From there it was easy walking back to where we’d left our spare kit – I was relieved to see it was still there… By now it was raining and quite unpleasant so, rather than have the nice break in the sun I’d promised myself earlier, we had a very quick warm drink and then followed the long path back down to the carpark. ... (sometimes) tired legs a rest and begins with a walk up Coire a’Ghreadaidh heading for ‘An Dorus’. ) when I realized I couldn’t as we had a paid guide so I reluctantly shut it again and felt really sorry for the guy. © "mountain coward" and "The Adventures of a Mountain Coward", 2011 through to present date. A total of 8 miles in 11 hours with nearly 1500m of ascent all this with a near perfect blue sky, light winds and hot sun, leaving us knackered but exhilarated, hoping we had saved enough energy for tomorrows route up The Inaccessible Pinnacle. All photos courtesy of Richard except where marked, « Carn Dearg from Dalwhinnie – Winter Walking in April! This is part 3 of a quartet of posts describing a scrambling adventure in the Cuillin Hills on Scotland’s Isle of Skye. Colgregg (H.W.). Inaccessible Pinnacle to An Dorus. Taking the Cuillin Ridge Light approach, she managed to complete the route in a day. and all within the aspirations of the capable hill walker. Southern Cuillin from ascent of Sgurr a’Mhadaidh: Sgurr a’Ghreadaidh from Sgurr a’Mhadaidh: After 2hrs 50mins the summit of Sgurr a’Mhaidaidh was reached and an early lunch taken. Apr 24, 2012 - Day three on our Cuillin Ridge traverse dawned fine & bright with no cloud anywhere on the ridge. Hear pronunciation Press to hear pronunciation. I always find it hard to see where to put my feet when facing in though…. The Cuillin, a mountain range located on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, is the perfect spot for your next climbing experience.. Steve & Jon on An Caisteal summit final summit of day. We then made a small diversion continuing the ascent to the right to bag, the first Munro of the day in an effort to make the next day a little easier (and one less summit for tomorrow after going up The Inaccessible Pinnacle), before returning to An Dorus and on to the second and final Munro of the day -. When I was in the Royal Marines we did a ‘mountain warfare’ training exercise up your ‘aeroplane view’ of Lock Coruisk – an ‘advance to contact’ that started by the sea and continued to An Dorus, skirmishing all the way with the ‘enemy’ defending the valley. The traverse of these two peaks is one of the easier sections of the Cuillin ridge, yet it contains some of the narrowest parts. Powered by, To start with  there is the initial 3¼ mile walk from Glen Brittle YH to gain the ridge at An Dorus, taking us 2½ hours. As there were people ascending above us, we’d already donned our helmets in case of any loose rockfall – Sgurr a’ Mhadaidh was our objective…, Ryan said he’d rope us up for the initial scramble – while he was setting up, I was having a peer further round from the gap where others suggested there is an easy gully going up – apart from an awkward start to it, there was indeed a gully which looked quite easy. We made good progress along the … Watermark theme. Tom now searches out a easier route down to the An Dorus Stone Shoot where we descend as per our outward route. I feel worse if I can’t see the drops as then I just imagine they’re worse than they are! ‘Breaking’ News! Carn Dearg from Dalwhinnie – Winter Walking in April! ». We then set off up the familiar and pretty path by waterfalls and lovely blue pools which we’d taken last year to reach Coire an Eich to do Sgurr Banachdich. I thought that was a great idea and asked whether we could do the same but Ryan said we should bring them, not least because mine had the rope in. We drove to Glen Brittle, the valley which marks the western boundary of the Black Cuillin, and parked at the youth hostel. So the complete Cuillin Ridge traverse still eludes me. To the right, the southern Cuillin ridge. Loch Coruisk from the An Dorus Gap. Improve your rock-scrambling skills on some of Scotland's airy routes. Parking is available at the Youth Hostel at which a good path leads into Coire a' Greadaidh. As we reached the gap, I realised I was feeling very sick from the stress of Mhadaidh (but refrained from being sick in the gap as it would be pretty hard to avoid!) Well done to you for conquering (or at least facing up to) your fears. Complex navigation, exposed scrambling, technical rock climbing and an abseil mean many Munroists put off