Lochnagar

9th February 2016

It was such a sunny day I got over excited and took too many pictures!

Plenty of surface hoar around and weaker layers within the snowpack.

Lochnagar this morning.

Lochnagar this morning.

Surface hoar.

Surface hoar.

Climbers at the top of The Black Spout RH

Climbers at the top of The Black Spout RH

Black Spout-Left hand branch.

Black Spout-Left hand branch.

Lochnagar Pinnacle

Lochnagar Pinnacle

Walkers on the plateau

Walkers on the plateau

Summit rocks.

Summit rocks.

Looking South from the top.

Looking South from the top.

Icy on top.

Icy on top.

The summit.

The summit.Main observation site was on the ridge under the summit.

The Raven.

The Raven.

‘Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore—’

A lovely lump of a former Lochnagar resident in it’s beak!

 

 

 

 

Comments on this post

  • Matt
    9th February 2016 7:25 pm

    Great service provided by mwis! Some great photos too!

  • Graham
    11th February 2016 8:47 pm

    Invaluable service and not enough credit given , keep up the good work

    • scairngormsadmin
      12th February 2016 1:32 pm

      Thank you very much Graham.

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