessant 3-kilometre slope of 30-35° with a massive boulder field to negotiate in the last kilometre, just when you are at your most weary. I only spent 20 minutes at the summit, so as to avoid any descent in semi-darkness. Descents are notoriously more dangerous than ascents, particularly if darkness catches us out. In addition, I was weighed down by a 30 kg. rucksack containing photographic equipment, food, drinks, maps, first-aid kit and a whistle! Also, time was taken to stop, rest, take refreshment, check bearings and of course, take photographs. That must have added at least two hours to the adventure. This image is from the rocky summit at nearly 4,500 feet. One can see a glimpse of Loch Linnhe on the left, and the whole of Loch Eil, a sea-loch up to 50 miles inland from the open sea. The mountains stretch from Loch Shiel and Glenfinnan to Knoydart, Glen Shiel and the Affric Mountains. On the far left, on the horizon, are the graceful, undulating peaks of the Isle of Rum, 20 miles beyond the West Coast and 60 miles from “The Ben.” Far right, on the horizon, is the ragged, serrated ridge of the Black Cuillin of Skye, and extreme right the more rounded granite hills of the Red Cuillin, both over 70 miles distant! Dare I say, on exceptional days, when the light is right, it is possible to see landmarks in Ireland, over 120 miles away! I could have happily spent two hours recording every mountain visible, but needs must. After the descent I was the most exhausted I have ever been, but so delighted to have seen what I had seen. And……I have never enjoyed a pint so much as the one I had a bit later on!

25-Jul-11 • Scotland by NJC. flickr

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Ben Nevis summit to the Hebrides. Awesome! Lochaber, Inverness-shire, Scotland.
Ben Nevis summit to the Hebrides. Awesome! Lochaber, Inverness-shire, Scotland.

Commentary. It is not always true that the best views are from the highest vantage points. Too often, they are shrouded in cloud. Indeed, it is fortunate to summit Ben Nevis on a clear day. Also, a panorama in wide-angle is desirable in one sense, but all scale and grandeur can be destroyed in a toy-town image. On 25/07/2011, my birthday, I was lucky! From dawn until dusk, over 18 hours, the sky was clear, or only tinged, on the edge of the stratosphere, by Alto-Stratus clouds. It took me a full 13 hours to ascend and descend “The Ben” on its southern side from Glen Nevis car park. It is an incessant 3-kilometre slope of 30-35° with a massive boulder field to negotiate in the last kilometre, just when you are at your most weary. I only spent 20 minutes at the summit, so as to avoid any descent in semi-darkness. Descents are notoriously more dangerous than ascents, particularly if darkness catches us out. In addition, I was weighed down by a 30 kg. rucksack containing photographic equipment, food, drinks, maps, first-aid kit and a whistle! Also, time was taken to stop, rest, take refreshment, check bearings and of course, take photographs. That must have added at least two hours to the adventure. This image is from the rocky summit at nearly 4,500 feet. One can see a glimpse of Loch Linnhe on the left, and the whole of Loch Eil, a sea-loch up to 50 miles inland from the open sea. The mountains stretch from Loch Shiel and Glenfinnan to Knoydart, Glen Shiel and the Affric Mountains. On the far left, on the horizon, are the graceful, undulating peaks of the Isle of Rum, 20 miles beyond the West Coast and 60 miles from “The Ben.” Far right, on the horizon, is the ragged, serrated ridge of the Black Cuillin of Skye, and extreme right the more rounded granite hills of the Red Cuillin, both over 70 miles distant! Dare I say, on exceptional days, when the light is right, it is possible to see landmarks in Ireland, over 120 miles away! I could have happily spent two hours recording every mountain visible, but needs must. After the descent I was the most exhausted I have ever been, but so delighted to have seen what I had seen. And……I have never enjoyed a pint so much as the one I had a bit later on!

25-Jul-11 • Scotland by NJC. flickr

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The Mamores and Argyll Highlands from over 1200 m. up on Ben Nevis, Lochaber, Inverness-shire, Scotland.
The Mamores and Argyll Highlands from over 1200 m. up on Ben Nevis, Lochaber, Inverness-shire, Scotland.

Commentary. Thirteen hours and nearly nine thousand feet of steep climb and descent, laden with 25kg. of equipment, I am exhausted. Why do I do it? Why do I climb to mountain summits? Is it an inferiority complex? Do I need this God-like position to boost my self-esteem? No, probably not. I just like the view. We peer over “The Mamores,” Aonach Eagach ridge, Glencoe and the Bidean nam Bian Range as far as Ben More, Stob Binnein and Ben Cruachan in Argyll. “The Ben,” commands views of over 120 miles. Yet it is the “toy aspect” of nearby sites that bemuse- Nevis Gorge, Steall Falls, Waters of Nevis. They flesh out a sense of scale. The southern slopes are relentless, but the view more than compensates!!!

25-Jul-11 • Scotland by NJC. flickr

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The Mamores and Argyll Highlands from over 1330m. up on Ben Nevis.
The Mamores and Argyll Highlands from over 1330m. up on Ben Nevis.

Commentary. Thirteen hours and nearly nine thousand feet of steep climb and descent, laden with 25kg. of equipment, I am exhausted. Why do I do it? Why do I climb to mountain summits? Is it an inferiority complex? Do I need this God-like position to boost my self-esteem? No, probably not. I just like the view. We peer over “The Mamores,” Aonach Eagach ridge, Glencoe and the Bidean nam Bian Range as far as Ben More, Stob Binnein and Ben Cruachan in Argyll. “The Ben,” commands views of over 120 miles. Yet it is the “toy aspect” of nearby sites that bemuse- Nevis Gorge, Steall Falls, Waters of Nevis. They flesh out a sense of scale. The southern slopes are relentless, but the view more than compensates!!!

25-Jul-11 • Scotland by NJC. flickr

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