these tops to last - and most dog owners will probably leave their pet behind. The Northern Central Munros . The screes, however, weren’t so bad as they aren’t very loose and I found, with care, I didn’t slip at all. The night before our first Cuillin walk, our guide Ryan, visited our holiday cottage to make plans and check our equipment – he also had forms for us to fill in – I joked they were ‘Organ Donation’ forms! Up An Dorus and across to Banachdaich is a great way to grasp some Cuillin nuances without enormous danger of getting lost or in trouble. Release Martyn Bennett on the independent label Eclectic Records. There was a young man sat in the gap waiting for us to finish before he went up alone. The next day we met up with Ryan at a carpark near the Glenbrittle roadend in Carbost at 0900 and he drove us round to the Glenbrittle parking by the Youth Hostel. Use An Dorus for ascent and the Munromagic Banchdich route for descent. I’d already seen, and been totally horrified by, the back of the peak – it went from extremely steep at the top, through vertical, to pretty much overhanging nearer the bottom and the thought of it was really putting me off! It probably needs saying at this point that there are two kinds of Cuillin mountain guide – the ‘non-technical’ guides who are local and know the Cuillin Ridge like the back of their hands, and the ‘technical’ guides like Ryan, who would be able to rope me up for the bad bits – very necessary in my case! The thought still nagged though that I’d have the An Dorus screes to do twice if not which really didn’t appeal – we had to go for it, I decided…, We were again roped up for the, this time more difficult, initial scramble to start the ridge up to Ghreadaidh. haven’t done the In Pinn this time – reckon it’ll take another 2 visits to finish the Cuillin yet, Gosh, I feel drained after just reading that! Cuillin and on forays to the Alps. The rest of the time there was still plenty of exposure requiring great care and focus of mind. I Look forward to the rest.Best of luck. Presently, we arrived in the famous An Dorus Gap – a notch between two steep craggy walls about 15 feet high. Sgurr a Mhadaidh and Sgurr a Ghreadaidh. and I was doubtful I had the nerve left to tackle a greasy Ghreadaidh as well! I felt drained after 3 days running in the Cuillin I can tell you! From the top of the scramble, I was delighted to see a path leading gently upwards along the spine of the peak – it didn’t feel particularly exposed…, View from Top of Initial Scramble on Ghreadaidh, Right of path (above) – left of path (below). ( Log Out /  It’s day two and after the first successful day on the Black Cuillin, the weather has taken a … Scrambling skills required. We had an awkward step up to start and from there it was pretty easy and I had to dismantle a lower belay set-up before we completed the clamber up to join Ryan. From there, Mhadaidh’s ascent is initially on a rising zig-zag scree path – pretty steep but easy enough – however, I could see that things were about to get much steeper. The little rock step down to the Eag Dubh gap was much more awkward in descent and we were both pleased to be roped up briefly. Sgurr MhicCoinnich, Sgurr Thearlaich and the Great Stone Shoot. I’d be knackered now just walking it, never mind fighting up it! Cuillin … A descent by reversing the outward route saw us back at An Dorus ready to scramble out … ( Log Out /  ( Log Out /  Anyway, at least my over-confident weighing up of these two peaks meant I went to bed without any particular nerves about the next day and got a reasonable sleep…. Joking apart though, I was pretty worried about our planned activities in the Cuillin which was why I’d had to hire a guide. In the NE corner is Coire an Dorus where a good scree gully can be used to reach 'the door'. At this point we were carrying crampons and ice axes as we weren’t sure how much snow would be in the gully but, once the gap hove into view, we saw they were unnecessary and stowed them under a large boulder – Ryan took a GPS reference point to ensure we could find them again on our return. The gap between the walls is only about 3 feet wide but there is a flat passage through the gap of probably about 8 feet with a hollow where some people ascending above us had stowed their packs. After all the time spent persuading you that the Cuillins could be easily accessable you have now outdone me by doing three summits I’ve not done yet. Presently, we arrived in the famous An Dorus Gap – a notch between two steep craggy walls