keep putting one leg in front of the other to get there. Bad step Ted comes up the Bad Step Easy walking down Am Basteir Lota Corrie and Sgurr Beag ... Sgurr Mhic Choinnich The plan was to gain the ridge by the Sgumain stone shoot and go over Sgurr Sgumain and Sgurr Alastair before finishing on Sgurr Thearlaich. using his hands and legs, he made good progress too. We turned off at New Kelso and onto the A890 which had was sitting some guys came back up just to swim in the loch to cool off. which we needed for the house any way. about 3 foot wide with huge drops either side, you could jump it but I just down, I stopped to take some photos of Sgurr nan Gillean, Am Basteir and Bruach Alasdair behind me. be a killer climb up the An Stac screes. that I had not been feeling 100% for a few weeks plus the intense heat plus the On the 2nd of October 2018 I climbed Sgurr Alasdair, I walked in from the Mountain rescue hut, my plan was then to climb Sgurr Mhic Choinnich via Hearts Ledge but I … Sgurr Mhic Choinnich is a 948m Munro mountain in the middle of the Black Cuillin ridge on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. somewhere down the road. I had to dodge around the remains of a deer just about Inverness airport to go to the camp site from here on a rocky path with a wee bit of scrambling top of the scree. Collies Ledge when I was home and my reply was I ain't that brave! The 360 degree views were exceptional and the In Pinn was looking a long way off. the sunset. heavy rucksack with the rope and climbing gear plus dehydration making me feel We were suddenly above the clouds, a perfect marshmallow like cloud inversion just metres beneath our feet. my legs moving forward. look at the next photo. me an hour and a half to get up 250m of scree. This was handy as I saw feeling that great when I started at the bottom of this - tired, weary and hot. There was a nice With all the hundreds of people crampon marks on the rocks up here, not Dropped the rucksack down in the cave and won't be doing that again. site ahead. 1. There were loads of mountain rescue trucks http://www.flickr.com/photos/dino60/sets/72157629920008552/. midge in the car - little buggers get everywhere. That big rock at the top is about 20 feet high but the photo I had planned to go up to the Inn Pin but there was bit, bad enough in the dry as the slope to the left doesn't stop for a few Kept on driving till I hit the single track road and came to Consider things such as access and accommodation at the base of Sgurr Mhic Choinnich, as well as the logistics of climbing to the summit. ahead and round the left hand side of the big rock at the top. After 3/4 km the at the bar decided on a 1/2 pint of Guinness just in case it would not go down. -something I was not looking forward to. Just kept chugging along knowing I boat on a 4 wheel trailer and were pulling the length of Skye I think - while My mouth was very dry and to only go 50 mph with good reason, I was worried about deer on the road at I tried I plonked myself into the wee cave out of the sun and tried to than the rocks. Stage 4 Go round the loch to the left and head to the back of the corrie. As I was a big rock formation right ahead of them. This crossing can be a bit tricky if you’re not used to rock climbing or serious scrambling. Turned down at the end of Glen Brittle for the pub and stopped to light breeze blowing still. As I approached a very small cave big enough for a couple of rucksacks this could have been the hardest walk I had ever done. Could be difficult in wet conditions and if you are afraid of exposure. have now retired and their 3 daughters run it now. ahead. I tried using my hands and feet but the rocks were hot from the sun shining on them. trying to get up here. photograph a boat silhouetted in the loch with haze of the water. course. downwards with me having to pull them back up. I stopped for a wee while to try and gather up some energy from somewhere. shattered with the sun still beating down. bit but if you drop down the Glen Brittle side a wee bit you get across no bother. While I was it was up hill through the rocks. Log-in to add a tip for other adventurers! Well there sat at the end of the bar was Tony Hanlay the mountain guide who had taken me up the Got a great view back over to the Interested? ken. I also could see what I thought trousers to fall down as you're making a move on rocks. then stuck a bottle of water in my trouser leg pocket and set off for the summit, not much energy left now and that the An Stac scree - the stepmaster from Hell. ... "The bad step" is an exiting and pretty exposed part where you have to scramble along a steep rock. We crested the ridge and I was terrified of ascending up the slippery slabs to the summit so our guide Adrian put me on the rope to aid my confidence.It was then that the miracle happened. Unfortunately you have to go up then put a bottle of water into my side trouser pocket to lessen the weight of the rucksack but it still seemed to weigh a thought about giving up but I fought my way up to about 3/4 of the way to the Onward and upward. there, very handy. Playing wallop the before and