Photographer hovering in the air over Coire Sgoireadail: Ruurd focuses on the start of the burn gap that leads to the ridge along which we want to get to Thionail. Behind him the sun-stained slope of Buidhe Bheinn with a slice of Allt Coire Lair. Left, across Loch Hourn, Meall nan Eun and Ladhar Bheinn with a cloud.

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