The milky white void.
29th December 2020
Covid -19
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(Above) Poor conditions for photography today with any definition all but disappearing above 850m. The photo has had a lot of post-production editing to enhance what contrast there was. What you see is the view down to Coire Ardair from high in Balloon Gully, which is a broad shallow feature (more of a re-entrant, p’raps?) incised into the south facing side wall of Coire Ardair. If you’re wandering up Coire Ardair have a look up to your right just before the old birch trees peter out and you’ll see Balloon Gully; it’s the left-hand branch of two re-entrants which form a Y-shape. The gully provides steep, direct and brutally leg-burning access to the Carn Liath plateau from Coire Ardair. For added spice there are a plethora of small rocks and boulders, usually covered by snow, to stumble on. Not recommended!
(Above)Â More of the same! The dark smudges in the far distance are the crags of the Post Face et al which lie at the far end of Coire Ardair.
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