Out Stack - Shetland with "Island Man"
18th December 2009
Out Stack - Shetland with "Island Man"
I have recently been contacted by an extremely interesting adventurer, Andy Strangeway more commonly known as "Island Man".
Andy contacted me to draw my attention to his landing on Out Stack in the Shetland, to which I refer on my home page as the most northerly place in the British Isles.
Andy landed on the island on Saturday 8 August 2009 and upon landing Out Stack he became the first person to land the four extreme points of Scotland:-
West – Soay, St Kilda – 28 August 2007
South – Mull of Galloway – 31 March 2009
East – Bound Skerry, Shetland – 2 August 2009
North – Out Stack, Shetland – 8 August 2009
Andy has provided an image taken on Out Stack(centre top), looking towards Muckle Flugga, which he believes is the only such image from the island available in the public domain.
Previously in August 2007 he became the first person not only to land but also sleep on all 162 Scottish islands which are 40 hectares and above.
In June and July 2010 Andy is attempting to land on Rockall(top right), with its base of 25 metres, it is constantly pounded by 3,000 miles of Atlantic swell. The world’s largest recorded oceanic waves of 29 metres were recorded there in the year 2000; 6 metres higher than Rockall itself. Being in such an isolated location, over 180 miles from the nearest land, the sea state can change in minutes, and as Rockall lies outside the air sea rescue zone, all these conditions combine to make it the most difficult island in the world to sleep on. Only four people have ever slept on Rockall. He intends to be the fifth, the second to do so alone and possibly the first without shelter. Following an early trip to Rockall in 2008 Andy describes the island as "Small, isolated, awesome and terrifying. The Ultimate." Berths are available for other adventurers to join him (Attempting a landing is not compulsory!)
I don't normally record such items in my News but Andy is such an exceptional character and with his exploits being so akin to my interest in the British coastline I thought it appropriate to highlight his achievements.
Andy's website can be found at Island Man and is well worth a visit.
Being contacted by Andy has made me keen to identify other individuals who are involved in adventures in and around the British Isles, so I can consider highlighting their achievements, although they don't need to be as extreme as Andy's!
If you are aware of anyone than please ask them to contact me as Andy did.
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I have recently been contacted by an extremely interesting adventurer, Andy Strangeway more commonly known as "Island Man".
Andy contacted me to draw my attention to his landing on Out Stack in the Shetland, to which I refer on my home page as the most northerly place in the British Isles.
Andy landed on the island on Saturday 8 August 2009 and upon landing Out Stack he became the first person to land the four extreme points of Scotland:-
West – Soay, St Kilda – 28 August 2007
South – Mull of Galloway – 31 March 2009
East – Bound Skerry, Shetland – 2 August 2009
North – Out Stack, Shetland – 8 August 2009
Andy has provided an image taken on Out Stack(centre top), looking towards Muckle Flugga, which he believes is the only such image from the island available in the public domain.
Previously in August 2007 he became the first person not only to land but also sleep on all 162 Scottish islands which are 40 hectares and above.
In June and July 2010 Andy is attempting to land on Rockall(top right), with its base of 25 metres, it is constantly pounded by 3,000 miles of Atlantic swell. The world’s largest recorded oceanic waves of 29 metres were recorded there in the year 2000; 6 metres higher than Rockall itself. Being in such an isolated location, over 180 miles from the nearest land, the sea state can change in minutes, and as Rockall lies outside the air sea rescue zone, all these conditions combine to make it the most difficult island in the world to sleep on. Only four people have ever slept on Rockall. He intends to be the fifth, the second to do so alone and possibly the first without shelter. Following an early trip to Rockall in 2008 Andy describes the island as "Small, isolated, awesome and terrifying. The Ultimate." Berths are available for other adventurers to join him (Attempting a landing is not compulsory!)
I don't normally record such items in my News but Andy is such an exceptional character and with his exploits being so akin to my interest in the British coastline I thought it appropriate to highlight his achievements.
Andy's website can be found at Island Man and is well worth a visit.
Being contacted by Andy has made me keen to identify other individuals who are involved in adventures in and around the British Isles, so I can consider highlighting their achievements, although they don't need to be as extreme as Andy's!
If you are aware of anyone than please ask them to contact me as Andy did.
