2022 J. Alister Sword Mountain Photography Competition Gallery
Thank you to all who entered the annual MMC photo competition. All images entered are shown below with a caption. Please use the link below to the voting form. Voting closes on the 5th of November. Winners are to be announced at the AGM in November.
Please note; The competition is open to members of the Moray Mountaineering Club. Photos submitted to the Scottish competition will be automatically considered for the 2023 MMC calendar.
Winners of each competition receive a beautiful trophy made by local sculptor and former MMC President Illona Morrice to keep for the year and engraved with their name.
1. Cac Beag2. Winter at Corrour Bothy3. Glenfinnan Munros4. Suilven at Dawn5. Spindrift Below Lochnagar6. Halcyon Days in Knoydart on Beinn Bhuidhe7. Boulder Problem8. Sgurr Mhic Choinich looking up the NW ridge with Sgurr Alastair behind. Taken in April 229. Taz admiring the view from the ridge up to Arkle. June 2210. North face of Ben Nevis and cloud inversion from the summit of Carn Mor Dearg11. Christmas week photo of Loch Lomond and its islands from Ben Lomond12. Mountaineering adventures on An Teallach. Dundonnell Meet, 2 April 202213. Sgorr na Diollaid in Glen Cannich. 22 Dec 202114. Fannichs- Sgurr Breac and A’Chailleach15. Cairngorm Walk16. Loch A’an, July evening 202217. Sunrise over Speyside from Ben Rinnes, August 202218. Cuillin Cave, taken September 2022, on Club Meet19. Peter, climbing the Glen Strathfarrar Munros, April20. Graeme on the top of Sgurr Alasdair, MMC weekend meet in Glen Brittle21. Suilven, Elphin to Lochinver traverse in July 202222. Creagan an Fithick23. Laggan Bouldering24. Descending Cairngorm25. An evening at Cummingston26. Stob Coire Sgriodain, April 202227. Ben Lomond, January 202228. Bluebird Ski Day
2022 Photo Competition – International
1. Photo of Mount Teide, Tenerife. February 2022.2. Approach to Naranja des Bulnes, Piccu Urriellu. Pico’s de Europa. Spain3. View across from pitch three of the Martinez route, Piccu Urriellu South face just after sunrise4. Skiing in France March 20225. Lanzarote morning run Dec 20216. Picos De Europia flora7. Picos De Europia, on a wee solo three day walk through the mountains