google_color_text = "000000"; This ridge drops to the 600-metre-high (2,000 ft) Bealach a’ Choire Ghairbh, which links the mountain to Maol Cheann-dearg, which stands 2 km to the north across Coire an Ruidh Staic. Browse and purchase our full range of guidebooks in our downloadable Catalogue. Arran :: Glencoe :: Ben With the Cuillin Ridge Light there are very few technical climbing pitches and the majority of the terrain is rough walking and miles of scrambling. Full size version is only available to registered users Please Register as a New User or Login as Existing User to gain full access to all the photos on this site. This point was brought home to me by a recent successful traverse with a client aged 70. The Cuillin and other Skye Mountains by Tom Prentice. Our traverse wasn’t typical. Bypass It is bypassed via screes below the base of the Thearlaich-Dubh Gap. This circuit visits the base of the pinnacle but does not include the ascent! 1490m of ascent involving moderate and steep gradients, and both grade 1 and a short section of grade 2 scrambling. The newsletter you will want to read! The CRL opens the traverse up as an option for many people. google_ad_height = 90; The four tops of Sgurr a Mhadaidh involve graded climbs of Moderate (3rd top) and Difficult (2nd top). Ben Mor Coigach and Sgurr an Fhidhleir from Stac Pollaidh. Attached to Bla Bheinn itself is Sgurr nan Each, Garbh-bheinn and Belig and, further away, you'll find Glas Bheinn Mhor looming over the shores of Loch Ainort. 29/11/12 The freeze thaw cycles have left great conditions in the Cuillin with a thin but complete cover from below 2000ft. We then headed up to Skye as Andrew had never been in the Black Cuillin and was keen to get a feel for the ridge. Index, ,