Boulder Puppy's Big Adventure

See Boulder Puppy walk!

See Boulder Puppy sit!

See Boulder Puppy walk again!

See Boulder Puppy pant!

Boulder Puppy (a newly coined name that is sticking particularly well) was one of the party of Adrian, Tony, Ag, Darren, Eddie, Lars that went to Scotland with shiny axes and shiny crampons and shiny boots and shiny everything.

See Boulder Puppy's nose shine!

Day one was a long walk to Creag Meagaidh where the wind was ferocious and cold and discretion was the better part of valour. 'You're all doomed if ye gae up there!' said three dour Scots. We were minded to agree.

See Boulder Puppy run!

Day two was a shorter walk to Coire an t-Sneachda, where the weather was foul and everyone did a route (Haston's, Patey's Route and the Runnel) and Eddie became particularly well acquainted with a big wet cornice. So Darren's first ice route was a IV,5 ** and we got to drop a rope to help out the party behind.

See Boulder Puppy wag his tail!

Day three was a long walk up the Ben to the CIC hut, in the company of 40 Spaniards. And then there was a mutiny, because the clouds cleared and everyone could see how far it was to the foot of the routes and how big some of the cornices were. So Ag and Tony went for a walk to the top, Lars and Eddie drank coffee in Fort William and Adrian and Darren went cragging in Glen Nevis in the sunshine.

See Boulder Puppy scamper!

Day four was a cable car ride and a walk to Aonach Mor, where it got hot and soggy and time slipped away and then it was better to be somewhere else.

Bad Boulder Puppy! Now you've made Adrian cross!

Still, the bum slide down was a laugh and cheered Adrian up a bit.

See Boulder Puppy slide! What fun!

Adrian.