River Pattack 14th Nov 2009

Falls of Pattack, the put in point.

Sean runs a rapid in the middle gorge

Sean running into the double drop at the start of the final gorge

Piers at the brink of the final falls, the take out point.

Spean Gorge13th Nov 2009

Callum Anderson playing on the Spean Gorge. :-)

Early snows on Ben Nevis 5th Nov 2009

A lovely evening view of R to L, Ben Nevis, Carn Mor Dearg and Aonach Mor from near Spean Bridge.

Autumn Views - Great Glen 5th November 2009

Reflections on Loch Oich in autumn..................


Reflections of an autumn evening on Loch Lochy

Spean, Laggan dam to Spean Bridge, 4 Nov 2009

Pat and I went up to run the Spean again. After bigger releases yesterday, it was back to two pipes on a fine day with light winds.

The first major obstacle on the upper section.

The exit rapid of the gorge below Inverlair Falls.

Looking up into Monessie Gorge during the portage.

Looking down on the fearsome cataract in the middle of Monessie.

Looking from the cataract downstream.

Chris running the right side of Split Decision (5) in the gorge below Monessie.

................. and flushing through the last drop on the same rapid.

Roy, Brunachan to Spean Bridge, 3rd Nov 2009

Spean was running 5.5 on gauge at Spean Bridge and Roy was above the quartz band at Roy Bridge and rising in the rainfall. Pat and I elected to run the Roy from the top. It was a great level for all sections. Here Chris takes the first drop in the run in to the middle gorge.

Pat runs the same ledge.......

Nice whitewater in the lower half of the Roy Gorge.

At the Spean confluence we hit the dam rfelease and enjoyed a nice high water run down the Spean where some of the classic surf waves were just beginning to come in.