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A few photos from the Ben Alder area

Alex Roddie
Alex Roddie
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My trip to the Ben Alder area this week was a success!

There was plenty of snow when I left Corrour Station on Wednesday morning, but the weather was pretty good and I succeeded in climbing the Munros Carn Dearg and Sgor Gaibhre before spending the night at Ben Alder Cottage.

Perfect white, sunshine, and silence on Carn Dearg
Perfect white, sunshine, and silence on Carn Dearg

I’ll be publishing a full account of this particular mission elsewhere, so for now here are a few of the photos I’ve kept back for my own personal use. It was a great trip and I feel very privileged to have experienced this brief window of excellent weather in a long run of storms and thaw.

A little drama on Carn Dearg's summit ridge
A little drama on Carn Dearg’s summit ridge
Looking over Rannoch Moor to Glen Coe
Looking over Rannoch Moor to Glen Coe
Getting a fire going at Ben Alder Cottage (apologies for the poor focus in this one!)
Getting a fire going at Ben Alder Cottage (apologies for the poor focus in this one!)
At the delightful Loch Ossian Hostel
At the delightful Loch Ossian Hostel
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Alex Roddie

Happiest on a mountain. Writer, story-wrangler, digital and film photographer. Editor of Sidetracked magazine. Machine breaker.

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