2002

HY1700 : Old Man of Hoy

taken 23 years ago, 3 km from Moorfea, Hoy, Orkney Islands, Scotland

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Old Man of Hoy
Old Man of Hoy
Almost certainly the best known sea stack of the lot due to live television broadcasts in the 1960s. Easiest way up is currently graded as E1. First ascent Rusty Baillie , Tom Patey and Chris Bonington in 1966, the year before the television spectacular.
The stack is reputed to be in its last stage before collapse.

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Geographical Context: Coastal Rocks, Scree, Cliffs other tags: Old Red Sandstone Stack HuMP Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Old Man of Hoy from the Sea [16] · Sea Stack [11] Title Clusters: · Old Man of Hoy [15] ·
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HY1700, 150 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Richard Webb   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 15 May, 2002   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 14 January, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! HY 1763 0077 [10m precision]
WGS84: 58:53.1809N 3:25.8457W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! HY 1782 0071
View Direction
West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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