On Sunday afternoon I took a trek up the lower slope of Creag Dubh mountain in the Cairngorms to photograph people climbing a frozen 75-foot waterfall, nicknamed Oui Oui. Lots of papers used my photos on Monday, the highlight being the front page of The Scotsman with this picture of one guy climbing without ropes or any other safety gear to protect him from falling:

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This was one of my favourite shots:

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In addition to the one on the front page, The Scotsman also used this next photo inside the paper. They printed it the full height of the page, really showing it off and it looked great!

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Other photos were published in The Sun, Daily Record, Daily Mail, Daily Express and Daily Star. Here are a couple of wider shots:

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And this was my office for the day. I had wellies on, totally unsuitable for how steep the climb was at the foot of the mountain, and I ended up doing most of it on my hands and knees. On the way down I often had to just sit on the snow and slide. I'm now getting kitted out with proper walking boots and crampons, should I find myself tackling any similar slopes in future!

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