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Tag Archives: Skye
Book Review – The Cuillin and Other Skye Mountains
For climbers and mountaineers, the Island of Skye is one of the most sought after destinations in the British Isles. Opportunities for adventure amongst the mountains, sea cliffs and sea stacks abound, but there is no question that the Cuillin … Continue reading
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Tagged Skye, The Cuillin, Tom Prentice
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Slanting Gully – Complete Ascent
On January 24, Iain Small visited Skye with Doug Hawthorn and made the first complete winter ascent of Slanting Gully on Sgurr a’Mhadaidh’s North Face. The route passes over Foxes Rake at half height and had previously been climbed to … Continue reading
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Tagged Doug Hawthorn, Iain Small, Skye, The Cuillin
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2013 Skye Winter Meet
Skye guide and guidebook author Mike Lates organised a highly successful winter meet based at the BMC Hut in Glen Brittle from January 18-21. Conditions were close to perfect, and Mike’s highly informative blog covers the activity on the meet. … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Moles, Antoni Anderson, Ben Wear, Brendan Croft, Iain Murray, James Sutton, Mike Lates, Paul Cunningham, Skye, Steve Perry, The Cuillin
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Jib on Skye
Sometimes you have to throw caution to the wind, and chase your dream. When Iain Small and I climbed on Blaven three years ago we were struck by the soaring corner-line of Jib on the north side of The Great … Continue reading
That Was The Week That Was
Last week (December 10-14) was undoubtedly the week of the winter so far. Heavy snowfall was consolidated by a mini-thaw the previous weekend followed by stable cold weather with no wind and blue skies. Several of the major events have … Continue reading
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Tagged Blair Fyffe, Dave Almond, Donald King, Glen Coe, Guy Steven, Helen Rennard, John Orr, Ken Applegate, Kenny Grant, Scott Kirkhope, Shelter Stone, Skye
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Book Review – Skye Sea-Cliffs & Outcrops
Hard on the heels of Skye The Cuillin, the SMC have recently published a new guidebook to the outcrops and sea cliffs of Skye. Authored by Mark Hudson, this is a carefully written and beautifully illustrated book that opens up … Continue reading
The Cuillin Ridge – A Winter’s Traverse
So, what were you doing in early March 2010? You may well have been climbing on the Ben – the Minus Face was superbly iced at the time – but another venue that was in prime winter condition was The … Continue reading
Book Review – Skye The Cuillin
I’ll start off by stating that I’m not particularly qualified to review this new guidebook. An infrequent visitor to Skye, I’ve only climbed a handful of routes in the Cuillin, and I only finally got around to traversing the Ridge … Continue reading
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Tagged Brian Davison, Mike Lates, Skye, Susan Jensen, The Cuillin, Tom Prentice
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Scotland’s Finest Ice Cliff?
The vertical basalt cliffs of Coire Scamadal on the north side of The Storr in Skye are dripping wet most of the year but have the potential to be a natural ice trap. Facing north-east, and easily visible from the … Continue reading
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Tagged Alasdair Fulton, Andy Huntington, Ben Weir, Coire Scamadal, Doug Hawthorn, James Sutton, Martin Welch, Mike Lates, Robin Clothier, Skye, Stewart Anderson
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First Winter Ascent of The Great Prow
Iain Small and I were very fortunate to visit Skye last Sunday January 10. The Cuillins looked magnificent in their winter garb, but travel looked difficult with feet of snow and plumes of spindrift on the Ridge. We ploughed up … Continue reading
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Tagged Blaven, Iain Small, Simon Richardson, Skye
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