Central Cuillin's - Skye ... Apr 2005
Sgurr a' Mhadaidh - Sgurr a' Ghreadaidh - Sgurr na Banachdich

Despite what the pictures may convey, this was an excellent day out, no wind and warm milky sunshine, my first shorts and t shirt day of the year. It was, as you can no doubt tell from the pictures very hazy, this seems to have spoilt the pictures much more than the day in the hills.

 



Leaving the youth hostel in Glen Brittle, Sgurr Thuilm is the hill in the background
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Sgurr Thuilm across Coire a' Ghreadaidh.
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Coire a' Ghreadaidh
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Alt a' Choire Ghreadaidh.
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Southern skyline from the top of Sgurr Thuilm
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Leaving Thuilm and heading for Sgurr a' Mhadaidh with Sgurr a' Ghreadaidh the bigger hill to its right
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The only tricky bit of the day, an easy scramble up toward Sgurr a' Mhadaidh from Thuilm
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Looking past the top of Sgurr a' Mhadaidh and over the An Dorus gap to the twin topped
Sgurr a Ghreadaidh, to its right can be seen Sgurr Thormaid.

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Looking up from the An Dorus gap towards Sgurr a' Ghreadaidh.
The big bulge that looks like the summit is known as "The Wart"

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Looking down to Loch Coruisk from the summit of Sgurr a' Ghreadiadh.
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Looking northwards from the south top of Sgurr a' Ghreadaidh, from left to right
we have, Bruach na Frithe, Am Basteir and Sgurr nan Gillean.
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Looking south past the south top of Sgurr a' Ghreadiadh towards Sgurr Dearg and the In Pin
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Leaving Sgurr a' Ghreadaidh and heading for Sgurr na Banachdich, Sgurr Dearg (inPin) is leftmost
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Taken from the northern ridge of Sgurr naBanachdich, looking south to Sgurr Dearg and Sgurr Alasdair.
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Looking on to Sgurr Dearg (inPin)from the summit of Sgurr na' Banachdich, note the great stone shoot on Sgurr Alasdair
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Heading towards Sgurr nan Gobhar then off the hill into Glen Brittle
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Total .. 7½ Miles, 4500' Ascent
( 21 points of effort )