Lochnagar pictures

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[pshtaku.livejournal.com]

Very peculiar to see snow in May!

[nicnac.livejournal.com]

Wow, amazing shots!

[rhythmaning.livejournal.com]

It was meant to have snowed on Friday and Saturday at that height, so I was expecting a lot more.

There are often pockets of snow on the north slopes in the Cairngorms into the summer.

I was once out doing the traverse of the Black Mount in Glencoe - a long walk - on a blistering June day, and I ran out of water. On the slope at the end of the walk, as I came down to the ski centre, there was a patch of snow which was the most wonderful thing in the world - thirst quenching and cooling!

[rhythmaning.livejournal.com]

Ta!

[chickenfeet2003.livejournal.com]

I had the same experience on Bheinn Eighe in June. I like the last picture. The quintessential Lochnagar shot!

[deililly.livejournal.com]

I like that last one. You keep looking, realising it goes further in and further down...

[pshtaku.livejournal.com]

When I come to think of it - when I went up Ben Newis about 20yrs ago in July, it had a patch of snow up there too - very good for sunburn!

[rhythmaning.livejournal.com]

Yup - it was hard to get in all that I wanted.

But I really liked the shapes in the rocks, too.

[itchyfidget.livejournal.com]

We were up at Ben Nevis last May (not climbing, just passing through Fort William) and it had loads of snow left on it. Hmm, also, when I did The Cobbler as a kid, in June, there were little pockets of snow on it.

Lovely photos!