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| On Sgurr Sgumain as the sun sets |
Most outdoors people have heard of the Cuillin Ridge, and possibly the
Greater Traverse extending this to Blaven and Clach Glas, but a much
lesser known round is the "Cuillin Round". There's a reason for this
-its much harder! This is a circuit from Sligachan or Coruisk that
takes in the Red Cuillin, Black Cuillin outliers, Sgurr na Stri and
Sgurr Hain, as well as little extras on the Main Ridge.It forgos the more technical climbing sections of the TD Gap and Bhasteir Tooth, with no rope being used.
As of May 2016,
there had only been two completions by bagger extraordinaire, Rob
Woodall, and mountain goat, Yiannis Tridimas. The last of these was back
in 1999, so after a short trip to Skye in May, the fire was kindled and
I thought it was time I had a go. You can read my account below but I can summarise
it as being one of my most memorable excursions and one to be treasured
in my dotage.
In the winter of course, the Cuillin Ridge is a totally different proposition. For many years a winter traverse has been a cherished ambition for many UK climbers - something to be grabbed when the rare combination of conditions, weather and opportunity arose. It had always seemed beyond me, but in 2018, all three requirements were met and I took the chance to make a once-in-a-lifetime traverse of the ridge in truly amazing conditions.
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