about 15 feet high. For me the roped up parts were the most comfortable given that because we were roped up with secure belays the exposure and consequences of a slip were not so acute. Really looking forward to reading your account of the ‘Inn Pin’. We soon reached the summit where I clung to the top of the peak while sitting very tensely on a little slab by the cairn for the obligatory summit photos which were taken by Richard and Ryan – I have to say my face reflects my tension quite well. We reached Glen Brittle Youth Hostel by mid afternoon and Tom has been pleased at our progress. We waited as he descended An Dorus to safer terrain before continuing on-wards up the climb, past the Eag Dubh (The Black Cleft) and The Wart, arriving at the Summit of Sgurr a Ghreadaidh (photo four) in very good time. I was delighted we’d done both peaks and was no longer feeling sick with stress – result! Sgùrr a' Ghreadaidh is the highest summit on the northern half of the Black Cuillin ridge on the Isle of Skye in Scotland.Like the rest of the range it is composed of gabbro, a rock that provides good grip for mountaineering.. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. I was a little worried about my ice axe but he said it was unlikely someone would steal anything from an obvious stash before our return – I have to say that, on our return, it was pretty difficult seeing where we’d left our stash among the many boulders in the fairly featureless and huge corrie, so it’s a good job we had the GPS reference! Its most obvious feature is the sheer quantity of exposed rock on offer – with very little in the way of grass or heather cladding the slopes. So we made our way as far as Sgurr a’Mhadaidh before turning back and descending by An Dorus and Coire a’Ghreadaidh to Glen Brittle. Climbing up from An Dorus, the view down to Loch Coruisk just kept getting better. Well fancy that!! By now, I was actually starting to enjoy this peak and quite liked it…. The shorter of the 4 days, this route takes us into Coire an Dorus before we ascend the steep scree into An Dorus (the Doorway).The ridge onto Sgurr a Ghreadaidh is reached after a Moderate climb out of An Dorus and we tackle various sections of grade 2 scrambling, passing Eag Dubh and the Wart before reaching the airy summit cairn. Enjoy! After a failed attempt on the Skye’s Cuillin Ridge traverse in 2019, Caroline returned this year to have another go. Views to the South – below Sgurr Dearg & Inn Pinn (left) Sgurr Banachdich (right). I was very pleased to eventually get below the exceedingly steep ledges and onto the scree path – it’s looseness made me extremely slow and cautious all the way down to the top of the scramble back to the gap. Looking forward to your other reports of the ridge . This is one of the harder main Black Cuillin peaks to ascend. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. I've had my fair share of memorable days in the mountains, an environment that provides my income, brings me joy and allows me to share amazing experiences with awesome people and keeps my body healthy and my mind free. The top of the scree was firm rock with some quite large rocky steps to clamber up – not a problem in ascent but we didn’t really enjoy that section much on the way back down, especially as some sections were a bit mossy and therefore slippery. Could see the other side of Bruach na Frithe, Am Basteir and Sgurr nan Gillean from here too, over the ridge that runs between. I had a quick chat with him while apologising for holding him up – he said he didn’t mind as he got to watch various methods of dealing with the scramble. The Cuillin is widely regarded as the finest mountain range in Britain. View up to the cleft of An Dorus in mist. Looking over to Sgurr a'Ghreadaidh. Spend 4 days with us on Skye's famed Cuillin ridge; Reach superb vantage points from where vast views can be savoured. Simon Howlett Photography (fellow film photographer). Will identify them later. Eventually, as we approached An Dorus, the weather changed and we found ourselves in the middle of a flurry of snow. Bag all 11 Munros on the Cuillin Ridge, including the famed 'Inaccessible Pinnacle'. Learn how your comment data is processed. . We were soon and easily at the clamber round the narrow Eag Dubh gap – this was up a smooth little rock step. Anyway, if we were to be roped up, I was fine with the scramble. Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for Martyn Bennett - Martyn Bennett on AllMusic - 1996 Coming back down the same route was a little scarier as I then noticed loose sections of path and the drop in general – also there was a little bit of snow on the path round The Wart to deal with which had been easier in ascent than descent. Yes, lucky I already typed them up while I was in Scotland… see post above this for why! "All that remained..." is of course tongue in cheek because from the, Tairneilear Gap is a scree descent from hell down Coir' a'. Hi Colin, nice to hear from you I still have 3 very awkward ones to do but they will probably have to be next year now since I’ve broken my wrist , Great pics & well done. We had done this walk up to An Dorus with Andy two years ago, and climbed both Sgurr a Mhadaidh … But still I feel the attempt was a significant achievement. We had the choice of either heading up boulders below the scree to the start of the scree chute or a loose path to the left – we went for the direct route up boulders which was fine. Ryan roped us up for this section too – although the rock step was only a few feet high, it was quite awkward and I could only get my knees onto it initially. Our side was merely steep becoming nearly vertical. Rather than mess around trying to tidy up the bolts and slings of the belay, we just bundled them into the front of Richard’s coat…, Top of the Initial Scramble Looking Across to Ghreadaidh Initial Scramble. T he Cuillin Munros are a challenge for many walkers and scramblers, and undoubtedly the major stumbling block in the way of any dog owners looking to make a canine completion. From the peak opposite, the path round The Wart had looked like an almost vertical greasy basalt slab – I was pleased to see that it was actually nothing of the sort. Skye Cuillin Ridge Traverse, memories made for life! Studying photographs and compiling a time-schedule will prove very useful when the time comes (see appendix e.) Complex Route ofinding North of An Dorus Ideal Bivvy! The Red Cuillin - Glamaig, Beinn Dearg Mhor and Marsco Lots of scree and superb views. We’d already had a brief discussion with Ryan on the scree-path part of the descent about whether we were going for the other peak – part of me thought I should go for it so that I didn’t have to suffer the An Dorus screes twice – the other part of me thought; Ghreadaidh looked terrifying, it was thinking of starting to snow and Ryan said the basalt slabs of the mountain were slippery in the wet. Monday the 17th dawned fine although the Cuillin Ridge was shrouded with mist as it often is first thing. © Steve J. Smith. After that, there were no further problems until we had to do the final down-scramble back into the gap – again roped up. ( Log Out /  He said that he thought our first walk together should be to Sgurr a’ Mhadaidh, one of the ‘An Dorus Gap twins’. The gap between the walls is only about 3 feet wide but there is a flat passage through the gap of probably about 8 feet with a hollow where some people ascending above us had stowed their packs. Cuillin Ridge traverse, day two. Mhadaidh’s Other Summit and Continuation of Ridge to North, We didn’t hang around on the summit, which was a relief, but soon started back down, with me getting in the way of, and generally holding up, a more confident couple who’d actually done the bottom section without a rope – I think it was their packs in the gap…, I wasn’t at all keen clambering steeply down the ledges again and was going to descend in my usual manner – facing out and using my bum on the ledges – Ryan suggested I should face in however. The Skye Cuillin Ridge Summits trek is 4 intensive days of walking and scrambling on the 11 Skye Munros found on The Black Cuillin Ridge. Does what it says on the tin so this group is for anything about Skye's Cuillin, both the Black and Red. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Introduction to the Skye Cuillin Ridge Summits. An Dorus (The Door or Gate), slogging up scree before we reached the ridge proper. Go home & reread the book to see what the description looks like retrospectively. You should be a part of a contest for one of the finest blogs online. I was just opening my mouth to issue the characteristic Mountain Coward invitation to join us (I like collecting other folk en-route – the more the merrier to me! We both had a bit of difficulty reaching the block we’d started from and pretty much jumped down the last bit after lowering as far as we could. Twin-topped Sgurr a Ghreadaidh is the highest peak on the northern half of the Cuillin Ridge; it can be climbed either with its neighbour Sgurr a Mhadaidh or on