Stob Dearg, Buachaille Etive Mor
The MIghty Stob Dearg, the highest point of Buachaille Etive Mor in Glencoe, Scotland.
Glen Etive taken from the Lairig Gartain, Glen Coe, Scotland. Glen Etive is one of the most scenic of Scotland's glens and was featured in the James Bond movie 'Skyfall'. The visible summits are Stob Dubh (L), Ben Starav (L, rear) and Beinn Trilleachan (R)
Stormclouds roll in over Stob Coire nam Beith and Loch Achtriochtan, Glen Coe, Scotland
The Pap of Glencoe and Loch Leven
View eastwards from the Snowdon Horseshoe near the summit of Snowdon, with Llyn Llydaw in the foreground and Moel Siabod in the background. Snowdon is the highest mountain in Wales
Am Fasarinen, Liathach
The mighty mountain Liathach (The Grey One) in Glen Torridon, Scotland is the kind of place you expect to find pterodactyls
Approaching the famous pinnacle ridge of Liathach, Glen Torridon, Scotland. This is a spectacular hike through wild scenery that includes some difficult sections of scrambling. It was definitely one of my most memorable mountain days. Shortly after I took this, it started to snow, then hail, then the sun came out.
In amongst the famous pinnacle ridge of Liathach, Glen Torridon, Scotland. This is a spectacular hike through wild scenery that includes some difficult sections of scrambling. It was definitely one of my most memorable mountain days. Shortly after I took this, it started to snow, then hail, then the sun came out.
Perhaps my favourite view... Loch Leven and Kinlochleven from the Mamore estate landrover track way up in the hills. The small pointy hill on the left is Sgorr na Ciche - this being Gaelic for, basically, "Tit Mountain". When the Victorians, obsessed with cataloguing everything, came across this they recorded it as 'The Pap of Glencoe' - 'Pap' apparently being the only socially acceptable term they could come up with. Funnily enough, on more than one occasion I've heard visitors pronounce the word 'Mamore' as 'Mammary'. This is wrong, unless I've not been keeping abreast of changes in pronunciation.
Buachaille Etive Mor is the huge pointed mountain at the entrance to Glen Coe, Scotland. Here it is from the side, by the A82 with the tiny hut of Lagabarbh nestled underneath.
The last remaining snows of winter rest on the peak of Stop Coire nam Beith in Glen Coe, Scotland. This outlier peak of Bidean nam Bian is reflected in Loch Achriochtan which will be well known to all who have passed that way.
The view westwards from the top of the Pap of Glencoe, looking out over Glencoe village and Invercoe campsite, past Ballachulish and out towards the remote and beautiful hills of Ardgour and Mull.
The hills of Ardgour as seen from the banks of Loch Leven by Glencoe, Scotland. The prominent peak on the left is Garbh Bheinn. Apparently the profile resembles a recumbent Queen Victoria but as I've never slept with Queen Victoria I can't comment on the accuracy of this statement.
Morning reflections of the mountains in Loch Ba, Rannoch Moor, Scottish Highlands
Sunrise on Beinn Alligin
The Great Wilderness of Fisherfield, Scotland, encompasses some mighty peaks and fabulous lochs.
In the heart of the Great Wilderness in the Scottish Highlands is Fisherfield. And in the heart of Fisherfield lies the Dubh Loch (Black Loch). Its icy dark waters reflect the towering peaks that surround it.
A lone rowan tree growing at the edge of the Dubh Loch in the heart of the Fisherfield wilderness, Westr Ross, Scotland. This is one of my favourite places to come and sit and enjoy the peace and solitude.
Loch Coruisk, a wild and inaccessible loch on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. This is the view from the hill Sgurr na Str looking deep into the wild heart of the Black Cuillin
Autumn sunrise sees the northern Black Mount reflected in Loch Ba on Rannoch Moor, Highlands of Scotland. The mountains reflected through the mist are Creise and Meal a'Buiridh.
Autumn sunrise sees the northern Black Mount reflected in Loch Ba on Rannoch Moor, Highlands of Scotland. The mountains seen through the mist are Creise and Meal a'Buiridh.
Looking eastwards along Glen Shiel from the Five Sisters of Kintail ridge on a beautiful day in October
The Five Sisters of Kintail ridge in Glen Shiel, Scotland. Looking west from near Sgurr nan Spainteach on a glorious October morning.
