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Tag Archives: The Cuillin
Base Jump Buttress
Nathan Adam, Huw Scott and Mike Lates made the first ascent of Base Jump Buttress (IV,5) in Coire na Banachdaich on Sgurr Dearg in the Cuillin in December 10. Nathan takes up the story: “Huw and I had a wee … Continue reading
Posted in New Routes
Tagged Druim Shionnach, Garry Campbell, Huw Scott, Mike Lates, Nathan Adam, Sgurr Dearg, The Cuillin
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Book Review – Skye’s Cuillin Ridge Traverse
Thirty-five years ago I failed to traverse the Cuillin Ridge. I had never climbed on Skye before, and naively thought that a 9am start from Slichagan would give me enough time to complete the route and meet my new girlfriend … Continue reading
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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New Winter Season Kicks Off In Style
Mike Lates and Stephan Wrede gave the new winter season a flying start on October 28 with a new route on The Cuillin. Tour de Force (VI,6) is situated on the Great Stone Shoot Face on Sgurr Thearlaich. The three-pitch … Continue reading
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Tagged Mike Lates, Sgurr Thearlaich, Stephan Wrede, The Cuillin
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You Can’t Win ‘Em All
“Whilst many times guiding the Inaccessible Pinnacle in the 1990s, I often looked down its Coruisg side to where slabby ground dropped away rapidly,” Andy Nisbet writes. “Because the slope was convex, all you could see was what was in … Continue reading
Silver Fox
On November 19, Mike Lates and Sophie Grace Chappell made an excellent early season addition to Coire Lagan in the Cuillin with the first ascent of the 235m-long Silver Fox (V,5). “The long curving fault line from the corrie floor … Continue reading
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Tagged Mike Lates, Sgurr Mhic Choinnich, Sophie Grace Chappell, The Cuillin
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Skye Raiders – Part 2
“If you look at the picture in Part 1, you might just see a thin stripe of ice leading into a gully high on the left side of the Coruisg face of Sgurr a’Ghreadaidh,” Andy Nisbet notes. “We certainly did, … Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Nisbet, Dave McGimpsey, Sandy Allan, Steve Perry, The Cuillin
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A Good Week
Uisdean Hawthorn has had an excellent run of routes in recent days. On February 23 he climbed Tango in the Night (VI,7) on Sgorr Ruadh with Ben Silvestre, and the following day they climbed The Godfather (VIII,8) on Beinn Bhan. … Continue reading
Posted in New Routes, Repeats
Tagged Adam Russell, Beinn Bhan, Ben Silvestre, Ben Wear, Dougie Russell, Guy Robertson, James Sutton, John Smith, Lea MacLeod, Sgorr Ruadh, The Cuillin, Uisdean Hawthorn
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Skye Winter Festival Report
The seventh Skye Winter Festival was another great success. A short bout of winter at the beginning of the two-week event saw five new routes before the meet resorted to more traditional Cuillin games for the next ten days. Local … Continue reading →