So after many months of forgetting, stalling, distractions and whatever else, I finally got around to putting the final touches on the video of our trip last year to Scotland. If you saw it at the Chili Cookoff last fall at Seneca Rocks, the main difference is that I added sub-titles to the videos...which took a lot longer than planned, but was necessary.
Without further adieu, here is the video (hopefully YouTube doesn't
take it down anytime soon...if it doesn't load for you, it might be an
issue with YouTube and copyrights in your country). Enjoy!
http://youtu.be/JFuN-bTKjxc
There's so much to tell and so many little stories about this, that and the other thing that happened in the course of this amazing adventure; hopefully I will pull some of those out and blog about them now and then.
It still amazes me to watch a month long trip get squeezed down to 27 minutes and 14 seconds. As I watch it, the memories hit me and I can't help but smile and think of how I will always be grateful to Alan for being a wonderful friend on a fantastic adventure. We really worked well as team and just figured out ways to make things happen every day beyond just the climbing. The mundane things like cooking, food shopping, finding a campsite and making camp/taking down camp. I'll never forget the times I was driving and Alan was constantly shoving more cheese and sliced meat at me before we got to our next crag. We had to have lunch! All these things were accomplished quickly and orderly and made the actual climbing that much more enjoyable.
Anyway, in case you're wondering, here are the crags we climbed (in order):
Craig-a-Barns, Dunkeld
Weem Hill Crag, Weem
Ardverikie Wall, Binnein Shuas (middle-of-nowhere off the A-86, east of Spean Bridge)
Aladdin's Buttress, Cairn Gorm (northern Cairngorms, southeast of Aviemore)
Erraid, Isle of Mull
Coire Laggan (Cioch), Isle of Skye (near Glenbrittle)
Kilt Rock, Isle of Skye (near Staffin)
Old Man of Hoy, Isle of Hoy, Orkney Islands
Huntly's Cave, north of Grantown-on-Spey
Pass of Ballater, Ballater
Creag an Dubh Loch, southwest of Ballater in the Southern Cairngorms
Ben Nevis, Fort William
Stories, thoughts and reflections from my life.
- Hi, my name is Andy.
- I'm a climber, skier, hiker, and biker...among other things. I believe that communing with the outdoors can give us incredible insight into our lives, build friendships that last a lifetime, and open our eyes to the larger world around us. This is my blog. Welcome.
Great times, brother. Thanks so much for letting me join you on this magnificent adventure. It would have never happened for me, without you.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to the next adventure we can share.
Al