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While you explore the Cuillin ridge on the edge of the Atlantic why not listen to "Edge of the World" (3.2MB mp3) by Scottish band Don't give up the day job!
The Black Cuillin of Skye
from Elgol.
Rum,
the Cuillin and Loch Coruisk from Sgurr na Stri. Easily the best viewpoint
in Scotland, but 9 hours round trip, walking from Sligachan.
Loch
Coruisk from Sgurr na Stri.
Loch
Coruisk from Sgurr na Stri.
Loch
Scavaig, Loch nan Leachd (with the white sands of Port Sgaile), Loch na Cuilce
and Loch Coruisk from Sgurr na Stri.
Loch
Coruisk from the North West slopes of Sgurr na Stri.
A
little lochan, full of newts, on the North West slopes of Sgurr na Stri.
Sgurr
nan Gillean from Sgurr na Stri
Dawn
over Rum and the Cuillin from aboard the "Bella
Jane"
The
Cuillin from Loch
Scavaig aboard the "Bella
Jane"
Donald
MacKinnon and "Bella
Jane" 0800 731 3089.
"Bella
Jane" approaching the Bad Step from Sgurr na Stri.
Eigg
and Rum from Loch Scavaig.
The Dubh
Ridge, Sgurr Dubh Beag running down to Loch Coruisk.
Topping out at 100 metres
above the "avoidable difficulties" at the foot of the Dubh Ridge.
There is a perfectly good grassy rake just a little further round the NE side of the steep buttress at the foot of the ridge. We chose to tackle it head on, on the south side. An easy rising traverse to the left (W) led to a platform in a little amphitheatre surrounded by steep smooth slabs where rock shoes were summonsed from the depths of our packs. Escape was by a vertical chimney with loose chock stones. This led to more smooth slabs and further progress necessitated an exposed descending traverse to the right (E) with no handholds or protection. Delicate foot work on slabs polished by the last glacier took us to the base of a broad smooth rib. Senses were so heightened here, I am sure I could still smell the ice. Moving up, a shallow keyhole gave one bit of protection; until it came out. A sort of pull up/squirm took us over to less steep but equally smooth rock above and to the belay. The perfectly good grassy rake exited nearby. A smooth climb, somewhat above moderate in grade, but hey, it was exploring!
The
gabbro slabs of the Dubh Ridge.
From
the Dubh Ridge, Sgurr Dubh Beag.
Sgurr
na Stri and Loch Scavaig from the Dubh Ridge, Sgurr Dubh Beag.
The
overhanging abseil from the west ridge of Sgurr Dubh Beag.
This was June 2000, the first time I was here, in June 1974, there was thick mist and a wind so strong it kept blowing the rope back up. We tried to drop, perhaps I should say lower, Eric down on the end of the rope to weight it. He was smallest, but he put up such a struggle we had to throw his rucksack down instead.
Sgurr
Dubh Beag from the East Ridge of Sgurr Dubh Mhor.
Lawrence
of Coruisk on the east ridge of Sgurr Dubh Mhor.
The
summit ridge of Sgurr Dubh Mhor.
Clach
Stone, Glen Slighachan.
Marsco
and Sgurr nan Gillean from the north of Glen Sligachan.
Glen
Sligachan, looking south to Bla Bheinn (Blaven), west into Harta Corrie with
Sgurr Alasdair beyond and north to The Pinnacle ridge of Sgurr nan Gillean.
Sgurr
Dubh Mhor, Sgurr Alasdair, Sgurr Mhic Choinnich and the Innaccessible Pinnacle above
Harta Corrie from Lochan na Dubha, Glen Slighachan.
Sgurr
nan Gillean from Druim Hain.
The
Dubhs ridge across Loch Coruisk from the shoulder of Sgurr Hain.
Sgurr na
Uamha and the north Cuillin Ridge from Sgurr Hain.
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Site editor: Douglas E Wilcox (D.E.Wilcox@clinmed.gla.ac.uk
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Updated 21/02/02
Landsat
view of the Cuillin.
Summit
of Sgurr na Stri.
Loch
Na Cuilce
Outflow
of Loch Coruisk.
The
Bad Step.
Loch
Coruisk
Loch
Coruisk.
Loch
Coruisk.
From
Sgurr Dubh Mhor.
Marsco.
Marsco.
Marsco.
Skye
boots and Gabbro.
Bla
Bheinn from Sgurr Hain.