Two years, too long

An explanation to the title.

It's almost been two years to the day since I first climbed Chrulaiste, the mountain opposite The Buachaille Etive Mor range. My motivation was purely out of curiosity, what did the mighty Buachaille look like from up there?

 

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Searches online returned very few pictures from this spot, most pictures were taken by ramblers recording their day out in the hills, nothing other than snaps but a few serious pictures really drew your eye and stood out from the bunch here and there.

I wanted something different, something a little bit special and I'd found my spot. All that was needed now were the conditions and the right conditions on a day I was free.

 

It was a horrendous day two years ago, very difficult to stand in the wind let alone walk anywhere or take pictures but from that day onwards I was hooked on this view. This was a shot I craved and obsessed over like no other. It's sat in the back of my mind since then, niggling and eating away at me like an infectious disease.

 

On that grey dull wet windy day I'd imagined the picture on a beautiful sunrise with mist flowing through the glen below, the rising sun kissing the peaks.

 

I've done this shot a few times in all conditions, pouring rain, blazing sun, sunrise, sunset, tons of snow, midgey infested hell, autumn, summer, winter, spring but never been lucky enough to get the mist on the floor below until today.

 

It's been very frustrating to see a couple of pictures just like I imagined turn up, one was only a couple of weeks ago and I was so envious.

It's been a long wait but a huge relief to finally get this monkey off my back. It feels so good to put a picture to bed after waiting so long. I love the view but starting to hate the climb up. Don't think I've got the motivation to climb it ever again now.

I didn't plan to be on Chrulaiste this morning, was supposed to be somewhere else as the forecast was not for mist or clear skies. Driving through Glencoe it wasn't until I passed The Three Sister's before hitting mist, as I drove further the mist got thicker. Pulled up on Buachaille corner checking the clock, 45 minutes to get up Chrulaiste before sunrise. I've done this climb in 45 mintues before but that was with a strong wind on my back and less kit so was pushing it to get to the summit on time. It was a struggle as I set off far too quick but hit the top in record time, motivation is a strong driving force, but jings it nearly killed me. :)

 

I have a couple of minor niggles with this picture but I'm not complaining, no picture is ever perfect. It was a gorgeous sunrise lifting and pulling out all the autumn colour in the glen below in a display of colour and warm glow I've never seen before. I felt very humbled to witness this on Chrulaiste.

Glencoe is coming in to it's own at the moment, the yellows, oranges and reds will be in full flow in a couple of weeks so looking forward to that then on to winter.

 

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