11th May 2013 - Castle Ridge with the BBC

Carn Dearg Buttress looking eerie

Nick taking some shots down towards Torlundy

Castle Ridge swathed in cloud

Nick filming the passing clouds on the ridge

Still plenty of snow on the CMD and NE Buttress

This evening I was out with Nick from the BBC who was wanting some good atmospheric shots looking up Castle Ridge for a programme Keeping Britain Safe which will be broadcast in October.

We set off from the top car park towards the north face with some very expensive and top notch gear. I had been really worried that the weather would be too cloudy to see anything, and as we walked in it didn't look as though it was going to play ball. However, as we drew level with the foot of the ridge the cloud started to break, and so we headed over to get some more dramatic shots looking up the rock faces. After Nick set up his kit he went through some of the technology and tricks of the trade which was really interesting.

We moved around a bit to get various shots, before packing up and making our way back to the car, stopping now and again to get some additional shots from different angles. The clouds and remaining snow made the rock look more threatening and the fading light gave it a real Tolkienesque feel.

It was an interesting evenings work and we enjoyed some good craic and interesting conversations along the way.

Keep your eyes peeled for keeping Britain Safe, BBC 1 @ 9 pm sometime in October!