The Search for Roark Never Ceases

After days of touring the Highlands, we made our way to the legendary Ben Nevis range, posting up at a “bothy” called the C.I.C Hut. Arguably the only alpine mountain hut in the UK.

The C.I.C. hut provided shelter from some extremely harsh weather, and is used as a base camp for climbers. While Drew was out for the day climbing with local guide and climber Tamzin and crew, Manu and I would split board around looking for features and lines to ride. One of the evenings I noticed a cool rock feature next to the hut that had potential for a little quarter pipe. When the crew arrived back at the hut Manu and I had it dug out and shaped for a little session.

Funny enough, our last day was absolutely gorgeous. No wind, just-snowed, and sunny. It made for the little boost in morale we all needed, urging us to keep exploring, whether that meant more Highlands, the Outer Isles…or beyond.