Iced Storr - Isle of Skye

On this particular morning the sunrise was anticipated but still somehow came to be unexpected. the walk up to this part of the Storr from the main carpark takes around 45 minutes depending on your fitness levels or weight of camera equipment you choose you carry along with you, for me (if camping overnight too) my pack can sometimes weigh approx. 20-25kg (3-4st)

Anyway! the walk up is around 45 minutes or so and if you want to be up in plenty of time to catch a sunrise you have to set off while it's still dark or just starting to get light. this particular morning when I set off there was just a small crack in the cloud cover to the east where I knew the sun would rise, so I set off with the anticipation of a possible sunrise, but the further up I got the more the cloud rolled in and by the time I reached the summit of the viewpoint the snow started falling leaving me in the middle of a white out and near blizzard conditions. Gusting winds, thick snow, zero visibility... pretty much the exact opposite to what you would want for landscape photography. but I persevered and stuck it out till after the time I knew the sun would be over the horizon before heading back down, just in the off chance that the situation would change... And change it did. completely out of the blue the wind levelled out, the snow stopped, and the cloud began to clear again giving us that incredible anticipated but unexpected sunrise. So, it just goes to show that perseverance and patience can really pay off sometimes. (I’ll leave a list of some equipment that I used with links if anyone’s looking for inspiration or for a starting point for their own mountain photography shopping list)

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