Sunday, February 27, 2005
Hills and Crazy People.
I was in Glen Spean today, on the road from Spean Bridge to Dalwhinnie, to shoot some images. It was a bitterly cold day, and the mountains had a good covering of snow, so the hillwalkers were out in force.
Judging by the number of cars and minibuses parked below one mountain alone, there must have been upwards of a hundred people on that hill, wading through snow, all aiming for the same summit.
Hardly getting away from it all!
I have been up hills in winter in Scotland, in the snow, in sub zero temperatures, where the wind is always bitter. It's dangerous. You can fall off things, slip down things, get lost, get stuck and just plain freeze to death.
But at least I was only ever up there because I was getting PAID for it - and because I never had to go right to the very top.
Judging by the number of cars and minibuses parked below one mountain alone, there must have been upwards of a hundred people on that hill, wading through snow, all aiming for the same summit.
Hardly getting away from it all!
I have been up hills in winter in Scotland, in the snow, in sub zero temperatures, where the wind is always bitter. It's dangerous. You can fall off things, slip down things, get lost, get stuck and just plain freeze to death.
But at least I was only ever up there because I was getting PAID for it - and because I never had to go right to the very top.
© Colcam 2005-2007
