The Highest Place by Kyle Westwood, Flea
July 7th, 2009 5:38 AM / Location: 54.882137,-6.097240Friday 29th May 2009
The Plan
Put this:
on top of this:
And so, at just past twenty-four minutes to two on the dot, we set off!
The Ascent
Wow we're like proper serious mountaineers aren't we?
Slemish is renowned across the world for being ludicrously steep. Only in mountaineering circles though. No-one else really knows about it. This photo has been taken with the camera held at a 45 degree angle. "At 45 degrees to what?" you may ask. I would reply, "45 degrees to where the ground normally is" which, considering that the Earth is round, is a fairly ludicrous concept but you all still know what I mean so whatever, we'll run with it.In the photo above, you may see a ledge near the top right corner. I don't, but I've been assured it's there, and that that's where we headed next.
Yes these are quite nice photographs. They make us look sort of reckless. Sort of.
JUST OVER EXACTLY 25 MINUTES LATER...
The peak of the mountain comes into view. And not a moment too soon! Interestingly, in the during the period of missing time (we'll call it "The Documentary Dark Age"), a number of proper serious mountaineers made their way down the mountain. They passed us, and did not seem pleased at the severe lack of equipment we'd brought. We lol'd.
Come on! You're almost there man! Just a few more steps!
D=
Something else Slemish is renowned for across the phone is having a number of things that look like peaks but aren't. I mean, you'd think that the top of this would be the top of the mountain, but no...
I mean, sure it's not as steep, but we'd been climbing for nigh on forty-two minutes! Luckily, it actually ends soon.
Oh yes. We finally made it through this gruelling ordeal.
And now all we had to do was get back down.
Which was actually the fun part...
The Descent
And then, at pretty much exactly ten past three:
JOB DONE.
Votes please.
OH HELL YES
THIS IS FUCKING RIDICULOUS
Flag 1
And it's a very nice flag.
Flag 2
The back's pretty good as well I mean.
Mountain
It's called Slemish. It's like a Slem.
Kyle Pre-Departure
I'm fairly sure that's not practical.
Sheep
Do you spy the wildlife? It will become relevant later!
The Road Ahead
The camera is basically being held at 45 degree angle at the moment. There's a pokey out bit on the right hand side. We're heading up there.
Kyle with Flag
STANDING AS FAR AWAY FROM THE EDGE AS POSSIBLE.
Flea with Flag
DOING BETTER BUT STILL NOT WELL. IT WAS FRICKIN' WINDY.
Flea with Flag 2
FROM AN ALTERNATE ANGLE
The View
From that pokey out bit. The little hut near the bottom-middle-right is where we started.
Grassy Knoll
Nearly there!
OH MY GOD SO CLOSE
See title.
Yet more mountain
IT NEVER ENDS.
The Camera is not Tilted
This mound is FLAT.
STILL uphill...
A SLIGHT INCLINE
Are we there yet?
NOT NOW NOT EVER
Totally not either of our names
No seriously.
OH GOD IT'S OVER
OR IS IT?
FUCK IT'S WINDY
IF SOMEONE WILL EXPLAIN WHY IT'S WINDIER WHEN YOU'RE HIGHER I'D LOVE TO HEAR IT
I CLAIM THIS PLANET IN THE NAME OF MARS
ISN'T THAT LOVELY?
Kyle at the top
Dodging invisible traffic.
Flea at the top
Having a quick-draw competition with the flag.
Cereblation - Kyle
I MEAN WOW
Cereblation - Flea
I MEAN LOOK HOW SMALL I AM IN COMPARISON TO THAT MOUNTAIN. THEN NOTE THAT THE MOUNTAIN IS FAR AWAY!
11 vote(s)
MonkeyBoy Dan
5
Dragon
3
teucer
5
Samantha
2
susy derkins
4
Adam
3
Loki
4
Not Here No More
3
Tøm
3
.thatskarobot
4
clown face
i have that kyuto t-shirt!
awesome location :)