Iain's Glen Coe 2001-2002 Pics
The annual OAC new year holiday for 2001-2002 was in Glen Coe in Scotland, possibly the country's finest valley. The weather was unusually good for most of the week, and here's Iain's photos to prove it...
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| 29th December - Buachaille Etive Beag |
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Sunrise in the Lairig Eilde valley |
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A quick break before the climb |
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The view over Rannoch Moor from Stob Coire Raineach, the first peak of Buachaille Etive Beag |
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Iain, Chris, Becky, Matt, Matt and Chris on Stob Coire Raineach |
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Climbing towards the second peak, with Stob Coire Raineach now in the background |
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The last climb to Stob Dubh |
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The narrow ridge to Stob Dubh |
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Made it! |
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Back down at the road, below the Three Sisters of Glen Coe |
| 30th December - Ballachulish Horseshoe (Beinn a'Bheithir) |
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Walking up through Glennachulish Forest, our destination towering above... |
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Glennachulish Forest |
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After a long climb up in the mist, the clouds parted as we got to Sgorr Dhonuill |
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Chris, Roy, Chris, Becky & Matt on Sgorr Dhonuill, with Sgorr Dhearg behind |
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Descending again |
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Sgorr Dhonuill from Sgorr Dhearg |
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The peaks of Glen Coe from Sgorr Dhearg |
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Roy, Becky, Matt, Chris & Iain on Sgorr Dhearg |
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Loch Leven and the Mamores - can you spot The Ben? |
| 31st December - White Corries (Creise & Meall a'Bhuiridh) |
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Sunrise on Buachaille Etive Mor |
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Checking the map after one unexpected descent, and another one coming up around the corner... |
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On Stob a'Ghlais Choire - not one of the main summits but a hell of a climb up! |
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Meall a'Bhuiridh |
| 1st January - Rest Day |
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A few minutes after midnight, where else but the Clachaig Inn! |
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The monument at Glen Finnan |
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Loch nan Uamh, on the way to Mallaig |
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Sunset over the islands of Eigg and Rum |
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Don't worry Chester Uni, we won't tell anyone it was you... |
| 2nd January - Attempt on Bidean Nam Bian |
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In Coire nan Lochan, climbing up to the Stob of the same name |
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Stob Coire nan Lochan |
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Stob Coire Sgreamhach |
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Matt does his Ali G impression on the side of Stob Coire nan Lochan before we retreat, defeated again... |
| 3rd January - Attempt on Aonach Mor |
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The Nevis Range ski centre, half-way up Aonach Mor |
| 4th January - Hometime |
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All packed up and ready to go outside the youth hostel. L-R: Helena, Briony, Penny, Gareth, Chris, Becky, Matt, Matt, Chris, Cecelia, Iain, Jane |