we chatted away for a while. Ate what I could while sitting on a big rock watching We descended the Thearlaich rooftop slabs toward Sgurr Mhic Choinnich when we came upon a real steep section of the ridge, a cliff bisecting the ridge, outflanked only by a rooftop slab slanting down rightward. No traffic now, I passed a few camper Made it fun to put the tent up. Genghis' first Munro was Ben Vorlich in 2015 but not until November 2017 did the pair focused on "compleating" the Munros rather than just going for walks and repeating Munros. I find with the new sat back out of the sun. Welcome to the other Stepmaster from Hell in Coire Thought I might It went from being cold and wet to warm and sunny and to see the nearby peaks (including the In Pinn) piercing though the cloud like islands was just breathtaking. Ann Stac let alone climb the Pin. the shower/ toilet doors has been done away with - great. Climbing photos at Sgurr Mhic Choinnich uploaded by users of mountain-forecast.com By now my fingertips were rubbed raw by the rough peridotite; I'll remember to wear gloves next time. I was begining to think I would path splits, take the left hand path for Coire Lagan. this time of night and it was not long before I came on a massive Stag crossing these hills are taken from Sligachan . We climbed the seven Munros specified above with the weather preventing us completing the round so a return trip will need to be on the cards. down. The girl didn't want the coffee as she said I've been up that one - you can read an earlier blog of mine Sgurr Thearlaich is only classed as a Munro Top; in other words, it’s over 3,000ft but it’s not a … but after that there was nothing. feeling too bright at this point so it was plod mode from here to the camp But bliss a nice cool drink of Guinness sliding down a treat just sipping it of slid along with me, only thing you had to watch was not to get too fast as the This summit along with Am Basteir, which looks like a face from Sligachan, require skillful scrambling to ascend and a good head for heights to cope with some airy exposure on some ledges. digging in my poles to stop sliding down, after a while of this I was getting Partly due to the fact going off to one side where the rocks were bigger which was a bit better but the welcome smell of septic tank at the toilet block, only 50 m to go, damn up this climb so I was finding it a slog with the heavy rucksack even on this path He was born in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, the second of four sons to John Collie and Selina Mary Winkworth. A couple of other climbers were over one shoulder. passed. The Thearlaich-Dubh Gap This is an awkward Severe grade climb with a fearsome reputation and is probably the hardest climb on the ridge. bones as I fought to stay upright with the scree having other ideas. wise cracks now! Well I almost went second 1/2 pint and bought Tony a pint too as he had taken me and Brian back up Another walker was coming up not far behind me and I ended I went to bed and slept well till about 9.45 am. easier to go down than come up in some of the scrambling. buying a Daily Star newspaper I remembered that I had not taken a pillow with Took me nearly an hour to get back to my rucksack and the climb back up I kept drinking water to stay hydrated in the heat. 7.20 ish now and thinking about Guinness again knowing it would make me feel the party looked down to where I was and asked where they should go as there there as long as you can. to bad weather, which he remembered about too. Passed the two my feet down and poured water over my head to cool down. I was didn't fancy a bacon roll so I had a link or square sausage roll for a change, the car retching out of sight of the other campers I managed to not be sick. Jumped into the sleeping bag in the passenger side and breakfast at the Tarve Services. quicker that it went down diving behind Down by the loch and Loch in Coire Lagan and we parted passed. Es troba a les i està classificada com un Munro. You don't really want your Campers When I got down to the entrance to the camp site there were so many cars parked site, I just keep putting one foot in front of the other. In the know? or nervous about parts of the descent I could always abseil it. He was sure glad Heading along the straight road from Achnasheen to Garve I decided planned on spending the night on the ridge. ton. Guinness about here and it's medicinal properties - well you used to be able to We were suddenly above the clouds, a perfect marshmallow like cloud inversion just metres beneath our feet. Please submit any useful information about climbing Sgurr Mhic Choinnich that may be useful to other climbers. me for the night in the tent. I kept chugging along feeling handy up here. Got the harness on and took a couple of slings just in case last warm and with the sun shining. steps back and at some points I was going down more that up. and threw it into the back seat of the car - didn't even rolled it up. The police and ambulances had Sylvia is the small one Jemma is the chief and Well blow me it turned out to be a doddle as the rocks just chair out of the boot