Boulder: A Light in the Darkness
Last night we returned to the boulder on the hill for a a few more photos.
Boulder
After one of the days climbing last week, I was shown this cool bouldering area on a hilltop near town. I had seen it in a bouldering dvd they had made and thought it looked pretty cool, so I wanted to scout the place out a bit for taking some pictures one of these days. The main boulder problem I was interested in shooting was already in the shade by the time we got there in the late afternoon, but a few other rocks were still in the sun…
I also have some cool ideas about making time-lapse climbing ‘movies’ with my camera, so I thought I’d do a quick experiment. Came out pretty cool for a quick little test. Click here for a direct link if it doesn’t load.
Eilean Donan
It was late October 2003 and I was leaving the Isle of Skye after spending nearly three weeks (of a two month trip) in Portree. The week prior had been one of brilliant weather, but the last had night brought fresh snow to the Cuillins, so it was on a cold and misty afternoon that my friend Kylie and I said goodbye to the girls at the hostel (where we had been working) a hopped on an Intercity bus headed towards the magnificent Glen Coe. The sun was getting low in the sky as I looked out the window as we passed Eilean Donan castle and the surrounding mountains with a light dusting of fresh snow. I thought to myself that I’ll have to come back and take a photo one of these days. I passed the castle again in the autumn of 2006, but the day was ugly and gray, not the moment I was looking for…
So finally, back in May and after nearly five years, I managed to get pretty close to the image I’ve had in my head all this time. Now I just need to come back when there is a bit of snow around and all will be perfect. Hopefully I wont have to wait another five years…
Loch Garten
Woke up early hoping to get a good sunrise, nope!
Skye Panoramics
The lonely Old Man of Storr against the morning light
Rugged cliffs of the Quiraing concealed by clouds
Red Cuillin hills the with the days last light
Black Cuillin as seen from Glenbrittle
Looking across the Sound of Sleat as the Black Cuillin rise into the setting sun
Zugspitze
Took this back in April from the same place as the time-lapse video I made. Zugspitze is on my list of climbs in the near future, maybe in the autumn if I have time.
The Northern Coast
Tongue Bay, Scotland as viewed from Skullomie.
The empty beach and clear waters at Traigh Allt Chailgeag. Almost looks like it could be some place warm.
In the Mountains again
Down at the German/Austrian border. Mittenwalder Höhenweg Via-Ferrata.
Midsummer: Austrian Style
While the Germans like to build one big ass fire, the Austrians seem to prefer hundreds of small fires, which they take up into the mountains. I’m not quite sure how they coordinate it, and if every fire is a person, or one person has several fires which they maintain, but it is truly a marvelous sight. At about ten o’clock someone shot off a flair from one of the mountain peaks, and then moments later the hundreds of little fires lit up on all the surrounding mountains.
Our cabin was one of the buildings near the cow’s butt. Up at about 5,000 feet with a pretty good view.
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