Hit and Miss but Always Stunning in Torridon: Photo Gallery
Looking north from the entrance to West Central Gully
A rope length off the deck and thrilled at the prospect of what’s to come – it’s basically in the bag, right?
Breathtaking surroundings on the West Central Gully start
Andy negotiates deep soft snow on the way to the famous cave belay
Andy belaying attentively and looking thrilled to bits to be in such a spectacular place
Icicle fringe on the lip of the cave
The team below approaching our cosy cave belay – on the ridge crest above their superior route-finding ability saw them passing us and finishing the route
Andy embarks on what we now know to be the Direct Finish as the light begins to fade and the wind picks up
Another view of the same section and about the time we realized this wasn’t a grade IV pitch…
The pink light of daybreak hits the tops of Beinn Alligin
Mesmerizing views on the way up to Corie Dubh Mor – looking north through Torridon to Loch Maree
Debs on the approach to the stunning Coire Dubh Mor. The line of George takes the deep gully on the right hand side of the crag
The south flank of Beinn Eighe bathed in serene early morning light
Thin but getting there! Poachers Fall on the right around to Umbrella Fall on the left
Golden dawn light kisses the flanks of Carn na Feola and Beinn an Eoin with frozen lochans in the deep cold of the glen
Close-up of the brilliant Poachers Fall and Salmon Leap. Poachers looking a little thinner then when I last climbed it but certainly all there!
Debs leads off on the first bit of climbing in the lower gully of George. We should have soloed to this section as the other teams did – the ground was easy and protection basically non-existent
A team behind surmounts the tricky new chockstone section
Mrs Riley in her element – beautiful views into Coire na Caime and on to Beinn Alligin
A party on the traverse reaches the top of Am Fasarinen
Am Fasarinen to Mullach an Rathain on the Liathach Main Ridge Traverse
