tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post7881960041834841483..comments2024-03-27T00:02:28.418+00:00Comments on Alex and Bob`s Blue Sky Scotland: Carn Aosda. The Cairnwell. Glen Sheeblueskyscotlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-83095119642589686722013-02-13T21:22:24.917+00:002013-02-13T21:22:24.917+00:00Ah gotcha - it was a scale issue I was having! I ...Ah gotcha - it was a scale issue I was having! I was wondering why there was something Eiger-esque in the Cairnwell area! LOL<br /><br />Superb photo though :-)<br />Carol.Carolhttp://www.mountaincowardadventures.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-13219706150261606222013-02-11T23:04:11.007+00:002013-02-11T23:04:11.007+00:00Hi Carol.
2nd photo was taken beside the red hut ...Hi Carol. <br />2nd photo was taken beside the red hut in the 9th photo where the snow had formed large wind sculpted drifts next to one of the outer walls.<br />Deepest snow drifts I've seen for a long time.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-77589872971121890652013-02-11T21:28:12.762+00:002013-02-11T21:28:12.762+00:00That would explain why the other group were handil...That would explain why the other group were handily just above him yeah. I'm sure Alex is right.<br /><br />By the way, where's that second photo on your post? It doesn't look local to what I remember in the Cairnwell area...<br />Carol.Carolhttp://www.mountaincowardadventures.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-32088005160866260652013-02-11T13:34:58.174+00:002013-02-11T13:34:58.174+00:00Hi Carol.
Alex ,font of all knowledge in climbing ...Hi Carol.<br />Alex ,font of all knowledge in climbing matters, thinks it might have been filmed in an outdoor climbing park in Colorado he's read about where a large pipe filled with holes runs along the side of a steep mountain. Water pours out of these down the various gullies creating purpose made ice climbs in a natural outdoor setting.<br />Sounds incredible even for America but he's usually right about these things. That would explain why the other couple were above him as a path along the top of the routes means that you could climb several, one after another throughout the day.<br />Although slightly artificial the risks and fall factor down the gullies remains the same.<br />Only in America!blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-29676920401987294772013-02-10T01:55:41.653+00:002013-02-10T01:55:41.653+00:00That ice-climbing video is one of the scariest thi...That ice-climbing video is one of the scariest things I've ever seen! My eyes were bulging like one of those little emoticons you see! That rope was just in time wasn't it! But it was clearly melting and I can't imagine why he was on that route - he must have set off far too late. I can't imagine how someone was there to help him just moments before he needed it - how lucky can you get!<br /><br />I can't believe how many cars are in that carpark either! How do they unpark them all? Most of the earlier ones are completely boxed in aren't they? You're right about it looking like a man-made glacier though - I suppose nearly all the cars would be the ubiquitous silver so it would look even more like a glacier.Carolhttp://www.mountaincowardadventures.wordprss.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-44030754150286374632013-02-08T16:07:06.464+00:002013-02-08T16:07:06.464+00:00Yeah. I'm not a big fan of ice climbing. Too m...Yeah. I'm not a big fan of ice climbing. Too many things that can go wrong if conditions change. By the sound of it he left it too late in the day and it started to melt.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-4398730974388484872013-02-08T16:03:48.330+00:002013-02-08T16:03:48.330+00:00Hi Jim.
Don't know anything about the Chair li...Hi Jim.<br />Don't know anything about the Chair lift occupants. Just thought I'd stick a joke in to brighten up an otherwise straightforward post.<br />Surprising how calm the ice fall guy stayed in a tricky situation.<br />Will watch that video if its still posted. blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-15672841623375390932013-02-08T14:09:42.561+00:002013-02-08T14:09:42.561+00:00That vid... ice climbing up a running waterfall is...That vid... ice climbing up a running waterfall is not the smartest thing that guy's ever done!Robert Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07479924424503608056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-88733877612874985152013-02-08T11:29:42.600+00:002013-02-08T11:29:42.600+00:00Brilliant posting Bob. I'm amazed at the amoun...Brilliant posting Bob. I'm amazed at the amount of cars in the car park there, it was empty the last time I came past it. Got to be good overall for Scotland when we get the snow.<br />Since you've alluded to them maybe you should tell us more about about the chair lift occupants.<br />Great set of pictures.<br />The guy in the video couldn't have timed getting that rope on any better, could he?<br />You mentioning snowboarding brought back to mind a great youtube video I watched last year called "Shoulders of Giants // a Scottish ski and snowboard film", there's some hardy folk out there.<br />The Glebe Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09609629219727888442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-21089122510691074512013-02-08T10:13:07.942+00:002013-02-08T10:13:07.942+00:00Hi P.
Yeah its not too bad this year on the east c...Hi P.<br />Yeah its not too bad this year on the east coast for snow. A few good weekends at a thousand cars a day brings in the money.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-23961966388011379082013-02-07T05:42:49.492+00:002013-02-07T05:42:49.492+00:00Having previously lived at Bridge of Cally, it'...Having previously lived at Bridge of Cally, it's good to see that Glenshee is having a good year right now. Nice article, and i loved the pictures.Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12504488693790101772noreply@blogger.com