Our guide dropped us at the base of the Old Man of Storr landscape at around 2am on one ice cold wintry morning. We needed to trek up for about 2 and half hours up through pathways, where most of them, particularly at the later stages of the climb, were quite steep. Once on top, the view is mesmerising.
I arrived just in time to set up my gear and capture the early light. Dawn broke out from my left side, only about 20 minutes after I had all my gear set up. As dawn broke, light began to ‘paint’ with deep golden colour the landscape in front of me. Indeed, I was trembling, not so much with the sub-zero temperature, but with the awe and excitement of such a magical view. The Earth, raw and untouched, is such a beautiful place!
