This has been one of our most adventurous of the annual OE programme trips for the fifth year running, and all in our own, sunny back yard. This September weekend was no exception.
Having camped on the sea cliffs, we climbed all day at Reiff. Alexandra cruising a tough E1 as her warm-up!
With Lara taking her turn next
Aisha warming up on a corner climb, and looking very relaxed about it too!
Freddie wapping the steep crack climb
Monkies
AdK getting started on an undercut arete
Doing what we do very well - lunching at every opportunity, in style and with one spoon between us
AdK
Ben nearing the top of the steep slab
Not a bad setting
Theo atop the sea stack
Alexandra nimbly tackling the sea stack slab
AdK demonstrating good balance and the amazing friction properties of the rock
Smiling as ever
Ben just chilling at the top
And we're done
The shuffle back to the bus
This is why we go northwest. The spikiest peak on the skyline is Stac Pollaidh.
A quick fine dining stop before...
...heading up Stac Pollaidh
Making friends with a newt
Aisha is first up on our rather stunning sleeping platform
Room with a view. I love my tent! I've slept on that sliver of an island, and on a separate Glasgow Academy trip, climbed Suilven on the left of the horizon
Theo of the catalogue pose
Ben's catalogue pose
And then we found ourselves on an island far, far away...cooking once again
Ben's warm-up exercise
Aisha's balancing act above the waves
AdK doing cool stuff
Final fling in to the depths of the Etive
This team is supremely skilled at cooking up a storm given a moment and a layby with a view - the rustle of food bags and out comes a miraculous meal, usually of more than one course. Thanks for a great trip guys n gals.
