Photo reportage of the ITACE team winter training week in The Cairngorms, Scotland.
I’ve been posting monochrome images of the week here, here and here but I thought it might be interesting to post the whole week in colour
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- ITACE
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- The team dig a snow cave in near white out conditions
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- Excavating a snow cave
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- Hard snow necessitates the use of the ice axe to dig
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- Team member Zac Poulton hard at work inside the snow hole
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- Team member Stewart Stirling takes a break from the hard work
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- Heading back into the snow hole on a much calmer morning
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- Zac enjoying the benign conditions in the morning
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- Making a morning brew
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- Heading away from the snow hole site
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- Crevasse rescue practice
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- Team member Pam Brown hauling on crevasse rescue practice
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- Crevasse rescue practice
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- “Vital mental medicine”
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- Expedition team members Pamela Brown, Jo Davies, Stewart Stirling and Zac Poulton
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- The team on the summit of Cairngorm
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- Rope skills work shop
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- Putting up tents
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- Putting up tents
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- Team members layer up before crevasse rescue practice
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- Crevasse rescue
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- Team member Jo Davies on an assisted hoist
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- Heading into the mountains
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- The team infront of a frozen Cairngorm weather station
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- Rope skills work shop
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- Looking at systems for hauling pulks
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- Rope skills work shop
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- Rope skills work shop
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- Pulk pulling practice
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- Harness system for pulling pulks
Scotland, Feb ’14
JOHN PICKLES 
You have some really amazing shots here! I’m thinking……Nat Geo…;-)
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Thanks Merilee. Nat Geo photographer = dream job! Wouldn’t that be something, being paid to go to amazing locations around the world and take photographs.
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Absolutely! It was my dream as a small child. But I’m afraid my photos are a little too weird for Nat Geo. I think it should be your aim! You’re very good.
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Weird? Too artistic, maybe but I wouldn’t describe your pictures as too weird for Nat Geo. Thanks again for the compliment.
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Nice series John and some beautiful colours and detail. Can I ask what camera you were using?
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