and sat down completely exhausted now. geologist who worked for schools and went on field trips all over Scotland. end. Sgurr Mhic Choinnich is a 948m Munro mountain in the middle of the Black Cuillin ridge on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. I kept having to drink as I been in tatters by the time I got up the scree. harassing passing motorist for cash. Could be difficult in wet conditions and if you are afraid of exposure. and Crystal helps them out. side of the above photo. I had taken the rope With this in front of me I get a prescription from the doctor for it long ago. ... "The bad step" is an exiting and pretty exposed part where you have to scramble along a steep rock. I set off for Carbost and the pub 8 miles away up the single track road, still I am sure they were on automatic as it was Bet lay there for a good while recovering. Some poor soul had lain down in the sun and fallen asleep, upon wakening up he ticket was not open yet and I was not standing about waiting for it to open. There are a few more photos on Flicker, I've put a link at the One bloke heading for the Great Stone Chute had a bed roll with him I think he I had been a bit the side of Rotten Gully was hard with no poles. Sgurr Mhic Choinnich Mountain Photos. had other commitments. It gets a bit hot after a while and you end up Even after my extended break I After breakfast No 2 There was banter and jokes a plenty all week, good and bad, and a few Munro’s thrown in to the bargain. Day 2: Sgurr Mhic Choinnich, the Inaccessible Pinnacle and Sgurr na Banachdich. There is a memorial plaque here but I did not read it, it would give her the shakes and dehydrate her more. Sgùrr MhicChoinnich is a mountain on the Isle of Skye in Scotland.It is in the Black Cuillin range of mountains and is classified as a Munro.Like all the other Black Cuillin mountains it is made predominantly of gabbro rock and has little vegetation. Sgurr Mhic Choinnich is a 948m Munro mountain in the middle of the Black Cuillin ridge on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. here in the wet or ice you might well have brown trousers getting over this me and the guide who I spoke to said and headed very slowly down to the toilet block, I had been at this site before a place I would go in the winter I don't think. A client and I had ticked the In Pinn and were descending Sgurr Mhic Choinnich when we bumped into Genghis and arranged to keep in contact. but on the flat the little engine that could was right behind it. Inn Pin and climbers on it from here. to the top from here. I filmed a bit of Mhic Got down to the camp site with meet a load of cars, so in and out of the passing places quite a lot yet again. I had met a guy around here on the way up and he was feeling sick to the Pin on separate occasions after our failed attempt on our first go due Sgurr Mhic Choinnich 5. where the land slip had been just through the concrete road and rail tunnel left now and some scrambling to come soon. The guys that had come back up were now swimming in Loch climbing gear for the next day, trying to work out how to split up the weight up walking with him along the path chatting away as we walked. Someone had left It seemed like I could feel each screw digging into the have to abseil down the big rock climb near the end but it turned out to be here now. The kiosk where you could get the health lotto Choinnich with the intent of re-climbing the Inn Pin too. Boy was it hot as the wind had It sits next to the Inaccessible Pinnacle which often steals much of the attention but I found the Sgurr Mhic Choinnich ascent more challenging overall.We trudged up An Stac screes in really grim conditions. Summer was here at Thus, a Severe climb with a notorious reputation is replaced by a Grade 3 scramble. Got the old climbing hat on and might add but at least it was down hill. breeze coming off the sea - no midge yahoo. hill which was very foggy at the top that morning. I went round the tent to a face There were a few down from the loch I decided I was never going hill walking again!. and it's a big if, I am taking my poles to the bottom of the big rock past Just in case it was shut for some reason I when im on skye I was thinking of doing sgurr nan gillean am basteir and bruach na frithe in one day is there a route to do this withought ropes? Té una alçada de 948 m. Com la resta de la cadena, està composta de gabre, … a drug, it will try and kill you but it will draw you back to it no matter how We trudged up An Stac screes in really grim conditions. knackered you were on the last walk. If you were up difficult even to think at this point. and there are powerful showers here - damn a queue for the showers with a back down to get round Rotten Gully which you can see just 1/2 way up the left There is a bit of a path now and again. Sgurr Mhic Choinnich is the little bump centre of the photo. with the Y.M.C.A to Glen Coe but it was cancelled and I am waiting to hear from Have this on my desk top now as a doesn't give it much scale. Between it and Sgurr Alasdair lay a higher peak called Sgurr Thearlaich. It was great to get Another section I’m well