Why would anyone spend Christmas in Patagonia? Where are the humorous mountaineering books? You must be registered and signed-in to vote. From the bealach, the easier route up Sgurr Mhic Choinnich is via Collie’s Ledge, which rises slowly N under Sgurr Mhic Choinnich to the ridge and poses no difficulty. From the top of Sgurr Thearlaich, the summit of Sgurr Alasdair was just a stone’s throw away. I got up early and headed up The Great Stone Chute to Sgurr Alasdair before heading across Collies Ledge to Sgurr Mhic Choinnich. Reversing direction but this time upwards saw me reach the top of Sgurr Mhic Choinnich. We climbed Sgurr Alasdair via the South West ridge taking the chimney option not the bad step. The mountain is named after the early local climbing guide, John Mackenzie. It leads to the N ridge, Sgurr Mhic Choinnich. Watch Queue Queue. Since Sgurr Mhic Choinnich is itself named after the Gaelic form of Mackenzie, some people, including the official Scottish Mountaineering Club’s guidebook, Skye Scrambles, call it Hart’s Ledge. 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The route now involves an ascent of the An Stac screes - a wide slope of unstable scree. 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, Collies ledge and Sgurr Dearg. [+] October(5) Sgurr Alasdair to Sgurr Mhic Choinnich: the secret of Collie’s Ledge; The Cuillin Traverse - to do or not to do? You carry on with Dave, but I need to descend while it’s still safe.’. Once again, my pace slowed to a crawl. He explained that most clients who book the traverse don’t even start it. The rightmost column shows how many summits were included in their report, which may help you to find the most relevant reports. This topic has been archived, and won't accept reply postings. Alasdair to Mhic Choinnich via Collie's Ledge ... "A fabulous day on The Cuillin Ridge in Skye. Bypass 2. We could see the sudden gap in the ridge that marked the peak of Sgurr Mhic Choinnich, and the twin summits of Sgurr Alasdair and Sgurr Sgumain rising above Coire Lagan to our left. Before I could reply, Dave came to the rescue. If you keep reading then we assume you're OK with this. Why did Harry's Mountain Heroes leave Everest early? The following day we arrived at the southern end of Glen Brittle, where a campsite nestles beside the beach, looking across the sheltered bay of Loch Brittle towards the island of Canna. The Lukla flight: is it really that scary? Is The Last Great Mountain by Mick Conefrey the last great book about Kangchenjunga? 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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. The first post described the eventful build up to our trip. I gritted my teeth, but it was going to take more than that for it to perform like it’s supposed to. Would you sacrifice a digit for a summit? I was intrigued about how we were going to get up the black cliffs that guarded Sgurr Mhic Choinnich, and I was in for a pleasant surprise. 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.. Toubkal and Ouanoukrim: a High Atlas winter wonderland, Bill Tilman: Nepal's very first trekking tourist. Overview; Photos 2; Flap Cracker; King's Chimney ; No description has been contributed for this climb. 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Had I tried lifting it down in the car park, I would probably have toppled over and fallen off. But now we see our pedigree Ticklists. Once onto it, there were no high steps that bothered my knee. Sgurr Alasdair & Sgurr Mhic Choinnich Skye By Fraser Smith. Ojos del Salado at last: climbing the world’s highest volcano, A short scramble up Rumiñahui, the stone-faced Inca warrior, Beautiful places are more crowded, but the world is getting better, not worse, A doctor’s advice on surviving the death zone, Introduction to the Apennines – Part 4: Sirente-Velino. This website uses cookies to track how it's being used. Figures on Collie’s Ledge, with the southern cliffs of Sgurr Mhic Choinnich rising above them. Dave knew every guide and greeted them warmly. This video is unavailable. All the other climbers had raced ahead of us as I hobbled along behind them. This sounded like a great suggestion that could potentially salvage our trip. There is no feedback for this climb. The Inaccessible Pinnacle can be seen on the left hand side. The Inaccessible Pinnacle can be seen on the left hand side. Watch on YouTube. Sgurr Thearlaich was missed out entirely: last year I spent a couple hours and a couple abseils getting lost on this tiny section. Caspar looked at me darkly and Dave laughed. Logged Ascents. Is the Annapurna Circuit still a Must-See? A short while later my camera nearly followed it. Ascent Into Hell by Fergus White: An authentic account of climbing Everest, Beyond the Nevis watershed, part 2: the Grey Corries, Beyond the Nevis watershed, part 1: the eastern Mamores, The world’s most stupid navigational error, 5 surprising, educational facts about Everest, all for a good cause, 10 facts about Everest success and death rates, based on scientific data, When Joe Brown went hunting for Inca treasure in Ecuador’s Llanganates Mountains. « PREV NEXT » daw37. What mountain summit has the world’s longest view? I was satisfied with our two Munros. Here, briefly, the Cuillin Ridge became Skye’s answer to Clapham Junction. Sgurr Mhic Choinnich. It starts with a two or three metre climb up the wall to the right before ascending diagonally leftwards up a short buttress and grove to the ledge. I was kitted up and ready to go around 11am. The Everest avalanche: how did it happen? At the car park, our guide Dave Fowler greeted another guide Caspar and his client Ross, who were also just departing for the full traverse. Up the Sgumain stone shoot over Alasdair and onto the superb Sgurr Thearlaich slabs leading down to Sgurr Mhic Choinnich all went smoothly. We climbed in zigzags up to the sheer wall of Sgurr Alasdair. Nicolson was born in Skye and made the first recorded ascent of its highest peak in 1873. On Collies Ledge below Sgurr Mhic Choinnich. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. 63 … In fact, the ledge was discovered in 1887 by Mackenzie and an Irish climber called Henry Hart. You have not climbed Sgurr Mhic Choinnich. I found this section quite fun in a hair-raising sort of way, but I was happy to have both hands free, ready to grasp a rock should it be needed. Before we had time to retrieve it, it had rolled down the slab and was winging its way down to Loch Coruisk. Is it a bad thing the world is becoming more accessible? I had already accepted the inevitable on the way up the boulder field, but how was I going to break it to the others? Collie's Ledge on Sgurr Mhic Choinnich on the Skye Ridge Sgurr Mhic Choinnich. Includes the peaks of Sgurr Alasdair, Sgurr Dearg - The Inaccessible Pinnacle (Inn Pinn), Sgurr Dubh Mor, Sgurr nan Eag, Sgurr Mhic Choinnich, Sgurr na Banachdich, Sgurr a'Ghreadaidh and Sgurr … Baruntse post mortem: bad luck or bad decision-making? This seemed an odd choice of route, because it meant they would need to climb down into the cleft and back up the other side. I devised a method of one-legged scrambling that involved putting my right leg forward and letting the left one trail behind – a climbers’ hobble. ‘But you’re strong. No description has been contributed for this climb. Two strange plants of the Colombian paramo, Cocuy Circuit trek: You say cojones, I say cojines. Luckily Edita noticed that the strap was broken and it was resting on a convenient fold in my jacket. Dave ran down this, and we pretended not to see when he fell over. The mountain is named after the mountain guide, John MacKenzie. Summit Buttress West Face. 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On one occasion I crested a boulder, looked up and saw Dave gazing back at me. }; Watching a hiker slide down the stone chute might be entertaining to spectators, but the descent wasn’t especially dangerous. In Pinn and Sgurr Mhic Choinnich - a misty climb. ‘Guys, I’ve got some bad news. Fittingly, I took these pics on the way home after guiding Sgurr Mhic Choinnich (MacKenzie's peak) and the eponymous Collie's Ledge with a native and an adopted Skye-man. Traverse from Sgurr Mhic Choinnich to Sgurr na Banachdich with Ruth, Will, DC and Amy. Sunny spells. davidpettit84: 03/06/2012: with Alan Horberry: clashcityrocker: 18/04/2012: Week in Skye with Clare College Rockclimbing: Mark Jackson: 04/07/2011: Company: John Proctor and Martin Stewart: iandesbottes: 20/05/2011 Is Dervla Murphy most admired for her writing or her travelling style? 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Dave’s choice of route had enabled us to salvage an enjoyable day out of initial failure, but was this now going to be my only climb? To receive email notifications of my blog posts about mountains and occasional info about new releases, join my mailing list and get a free ebook. 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On previous occasions I’ve found this campsite relatively quiet, with a handful of tents and the occasional solitary vehicle. Some biblical weather on the Cuillin ridge! I have a friend who is mad for the Canadian Rockies, who has also recommended this book. The Eighth Summit: the highest mountain in Central America, Frank Smythe is more interesting than George Mallory, How not to do a mountaineering presentation, Everest's most extraordinary false summit claim, George Mallory was murdered ... by Jeffrey Archer, The Epic of Everest - Captain John Noel's film of the 1924 expedition, The first winter ascent of Broad Peak - a tribute, Book review: Everest The First Ascent by Harriet Tuckey. We sat in silence for a few moments. There are a couple of river crossings here that had concerned me after the heavy rains of the previous week, but Dave had assured us that rain in the Cuillins washes off quickly. Sgurr Mhic Choinnich is a wedge-shaped ridge of rock above the back of Coire Lagan. Includes the peaks of Sgurr Alasdair, Sgurr Dearg - The Inaccessible Pinnacle (Inn Pinn), Sgurr Dubh Mor, Sgurr nan Eag, Sgurr Mhic Choinnich, Sgurr na Banachdich, Sgurr a'Ghreadaidh and Sgurr … Sgurr Mhic Choinnich was named after MacKenzie, while Collie’s ledge on … We traversed along Collies ledge beneath An Stac where we had a minute to decide whether to go underneath along the slabs or up the crest. Had Caspar asked him to carry gold, frankincense and myrrh? Two of the bottles had been in the freezer over night so they would thaw out as I … It would perhaps be better known as Willie’s Ledge, since it’s put the willies up many a hillwalker. ‘It’s only a fiver a bottle,’ I quickly added. with Harrison Via Sgurr Dearg (and including Collie's Ledge in both directions) mproudfoot: 08/05/2016: 1st of the day with george yeomans, roy, dave and derek ellis : mn23: 23/06/2015: With Jamie from Glen Brittle to Sgurr Dearg and then ropes up for Inaccessible Pinnacle. 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