The Cuillin Ridge, Isle of Skye, Scotland

Our 1st attempt at traversing the Cuillin Ridge on the Isle of Skye, off the West Coast of Scotland. We started from our accommodation in Elgol and caught the first Bella Jane boat (with guide Billy) across to the base of the ridge before we ascended to the peak of Garbh Bheinn, then we traversed across to Sgnurr nan Eag and then on to Sgurr Dubh Mor. From there we made our way to the TD gap, but reached a climb not mentioned on the guide and feared we had gone the wrong way, (at first we thought it was the TD gap, but we hadn't done the abseil, so assumed it wasn't the right place) with visibility not brilliant and the evening not far from setting in we decided to drop down to go around the climb, it was at this point we found that we were on the pre-climb to the abseil for the TD gap. We found a great bivy spot just down from the TD Gap with Loch Coir a'Ghrunnda not far below us and we were able to replenish our water supply from some streams that go down to the loch. We had some delicious dehydrated meals and after watching skiing videos on the iphone we had a short 90's style rave to warm up before bed. The next day visibility improved greatly and we made our way back to the TD Gap. We made the initial climb, then abseiled down the gap, but due to lack of gear (and confidence) we didn't ascend that gap, but instead decided to make the equally difficult escape. We then made our way to Sgùrr Alasdair, where we believed we had to make a climb rather than a scramble and ...

 

Tags: Cuillin Ridge, Isle of Skye, Scotland (Country), gopro HD, Team Oarsome, Glue, Matthew Bloodworth, Richard Matheson, Ewan Smith, Rosie Cripps, Trevor Glue outdoor sports

 



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