The Saddle, Kintail
On a spectacular late-autumn afternoon, looking across the hills around Glen Strae and Glen Kinglass towards distant Ben Cruachan from the summint of Beinn an Dothaidh near Bridge of Orchy, Scotland
Stormy November weather over The Pap of Glencoe and Loch Leven, Scotland, taken from the foothills of the Mamores above Kinlochleven.
Loch Leven and The Pap of Glencoe, with Mamore Lodge in the foreground. Taken from the hills above Kinlochleven.
Well hidden from the road through Glenfinnan, the mountain Streap (Gaelic for 'climbing') is one of Scotland's gems. Its main peak is a sharks-fin of steep rocky slopes but on the day I visited it in November the light made the minor peak of Streap Comlaidh the one that stood out all day.
Beinn Eighe in Glen Torridon, Wester Ross, Scotland, here seen from near Kinlochewe, looking at the eastern end of its great ridge towards the Black Carls. Not so black on this day though as this was taken after 2 days of solid snowfall in November.
Liathach (Gaelic for The Grey One), wreathed in dramatic clouds and covered in fresh snow in mid-November. Glen Torridon, Scotland.
Liathach (Gaelic for "The Grey One") is a mighty mountain in the heart of Glen Torridon in Wester Ross in northwest Scotland. It towers up 3000 feet directly from the road and looks like The Land That Time Forgot. This photo was taken in November after 3 days of rough and violent weather had left everywhere coated with early season snow.
Trees and mountains reflected in the head of Loch Etive, Scotland, in early December
A frozen Loch Ba and the Blackmount on a frosty winter's morning at Rannoch Moor. The peak just behind the cloud is Meall a'Bhùiridh, on the other side of which is the Glencoe Ski Center.
Rannoch Moor, Highlands of Scotland. This shot is taken at the very well-known Loch Ba, looking towards the Blackmount on a freezing December morning.
The westerly three of the famous Faive Sisters of Kintail, seen through the mist on a spring morning from the road leading from Glenelg to Shiel Bridge, Glen Shiel, Highland, Scotland
The Scottish mountain Ciste Dubh (The Black Coffin) rearing up impressively through a cloud inversion at the end of March. The photo was taken from the nearby peak of Am Bathach, which was only about 2 feet above the top of the cloud layer, a truly surreal experience.
The causeway across Loch Duich in Kintail, Scottish Highlands. Taken from Sgurr an Airgid near Morvich. In the foreground is the ancient Clachan Duich burial ground and St Dubthac's Church
The Corbett (hill between 2500 and 3000 feet high) of Marsco, near Sligachan on the Isle of Skye, Scotland.
Two of the outlier peaks of the well-known Black Cuillin range on the Isle of Skye, Clach Glas (center) and Bla Bheinn (Blaven - under cloud)
The ridge that leads from A Chraliag to Mullach Fraoch-choire in Kintail, Scotland.
Three Sisters of Glencoe
The Aonach Eagach becomes quite a serious undertaking when it's wet. But this weather came in suddenly from nowhere and I had a very adrenaline-filled and wet couple of hours negotiating its rocky crest. If you look very closely in the center of this photo you can just make out two other people who endured the same fate.
The Aonach Eagach becomes quite a serious undertaking when it's wet. But this weather came in suddenly from nowhere and I had a very adrenaline-filled and wet couple of hours negotiating its rocky crest. If you look very closely in the center of this photo you can just make out two other people who endured the same fate.
The amazing scenery around Loch Kernsary near Inverewe Gardens, Scottish Highlands. Beinn Airigh Charr (which I've started calling 'Ben Armchair' for convenience) is reflected in the Loch, while the distant mountains of Torridon sit on the horizon.
Sunset over Beinn Airigh Charr and Kernsary from the western end of Loch Kernsary. The peaks of Fisherfield are visible in the distance.
Sunset over Beinn Airigh Charr and Kernsary from the western end of Loch Kernsary. The peaks of Fisherfield are visible in the distance.
A' Mhaighdean (the Maiden) is one of the most remote Munros in the Scottish HIghlands, usually tackled over 2 or 3 days. This is a shot of her reflected in the Fionn Loch in September
Mountains backlit by the setting sun, from Glen Coe, Scotland
