WINDY AND FROZEN

Ice blastered boulders

Wind clouds over Coire an lochain

Coire an t-Sneachda 

A challenging day for wildlife photography

Winds no bother for these guys

Nature is wonderful

Mess of Pottage

Most things white are frozen

Goat Track and Fiacaill Buttress

Wind resistance ptarmigan style

It was unfortunate that we had quite a warm spell of weather last couple of days. Last night the temperatures were much lower. Most of what is left of the snow in The Cairngorms is solid and frozen. It was a glorious blue skies day today, just a shame it was a tad breezy. Even at lower altitudes the winds were a bit challenging. At around 800m into the Northern Corries it was probably gusting around 70mph at times and bitterly clod SE winds. Once up into Coire an t-Sneachda and the boulder field area it was far more pleasant. Still a challenge to photograph the ptarmigan mind. Still got a few decent shots. Sometimes when your photographing into a head wind and your eyes are watering you never know what the camera will actually produce! Unfortunately some poor chap had an accident, climbing nearby and took a fall. Thankfully a lot of folk around to help in the mountain rescue and I went over to lend a helping hand. Hopefully a speedy recovery.