Wild Day

So again head over east to get out climbing in Cairngorms with Ewan and Will. As alway the planed change from climbing to walking/climbing. As the wind was blowin' a hooley!!!. We decided to head up Fiacaill Ridge and them see how it was on the tops. On the way in we could see that the rain had done the day before making some crags looking a bit black. On the ridge was fun with the gusts of wind making the walking interesting. The climbing was great we picked are own was up bit. Getting to the top was wind but not was much as we thought it might have been. We chose to head down back Choire Chais as it would keep the wind and snow to are backs. Good if a bit wild day had. Nice to be getting back into things.

How are thing looking?

Heading up the Ridge

Looking back

Getting to the climbing and the wind

Will going his way on the climbing

Will enjoy it

Ewan enjoying too

On the way back down Chorie Chais

First winter day

Had a great day out with Brodie. Head over east to Caringorm. Was going to head in to do Hidden Chimney but thought it was looking a bit black. So changed plans to head to Coire an Lochain and see what was there to do. Looking at Sidewinder but did not like the look of the snow below the climb. So end up on Iron Butterfly. The climbing a good fun and the tuff are nice a frozen. There was one wee cruxy. People where on Savage Slit and I think Prore or Fallout Corner. After the climb we head back on the into Coire an t'Sneachda for the walk of and come done some good hard snow. The anlke feet good for most of the day a got a bit painful on the walk out of the Coire but feel pretty good today. A good start to the winter hope there is more like this.

Looking in to Coire an t'Sneachda

Teams on Savage Slit and I think Prore or Fallout Corner 

What to do next

Heading into Coire an t'Sneachda 

Coire an t'Sneachda 

Walk to the cafe

Traffic on the road 

Injured and to think

Well its been a long time sense I have fallen off and injured my ankle. Safe to say its not been much fun. It happen about 5 weeks ago and just about able to start to walk on it. The Doc say its getting better and that the injured as heal up well. Still need a lot more work on physiotherapy to get back to where I was before falling. In the mean time have been doing the normal uni life getting assessments in and training on the fingerboard. Here are some photos of how the ankle has changed.

A&E

Where I fall off. Just at the top of the diagonal crack.

How it looked after 1 week with some great colours.

Foot after 5 week in a cast

Still a bit of swelling.

I have had a bit of time to think about what happen too. It was a bit of a stupid thing to be soloing a route that I had not done before or even not knowing the grade of. Its time to eat a bit of humble pie and start climbing within my limits. One thing that has got me is how will I be when I get back climbing on lead. Hoping that it will be all normal. But the last ground fall I take over 3 years ago take a year to get back climbing the same grade. Guess will just have to see about the psych is.

First blue bird day this session for me!!!

First off what a great day!!! The first day out climbing this session that its been a blue bird day. Head out with Kate, Brodie and Ewan to Aonach Mor to do Golden Oldie. Getting to Nevis Range for the climbing gondola meet Alan Halewood with a client and Lou. Meant that trail breaking was going to be easily spread (thanx Alan). So walking in this time we could see that was what. And soon realis that what I thought we climbed as Golden Olden last time was not. The joy of finding routes in the clouds. This time we had Alan to point out that fechers to be looking for. So next time should be better. Walking was great banter. Make easy with tranc that we seemed to make for us all to walk in. Getting to the route Ewan and I decided to solo the route and if need be get the rope out. Ewan had it a bit harder with ski on his back and gave me something to laugh at. The climbing was great was not sad that I messed up the not climbing it last time. Did wish I had skis for the way off but waking off in the sunshine was amazing.

 

 

A long summer

So its been a long time seen I had posted on hire. Have a had a mad summer of working and advetour. And now back to uni and the Fort William rainy session. What would not be so bad if I was not broken with a done in ankle. To save on the writhing will do the it all in photos.

Sea life

Cave with a view

Etive Slabs

Etive Slabs

Woodstob

Buachaille Etive Mor 

Aonach Eagach 

Aonach Eagach 

Meall Dearg 

Aonach Eagach 

Sanna Bay

The wild life saying hi

There where to many good sunset!!

Hard days work

Booms Away

There was big fire