Comments on: Stob Coire nan Lochan gullies

By: Mayo

Mayo — Fri, 04 May 2012 14:00:54 +0000

The idea was to jettison the salt ahead and under the shoe to melt the ice; sorry not to have explained.

By: xi'an

xi'an — Fri, 04 May 2012 05:48:55 +0000

Shoes with salt?! I’d be interested in seeing the device!!

By: Mayo

Mayo — Thu, 03 May 2012 22:14:58 +0000

Although Nietzsche says this is his conception of philosophy (ice and high mts), I always take this metaphorically. I especially detest the feeling of slip-sliding on ice (no error control), and designed my own ice shoes with cleats and salt to get by in college (still not nearly good enough).

By: Xi'an

Xi'an — Wed, 02 May 2012 16:44:41 +0000

Still those are my favourite places…!

By: Mayo

Mayo — Wed, 02 May 2012 14:21:36 +0000

Xian: I always feel I’m confronting ice and high mountains when I turn to your blog, skeetering on precarious, freezing cliffs, shivering, sliding in dark, deathly snow caverns—just the kinds of places I try mightily to avoid.

By: kinetikat

kinetikat — Tue, 01 May 2012 05:56:53 +0000

Great pictures – and taken under really difficult lighting conditions, too, by the look of it. Good work!