separate excursions; both peaks involve tough scrambling but have fantastic views. Today we completed the Skye Cuillin ridge traverse over 2 days with a total moving time of 17 hours, 10 hours on day 1, biving at An Dorus and 7 hours from there to the pub! and the final long walk down Coire na Creiche following the River Brittle passed The Fairy Pools. I’ve only done Alasdair of the ones you did. Ahead of us are three rarely visited Corbett Tops of Munro and probably the most challenging summit, missing out on Corbett Top status by just 1m of prominence, but taking nearly 1 hour to cover the 0.06 miles from the parent summit of, Bidein Druim nan Ramh and an exposed scramble to the abseil station and a final roped down climb in to the. There are 282 Munros in Scotland, and many agree that these 11 are perhaps the hardest. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. I’m going to highly recommend this blog! At An Dorus, one of our party - Steve, decided not to continue with us along the Sgurr a Ghreadaidh/na Banachdich traverse considering that he was already at his limit. Walkers - Steve Smith, Jon Glew, Iain Gallagher, Cuillin Ridge An Dorus to Coir' a' Tairneilear, Inaccessible Pinnacle & Sgurr na Banachdich, Meall a' Mhaoil and Loch Ainort Peninsula TUMPs, Meall Odhar & Beinn Chuirn from By The Way, Tyndrum, Time for a breather on what is easier ground on way up An Caisteal, Peak Bagging and Long Distance Walking in the UK and Spain. The only trouble Richard and I found with the roped scramble was that, with us having a short walker’s rope, we were only a few feet apart so we had to stay very close together as we scrambled. Drama in the Grassy Northern Fells – Frozen Fell Gill, High Pike via Brandy Gill & Carrock Mines, Seathwaite Fell by Grains and Taylor Gills. Rock-scramble along crests and ridges, with some 'moderate' climbing. A Munro is a Scottish Mountain with a summit height of at least 914m. Tessa's hillwalking blog – with added wine. We were quickly up this section where I was delighted that the steady path continued to ascend, with little difficulty towards ‘The Wart’ – a spectacular protrusion above. Description and photos of a traverse of the Cuillin Ridge in the Isle of Skye, Scotland Only 3 miles but taking 2, . Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog’s author/owner is strictly prohibited. So that is the easy part of the day done. Tired legs walking out down Coire na Creiche, Tairneilear Gap all that remained was the down walk back to the second vehicle parked at the Fairy Pools car park. Cuillin Ridge Traverse Booked a Cuillin ridge Traverse with West Coast Mountain guides. The near-vertical section went on for quite a way but consisted of blocky and grippy ledges of gabbro so was okay for ascending. You got a cracking day for it Carol.I Remember most of the ridge well but I,d probably find it hard now too.Superb photographs.Mind you Sometimes its easier to do scrambling in the mist because then you cant see the huge drops only feel them. I asked if he was doing both peaks but he said he didn’t think he’d manage Ghreadaidh on his own. Starting to feel intimidated. Stats: 6 miles, 3390 feet of ascent, 8 hours, no naughty words! I was a bit worried about how I’d find the An Dorus screes but they looked fairly short and looked to have a zig-zag path up them. The scree wasn’t too loose and we managed to pretty much get up it without sliding backwards much at all. Again we found it awkward being so near to each other on the rope but we clambered up in short bursts, me leading the way again. Whinlatter Round aka ‘Caught in the Forest’! The sun was shining from the start and we knew it was going to be a hot one. I was still a little worried about how I’d find the descent down the An Dorus Screes and both Richard and I found the initial downclimb of the rock steps at the top of the gully to the start of the scree pretty awkward. When the weather sulks on the Black Cuillin, the Red Cuillin often stays cloud-free ! We quickly descended to An Dorus again before harder scrambling long the ridge past the Black Cleft took us to Sgurr a' Ghreadaidh. Another feature is the steepness of the hills and the … This path continues past the foot of the burn coming down from Coire an Eich and continues to the back of Coire an Dorus where the An Dorus Gap eventually comes into view between Sgurrs a’ Mhadaidh and Ghreadaidh. UPDATE More up to date photos have been added at the foot of the page from 23 April.. 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