See OM Everest summiteer's photos from the top of the planet in this week's gallery round up, and keep on top of the 'photo of the month' competition as well.
This week's gallery round up kicks off with some photographs from the top of the world, taken by OM Everest Summiteer Conan Harrod. It's been a while since the Everest season, but in mid-May Conan was standing on top of the highest mountain on earth, after a few trials and tribulations on the way. His album Big Mountain Taster Session shows the awe-inspiring scenery, the moments of hardship, and the jubilation at the top. Well done again to Conan for making it, and thanks for sharing your pics with us.
Nice Camp Spot, by Conan Harrod
Dropping a few thousand metres in altitude, Rob Sutherland's been finding the north of England pretty photogenic as well. He said: "whilst returning home from work I saw the light change over Skiddaw as I drove up St John's in the Vale. I pulled over, grabbed my camera and took this shot..." It must be a hard life, having to drive past Skiddaw on the way home from work, instead of going via King's Cross or Spaghetti Junction:-) To see more of Rob's trials and tribulations, take a peep at his album, Travels with Rob.
St John's in the Vale, by Rob Sutherland
Back to the snow, Marcus Crompton has captioned this photo "Winter, obviously!" as an unconfirmed legend has it that you don't get weather like this on the Carneddau in July. There's definitely a snowy feel in the gallery in general at the moment, to counterbalance the heat outside, although Marcus has also posted a much sunnier picture of Sgurr nan Saighead. In fact, there's a bit of everything in the Marcus album, if you take a peep.
Carnedd Llewellyn
The next photo started out as a bit of a brain teaser, as Lorraine Grundy decided not to tell us where she took it. All we knew was that there was a paraglider involved until a guessing game in the forum revealed all. There's a second 'quiz' picture in Lorraine's Guess Where album, if you want to pitt your outdoors knowledge against the camera. No cheating and looking at the answer in the forum before you've had a guess though:-)
Where is this? by Lorraine Grundy
The challenge in the next photo is to count how many peaks are visible from David Pears' vantage point on Aguille du midi. The answer 'half the Alps' won't quite do, although admittedly it's the first one that springs to mind. There's a distinctly Alpine feel to David's Album in general, so if you're heading out there this summer - or want to be - then take a look.
View from Aguille du midi, by David Pears
And finally, this week's sunset is the runaway leader in the 'Photo of the Month' competition, which closes next week. Eilean Donan certainly looks like a tranquil spot in the evening, with the castle lit up and the lake mirroring the primrose sky and the hills. Still, nothing's over 'til it's over, so keep checking the gallery for the latest leading imag, and for new entries in the competition. They're coming thick and fast at the moment, and Eilean Donan still has Everest, Chamonix, and the good old Lakes to compete with for the best outdoors photo spot. Watch this space as we'll be announcing the winner of the Bridgedale's trekker socks in just over a week's time.
Eilean Donan
