A wonderful three days walking/scrambling, and some climbing in Skye
![]() Day one and two we set off from Glen Brittle campsite. |
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![]() Not the most promising outlook, up Coire na Banachdich on the left and Coire Laggan on the right. |
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![]() First site of some hills - Sgurr Mhic Choinnich and Sgurr Alasdair I think. |
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![]() Heading into Coir a'Ghrunnda. First target is Sgurr nan Eag on the right. I opted for the easier walk up rather than scramble up the right hand cliffs. |
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![]() Right hand cliffs catching the sun |
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![]() The alternative easy route for wimps like me |
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![]() From part way up, looking back across Loch Coire a'Ghrunnda to our next hill, Sgurr Alasdair. Route up just to the left of the peak. Oh dear! |
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![]() Summit of Sgurr nan Eag with Lindsay and John- no sign of the scramblers. |
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![]() Look, almost a view across Loch Brittle |
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![]() Next we will nip back down there and up Sgur Alasdair. |
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![]() Went round Caisteal a Garbh-choire on the right to attempt going up Sgurr Dubh na Da Bheinn to tackle Sgurr Dubh Mor, but it got a bit windy. So we did Sgurr Alasdair on the left instead! |
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![]() View west to Loch Coruisk with Bla Bheinn behind. |
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![]() Heading back round "The Castle" as we gave up on the first idea |
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![]() Sgurr nan Eag finally cloud free, with Sgurr a Chore Bhig behind to the left and Casteal a'Garbh-choire in front. What a spectacular place. |
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![]() A similar one to above, but shows how close Sgurr Dubh Mor on the left was. It was about here we roped up. |
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![]() And this is the top of Sgurr Alasdair. No way was I taking picutures on the way up. |
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![]() Terrified? At the top anyway. Linda was happy enough, Gayle seemed okay, and I think John could be smiling back there. |
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![]() Yep, she looks happy enough. Sgurr nan Eag behind again. |
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![]() Wow, this is the stuff. Sgurr Dubh Mor on the left, Sgurr nan Eag on the right, and Loch Coir a'Ghrunnda way down there. |
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![]() Feeling slightly braver, I managed to catch John, Lindsay, Norrie and Tam on the summit |
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![]() Maybe not that much braver right enough! |
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![]() Now just to get back down the Great Stone Chute - the easy way up! |
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![]() And look up there in the cloud, first sight of the Inaccessible Pinnacle, and the way we went up it |
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![]() Well down the Great Stone Chute, with the In Pin looking quite worrying over there. |
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![]() Into Coire Lagan. In Pin above, for tomorrow. |
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![]() Clambering down from Coire Lagan, under the Cloch of Highlander fame, apparently. |
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![]() Easier going now, back to Glen Brittle. |
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| Day Two - Sgurr Mhic Choinnich and the Inaccessible Pinnacle | |||
![]() Another less than promising day as we headed back up Coire Lagan |
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![]() The Great Stone Chute. |
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![]() Sgurr Mhic Choinnich from Loch Coire Lagan |
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![]() Near the top of the ridge, Sgurr Mhic Choinnich, Bealach Mich Choinnich, Sgurr Thearlaich, the Great Stone Chute, and the highest one is Sgurr Alasdair. |
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![]() Back down to Loch Coire Lagan |
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![]() Holy mackerel, the In Pin. From the top of Sgurr Mhic Choinnich I think. |
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![]() Looking up the ridge, Inaccessible Pinnacle, Sgurr na Banachdich, Sgurr a'Ghreadaidh and more |
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![]() Not much of a cairn, but not much room at the summit. Glen Brittle below. |
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![]() From summit to Sgurr Alasdair |
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![]() After that excitement it was off up the In Pin - not the easiest of ascents |
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![]() A look back to Sgurr Mhic Choinnich, the Great Stone Chute, and Sgurr Alasdair - surely that was the hard bit over? |
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![]() Oh look, a big bit of rock on top. The South side of the Pin |
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![]() At the foot of the In Pin - time to get roped up again, just in case! |
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![]() And at the top, holding on for dear life. Nice view of Sgurr Mhic Choinnich, the Great Stone Chute, and Sgurr Alasdair again. Norrie and John do technical rope stuff. |
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![]() Having made it to the top I felt I could indulge in another picture of where we had been. |
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![]() And looking North to Sgurr na Bannachdich, Sgurr a'Ghreadaidh and Brach na Frithe in the distance I think. I wasn't really taking many notes! |
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| Link to some other In Pin pictures I stole from elsewhere, just to try and show what it is like. | |||
![]() Glad to be on (flatter) ground. Lindsay and Norrie relax. |
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![]() Then a stroll over the Sgurr Dearg ridge, a peak into Coire na Banachdich in the mist, and down to Coire Lagan. Great day. |
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| DAY THREE - SOME SCRAMBLING UP THE NORTH BUTTRESS OF SGURR NAN EACH | |||
![]() Setting off from the head of Loch Slapin. Sgurr nan Each in the middle. |
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![]() The walking bit - easy |
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![]() John and Euan (on the right). Good to keep the party together. |
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![]() Nice bit of hill walking |
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![]() Tam showing us how this scrambling thing is done |
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![]() Walking over for now! |
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![]() Gets you some good views doing it this way. |
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![]() Top of Sgurr nan Each. 720m |
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![]() Descent. |
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And that was the weekend, had a great time so thanks John and Euan. Maybe scrambling isn't too bad! |