Sunset, Stars & Sunrise on Buachaille Etive Beag

[grahamw]

The weather was looking promising for the weekend, so I decided to pluck up the courage and go for my first solo camp. This is also my first walk report and I have decided to share this amazing experience. I'll let the pictures and video tell the story...

Destination - Buachaille Etive Beag, Glencoe.

Car park off A82, Glencoe

View back towards car park and down Glencoe

Camping spot found below summit of Stob Coire Rainneach

Summit cairn on Stob Coire Rainneach

Looking towards Black Water Reservoir and Etive Mor on right

Sunset behind Glencoe

Looking SW towards Stob Dubh

Sun has set behind Glencoe Village

View north towards Ben Nevis

View down Glencoe

It's not until you get a perfectly clear night and get away from city lights that you truly experience the sky lit up by millions of stars. I've never seen so many stars before, breath taking is an understatement!! I'm by no means an expert photographer and certainly not at astrophotography. The next few hours were spent messing about with camera settings trying to capture the night sky.

View from tent

stars 1

stars 2

stars 3

stars 4

A few hours later I was back on the Summit of Stob Coire Rainneah for Sunrise.

Sunrise

Sunrise looking towards Black Water Reservoir

Sunrise beside Buachaille Etive Mor

Looking towards Ben Nevis and the Mamores

Sun appears on horizon

I then packed up camp and was back at the car for 07:45am. I stopped for another few photos on journey home.

Journey home 1

Journey home 2

[Gordie12]

That looked like an absolutely fantastic experience - great photos.

[lindseym]

This is unbelievably beautiful, brilliant pics

[kev_russ]

Stunning judging by they pics you look like an expert photographer

[AnnieMacD]

Super photos. I really like the one of you sitting on the rock watching the stars.

[larry groo]

Chapeau Sir!

[hopper68]

Fantastic photos

[grahamw]

Thank you all for your nice comments!!

[jupe1407]

That's absolutely outstanding. Great images

*doffs cap*

[mcbboyd]

Great photos and great report! I'm hoping to go for my first solo camp in the hills later this year also... your 'View from the tent' photo almost has me packing my bag already. Cheers!

[skuk007]

Have to agree the photos are stunning, excellent report.
The star photos are cracking, maybe you specialised in astrophotography in a previous life

[litljortindan]

Great pictures.

[spiderwebb]

Simply stunning

[Alteknacker]

Brilliant brilliant pics. What an experience for your first solo camp!

[grahamw]

I've just realised that the video I made was not attached on the post...sorry!

Link should be on there now.