Aonach Eagach - AlanS finds a new vocation as a guide

[pigeon]

Yessss!well done RH ,great report and pics,a great gesture as well by AlanS to help you along,much better doing this in a group if you've any doubts.Well done all

[mrssanta]

think everyone's said it all already, but that was smashing!

[jonny616]

Great report & pics. Top crowd as well. One thing when there is that much sun Alan normally gets his moobs out

[Paula Hubens]

Fantastic report! You lucky lot! The pictures tell what a great day it was. Well done to all of you!

Unfortunately the good weather didn’t look as though it would stay – not long before we were in the clag. On some sections this was probably a good thing as it partially hid the drops from view.

I haven’t quite decided whether I would prefer clag or views when I will be doing this walk. Your pictures with the views are amazing, those colours! But a bit of mist to partially hide the steep drops, hmmmm.

[Stretch]

Well done to all of you and fine pics to boot! I think you chose to follow Alan on the right hill. It's basically a straight ridge and he really would have to try to get lost. I've seen him try to get lost before in the Gorms, I do believe he even lost his GPS unit.

[Collaciotach]

Glé mhath a ribhist a bhalaich ... . your making a fine total !

[Johnny Corbett]

Superb photo. What a day to do the ridge, nice one and well done all.

[Graeme D]

Well done folks. Loved that! Neil, when is the calendar featuring BEM shots coming out????

[rockhopper]

Thanks everyone for all your comments

feel like i have been boxing today though i am sore in places i didnt know could get sore

cheers JB - I've recovered now...hope you have too

I've never been to Scotland in fall ...

the colours at this time of year can make the views so much better than the greens of summer....then there's the snow

PS loved the new words bit!!

cheers ML - I've got a lot to learn

...and pictures (I stole one!)!

tut tut

Alan S as a guide.... get lost turning out his street.

A great sense of achievement getting from one side to the other.

definitely Pete...one of my hardest days in the hills, but very enjoyable

following in your footsteps

hope you enjoy as much as we did when you do....footsteps may be tricky though as I'm only a size 7

when there is that much sun Alan normally gets his moobs out

thankfully not today, may have been a bit too cold

I haven’t quite decided whether I would prefer clag or views when I will be doing this walk.

probably a mixture of both Paula - clag for the steep drops and clear for the views

when is the calendar featuring BEM shots coming out????

just lucky with the weather I guess given that nowadays I mainly use a fairly basic digital compact

[Alan S]

Brilliant rockhopper
Glad to get home and catch up with these reports
Your pictures are stunning mate and im glad you enjoyed your day.
Thanks for your comments about me I think we all did a great job getting over this, we all helped eachother, I was happy walking with you all as we all stuck together and made sure the one behind was ok

Will give you a shout when we are heading for An Teallach

Cheers
Alan

[pollyh33]

Oh RH, what a fabbie report!!!!

Really top notch photos too, this is about the fourth time I've looked them.

As for AlanS being your guide, it doesn't surprise me. Alan was the first person I spoke to who couldn't wait to go back over A/E and he really encouraged me to take the first opportunity to get up there. He gave me loads of advice and dispelled a lot of the myths I'd heard about it.

[dooterbang]

Slow down man!!!

That must have felt like a stroll in the park after all your "Steve Fallon-esque" type walks recently.

Fantastic ridge and i agree, not as scary as made out to be.

Well done to all of you.