• Laetitia & Pete on the Old Man of Stoer Summit

Old Man of Stoer

Stoping in Reiff we had an ideal opportunity to try and climb the Old Man of Stoer. However, we had awful weather for most of the week ranging from endless drizzle to full-on downpours! But just when we were losing all hope a single day of blue sky was forecast…

Pete and Laetitia on the summit of Sìthean Mòr (the Big Fairy Hill) on the way to the Old Man of Stoer
The approach to the Old Man of Stoer
Laetitia swims the channel to the Old Man of Stoer
Using a tyrollean to get the gear across to the Old Man of Stoer safe and dry
Pete on the first pitch of the Old Man of Stoer
Laetitia gets a “barnacle” injury – lots of blood! – getting out of the sea swimming back from the Old Man of Stoer

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