#scotwinter — Public Fediverse posts

15 years ago this weekend, amazing inversion conditions on the Beinn Dearg group above Ullapool, but staying in an absolutely baltic bunkhouse.

If we ever make it as a boyband, these will be our album covers :-)

#ScotWinter #BeinnDearg #ConaMheall #Highlands #Inversion #GayOutdoorClub

From earlier this week: Day out with Moray to Beinn Liath Mhòr a’Ghiubhais Lì in the Fannaichs, NW Highlands of Scotland. Great views above the inversion.

#Fannaichs #ScotWinter #HikingWithDogs #DogsOfMastodon #Kelpie #Corbetts

Navigating by compass in the mist across a featureless shoulder, peat groughs and patches of sheet ice meant a straight line was impossible.

I've been playing this game for 40-something years, professionally since 2010, but when the mist thinned and my target ridge appeared dead ahead, it's still a wow! moment.

Still got it haha. 🗻

#HikingWithDogs #DogsOfMastodon #Kelpie #ScotWinter #Corbetts #Munros #MountainTraining #Fannaichs #Scotland #Highlands

9 years ago today I took this pic on the slopes of Cairn Lochan, the idea was two people in a big landscape.
It was only later that I realised there were 2 more people visible coming down off Braeriach in the distance on the left.

Needs a click.

#Cairngorms #ScotWinter #CairnLochan #Braeriach

First hill walk of the year, Geal-charn Mòr 824m, our local Corbett*.

Everyone else's pics from above the inversion have sunshine and blue skies. We climbed above the freezing fog of the inversion to find ... damp fog. But it's always a decent walk, even without the spectacular views of the bigger Cairngorms hills.

*Corbetts - the Scottish hills between 2500 and 3000ft, in old money.

#Cairngorms #Corbetts #GealCharnMor #ScotWinter #HikingWithDogs #DogsOfMastodon #Kelpie

Happy Old Year's Day, Happy Hogmanay, and Happy New Year when it comes.

Some earlier ones:
1. 2016, Ryvoan.
2. 1981, Ben Alder from Culra.
3. 1977 Coire an Lochain, although Hogmanay itself was at the Shelter Stone.
4. 1978, Lairig Ghru, trying (& failing) to get to Corrour from the Sinclair Hut.

#Cairngorms (except #BenAlder) #ScotWinter #Bothies #LairigGhru #Ryvoan #Culra #Corrour #SinclairHut #ShelterStone #NorthernCorries #Hogmanay #HappyNewYear

A slushy white Christmas Eve Eve on the Speyside Way this morning. Best wishes from Moray and us.
#SpeysideWay #Cairngorms #ScotWinter #DogsOfMastodon #HikingWithDogs #Kelpie

@Snoweider Moray reclaiming the golf course from the golfy people.
#ScotWinter #Cairngorms #snow #DogsOfMastodon #HikingWithDogs #Kelpie

First snow in Aviemore, first snowy walk of the winter. Through the local woods to Loch Vaa with Moray.

The tiny island in the last pic is the location of a crannog (a defended dwelling place built over the water on stilts, several thousand years ago).

#Aviemore #LochVaa #Cairngorms #crannog #ScotWinter #DogsOfMastodon #HikingWithDogs #Kelpie

#Braeriach this morning. #ViewFromMyWindow
#Cairngorms #Munros #ScotWinter

Missed #ThrowbackThursday so this will have to be Throwback Thaturday.

Have been scanning a lot of old slides recently, the ones from 1983 will be celebrating their 40th anniversary this year, so will spam a few of them here.

January 1983, a few days at the Lairig Leacach bothy above Spean Bridge. We were snowed in for a couple of days, hence the young bored male pyromaniac tendencies. But we did do some walking.

#Lochaber #Munros #ScotWinter #SpeanBridge #LairigLeacach #Bothy #40YearsAgo

Full winter kit required for an expedition to ... the beach.

With Moray to explore Tràigh Allt Chàilgeag, at Ceannabeinne, on the north coast of Scotland.

#ScotWinter #DogsOfMastodon #HikingWithDogs #Kelpie #Ceannabeinne #Durness #Assynt

Moray actually looking at me when I ask him to. So just had to post the pic haha.
Happy New Year from Moray and us.
#Cairngorms #HikingWithDogs #DogsOfMastodon #Kelpie #ScotWinter

A snow squall over Suilven.

Not from this recent spell of cold weather, but a photo taken in the last couple of years. I have some new images from the last few days which I am uncharacteristically happy with, but it will be a while before I can share them.

#Scotwinter #ScottishHighlands #ScottishWinter #Munros #hillwalking #landscapephotography

#ThrowbackThursday
Not got any hill pics in the recent snow, so a few with Moray from past winters in the Cairngorms:

- Bynack More
- Cairn Lochan
- Meall a'Bhuachaille
- Sgòr Gaoith

#HikingWithDogs #DogsOfMastodon #Kelpie #Cairngorms #ScotWinter #Munros

I logged on here yesterday for the first time in two weeks - thanks so much to everyone who has commented on my photos and sent messages. I hugely appreciate it, and wish I have had more time to engage.

Sorry for the lack of response - things are busy, as I have just moved house, and I'm running photography workshops and working on commissions.

I hope you are all enjoying the wintry weather if you have it! Long may it last
#Scottish #ScottishHighlands #Scotwinter #landscapephotography #Nikon

Torridon has has spectacular conditions in recent days. Deep soft snow from the glens up. It took several hours of hard trail-breaking to cross Beinn Alligin, but worth every moment.

I'm slowly getting back to social media after a very busy couple of weeks - moving house and running photography workshops.

#uksnow #scotwinter #scottishwinter #landscapephotography #hillwalking #Munros #ScottishHighlands

Moray's favourite bit of the golf course. As far as he is concerned, they named it after him 😎🐾🐾
#Aviemore #Cairngorms #Snow #ScotWinter #DogsOfMastodon #Kelpie #HikingWithDogs

OK, a bit of a pathetic first snow, but enough for Moray's zoomies, and enough for the x/c skiers to get out. And we get the golf course back.
#Aviemore #ScotWinter #Cairngorms #HikingWithDogs #DogsOfMastodon #Kelpie

First sub-zero frosty walk of the winter. And the #MountainEquipment duvet jacket commences its 45th winter of operations.

#Cairngorms #ScotWinter #DogsOfMastodon #HikingWithDogs #Kelpie