Self portrait

I haven't been able to get out climbing for a while now so I don't have anything new to write about here. So how about a self portrait?


The beautiful old car was found on an industrial estate. Remind you of Christine at all? I also wanted to do a picture with me sitting in the driver's seat but the thought of Christine was entirely too spooky so I chickened out. I shall return with backup and do the interior pic! :-)

View of Kingussie Crag

This is a view over Kingussie to the crag where Katie and I go climbing. The image was produced using the High Dynamic Range process, compiled from 7 exposures at 1-stop intervals.


That picture was taken from up on the hill at Ruthven Barracks. I did this photo of the Barracks while I was there, also an HDR.

Jamie Andrew @ Equal Adventure

I photographed the Equal Adventure Festival at the weekend for the Press & Journal newspaper. This event gave teams of disabled and able-bodied people an opportunity to participate in a wide range of sporting activities. One of the people taking part was climber Jamie Andrew who lost both hands and both feet while climbing in the Alps in 1999. This is the picture that was published in the paper, showing Jamie walking a slackline.

Psycho Vertical

I had a nice surprise waiting for me when I got back from work last night. Andy Kirkpatrick had been in to Katie's shop, Cairngorm Mountain Sports in Aviemore, so she got him to sign a copy of his book Psycho Vertical for me: