Yesterday, Jon and I made the most of his final day by tackling the 3 northern Munros on the main Cuillin Ridge; Sgurr nan Gillean, Am Basteir and Bruach na Frithe. The weather was marginally better than the day before, but it was still pretty wet for much of the day!
Today was wet, very wet! It's been a while since I've experienced such wet conditions on Skye and fortunately, it looks like it won't be quite so wet in the foreseeable future! I was back out with Ed...
It didn't really rain at any point today but up above the cloud level the rock has been pretty wet and skittery. The first part of our day was unaffected though; the relatively low level scramble up The Spur of Sgurr an Fheadain.
With greasy conditions on the ridge today we chose to head up Sgurr Alasdair via the South-West Ridge (3). The route starts at Bealach Sgumain via a lovely walk into Coire a' Ghrunnda which gives some lovely views across to Rum.
Jon, Ed and I entered the clouds at the lip of Coire Lagan and didn't drop back out of it until quite a way down Coir' an Eich, but fortunately, it mostly stayed dry for much of the day. From Coire Lagan...
Escaping from the rush of the city can certainly be daunting for many people. It is not always easy to live in the city if you love the outdoors, and having some sort of trip planned, can improve your mood drastically.
The weather forecast isn't so bright for the end of the week so today was a case of making hay while the sun shines. Tom and Laura have been over a section of the Cuillin that was new to them with a half round of Corrie Lagan taking in the tops of Sgurr Sgumain...