The View From The Cuillin
Our gallery of the month is from Katrina’s trip to Skye
On a beautiful day in May I ventured up the Cuillin ridge. It was my first time hiking on Skye, and I’ll never forget it.
I say hiking, but you don’t really “hike” on Skye, do you? The gabbro rock that forms the Cuillin is rough and gnarly, forming a pinnacled paradise for scramblers and climbers.
We ascended the ridge from the public car park near Glen Brittle campsite, walking past Eas Mor waterfall.
Here’s a wee gallery of snaps from the day, featuring Glen Brittle, Sgurr Dearg, Sgurr Mhic Coinnich, Sgurr Alasdair and back again.
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- The road to the Cuillin…
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- Eas Mor falls on our ascent from Glen Brittle
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- Looking back down Glen Brittle
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- A valiant attempt to jump Canna!
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- The rugged Cuillin ridge
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- At the base of the Inaccessible Pinnacle
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- The In Pinn’s status makes it a popular destination, and there were dozens of climbers waiting their turn to scale it
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- Looking out to Rum from Sgurr Dearg
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- The Cuillin is mostly made up of gabbro – a rough igneous rock that’s great for climbing, but fair scours of your fingerprints!
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- Looking back at the In Pinn from the route to Sgurr Alasdair
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- In Pinn on the left of the image, Sgurr Mhic Coinnich in the foreground
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- The sunshine was glorious on the ridge
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- Descending the Great Stone Chute
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- Looking back from Carbost after a great day out