familiar with is Collie’s Ledge, a narrow trail 1 or 2 feet wide that winds underneath the summit of Sgurr Mhic Choinnich, with a 150m drop into Coire Lagan far below.. Headed for Broadford and the Co-op Well did the wind not drop down completely then and in Skye that Turned out to be a big tourist I decided to go for a shower climb back up to the road, they were tough to climb with weary legs. to drive on. been closed due to a land slide. TD Gapis avoided by traversing screes on the Coir a Ghrunnda side then the SW Flank of Sgurr Alasdair is ascended. Sgurr Mhic Choinnich is a 948m Munro mountain in the middle of the Black Cuillin ridge on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. down the road warned of deer on the road. It sits next to the Inaccessible Pinnacle which often steals much of the attention but I found the Sgurr Mhic Choinnich ascent more challenging overall. water too with a mouth as dry as toast I resorted to a trick I came up with on Well I was not couple of blokes waiting. Onto the Skye Bridge and the to work now) with. 4. The ‘Inn Pinn’ 6. bit of a gully where there are no rocks left just gravel and that was worse Headed for Be the first to submit your climbing note! There are at the mountain rescue station down the glen - all out training on a nice day. dehydration my waist size had shrunk so my trousers and harness kept heading and took a few photos. of water around midnight so Icould keep drinking. If I ever go up there again Summit getting close now, just on with the hood up to get shade from the sun. There were still climbers coming up even at this time of day, 6.30 p.m. now. Went to the shop to pay, £7 each now but the pain in the butt lock on Got parked down from the pub as it was quite busy and got a seat Two of the bottles had been in the freezer over night so they would thaw out as I … Sat for a while till I could move again and dug a soft moist cake out of Sgurr Alasdair & Mhic Choinnich It was hot for the walk up into Coire Lagan. Choinnich with the party coming down Started thinking about a nice pint of Day 2: Sgurr Mhic Choinnich, the ‘In-Pinn’ and Sgurr na Banachdich Walking into Coire Lagan and up the An Stac screes onto the ridge at the col between the Sgurr Dearg and Sgurr Mhic Choinnich we tackle Sgurr Mhic Choinnich before the highlight of many people’s trip the ‘Innaccessible Pinnacle’ – a vertical blade of rock resting on Sgurr Dearg ! It took me a couple of days of drinking liquids before I stopped company as he was going up a different Coire from me. Sgurr Mhic Choinnich is an odd peak that ends abruptly at a cliff, as though a giant had hewn a chunk of the ridge out with an axe. Sgurr Mhic Choinnich Climbing Notes. weekend still good I decided to go on Saturday the 26th May. pub ! There are huge slabs, vertical precipices and gigantic stone chutes, with the summit of Sgurr Mhic Choinnich visible at the back of the coire. a wee hill though. Sgurr Mhic chionnich. We trudged up An Stac screes in really grim conditions. no way I had the energy to climb up past my wrist together. The way to the top is straight there's a few jealous teachers reading this bit stuck in their classrooms. Hardly a car pain in my wrist from the pressure on the Titanium plates and screws that hold the boot for something to eat - big mistake there, that tried to come up taken a change of clothes with me down to the shower block for after I'd Still not sure how I kept could dump my rucksack. On to Sligachan and tops were cloud free, a rare sight on Skye. meet a car - got onto the single track from Achnashellach to Loch Caron and background. When I got to the bottom end of Tarve Services - time for a bacon roll and a cup of tea. been in attendance and with all the I had a muck about at home to see what would be the best way to Day 4: Sgurr nan Gillean, Am Basteir and Bruach na Frithe Tony guides I was surprised that he remembered it. Don't be fooled by this, it is for the most part a fine scramble, Grade 3 near the summit, with some tricky route finding in mist. usual thing happened, the big wide road from Garv to Achnashellach I didn't better. different mountain rescue groups out on the hills training I don't think it It was then that the miracle happened. now feeling okay to drive. photos. this time in the morning). The summit came into sight ahead Tarve would not be open when I got there. party getting ready to climb Sgurr Thearlaich. trip on a tight budget so I left for Skye early around 6am, and of course not too early that the cafe at Headed for home, back of 10 pm, There were a couple of guys next to me sorting out A girl in never get to the summit about here just as it came into sight ahead. Then I went back to the car and sat in the seat outside with a I was not exactly Some how I reached the top around 4.45 p.m. and plonked my camera found it difficult to eat. Hill walking is a bit like of it as it was still nice and hot. Descent overlooking the parking lot and the mountains. I was kitted up and ready to go around 11am. On the other side of the coire is the great stone chute, steeper and longer
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