1980 First Edition. Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Best Selling in Fiction & Literature. The Cuillin ridge is an exciting challenge for mountaineers with a lot of experience and a high sense of adventure. Andy Hyslop’s mini guide to the ridge is possibly the best resource to have though. Until you are on this section of the 13km (8-mile) Cuillin Ridge, it’s difficult to imagine its uncompromisingly gnarly structure. A Skye Cuillin Ridge Traverse is considered to be one of the greatest routes in the country. Although the Cuillin offer many great walks and climbs, we have listed 10 of the best, from the easiest first to the toughest challenge the mountains have to offer. 11 munro summits, normally around six hours for the approach and descent as well as up to 15 hours on the ridge itself. Finally he ends up in Glen Brittle, south-west of the Black Cuillin, where he cycles into a fence. Best Selling in Fiction & Literature. The Four days will be planned around the weather to help you achieve the Munro summits. Be the first to write a review. He says: “I remember during my first trips post-redundancy on Skye, I was frustrated I couldn’t find what I felt was a useful guidebook for a Cuillin traverse. With over 3000m of ascent spread along 10km of spectacular mountain scenery, this fabulous trip is high on the tick list of climbers and adventurous walkers alike. Basecamp Cuillin Mountaineering "a good weather spell meant that we'd tackled nearly every summit on the ridge. The most famous mountaineering expedition in Britain is the Skye Ridge. Book now and traverse with me through the daunting Cuillin Ridge – I will give you an experience unlike any other in the world! There is no easy way up most of the summits. Dave was excellent to work with and I would highly recommend him. The difficulty of the ridge and complexity of route-finding makes the use of a guide a good idea, especially if you're short on time or knowledge. The Cuillin ridge traverse is simply the best mountaineering challenge in the UK. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. Join us for our guided traverse of the Skye Cuillin Ridge, one of the most sought-after and memorable mountaineering challenges in the UK. This traverse is a classic expedition in the UK. Cuillin Ridge Traverse Strategies, advice, detailed topo booklet and 10 classic scrambles by Adrian Trendall About the Author Adrian is a mountain guide and photographer living on Skye. He sheds light on many of the most frequently made mistakes and suggests dozens of practical solutions. We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service. Standard paper and weatherproof versions with fast, free delivery. This would easily be the only hiking guide you would want for the island. All technical gear, including helmet and harness is included in the price. The guide is written by Terry Marsh has the whole island comprehensively covered with a variety of walks for all tastes from easy rambles around headlands and peninsulas to the famous Cuillin and everything in between. We manage to complete some of the classic ridges (Pinnacle Ridge and Clach Glas) as well another Munro! Buy OS Explorer Map 411: Skye - Cuillin Hills from the Ordnance Survey shop. We offer a variety of days out, or courses, for those groups or individuals who want professional private guiding or those who want to adapt to more difficult terrain on the Cuillin Ridge. Skye Mountain Guides is a mountain guiding company based at the foot of the Black Cuillin mountains on the Isle of Skye. 112pp, softback, rubbing to covers, VG A guide to the Black Cuillin Ridge with descriptions, diagrams and maps. W ritten by Skye-based guide Adrian Trendall, Cicerone's new guidebook to Skye's Cuillin Ridge Traverse documents this classic mountaineering adventure to an impressive level of detail. It’s at 1:25,000 but has the main ridge at 1:12,500 scale and also describes common routes on the sides of the main ridge. I can also take you out on a 5-day traverse of the Cuillin Ridge! Thirty-five years ago I failed to traverse the Cuillin Ridge. We aim to summit the 11 Munros during the traverse. Mike has done an outstanding job demystifying the Cuillin massif through the use of clear route descriptions, and close to a hundred detailed crag and (all-revealing) crag location photodiagrams. A guided traverse along the Black Cuillin Ridge is Scotland’s most serious undertaking when it comes to scrambling and mountaineering. I wanted one that offered all the details in a logical order. Your guide will know the ridge extremely well and will also be able to give you insight into the flora, fauna and geology. It involves 4000m or ascent and descent. Our maximum guide to client ratio on this event is 1:3. Free shipping. But this book goes beyond that. About this Item: The Scottish Mountaineering Trust, 1980. paperback. With over 13,000ft of ascent across complex, exposed and … Guide book to cuillin ridge traverse. The Cuillin ridge rises straight from the sea and takes in 11 Munros (individual Scottish mountains of over 3,000ft). The guide Skyes’s Cuillin Ridge Traverse comprises two separate parts; two books. If you are inexperienced or unsure, however, hire a guide. Unfortunately the weather wasn’t great, but Dave my guide for the 3 days was outstanding. A traverse of the Cuillin Ridge #2. Climbing the Cuillin Ridge is no easy task. This guide covers the Cuillin Hills, both Black and Red, and includes all rock and ice climbs in the area. The book will be published by Cicerone in March and is priced at £19.95. There are plenty guide books covering safety on the Cuillin. Then we see him cycling south again (the wrong way) along a knife-edge ridge with the peaks of the Red Cuillin behind him. On this 4-day adventure I invite you to explore this fantastic alpine route which has 12 km of length, 3000 m ascent and 11 Munros! Book your Skye Cuillin Ridge Traverse with Kirkhope Mountaineering, offering dates to suit you with qualified and experienced Skye Cuillin Guides. This is not something to book on a whim. Tremendous effort in less than perfect conditions. In addition, Adrian has become the author of a new book, Skye’s Cuillin Ridge Traverse, published by Cicerone earlier this year. Book Review: Skye's Cuillin Ridge Traverse by Adrian Trendall The most challenging hills in Scotland are undoubtedly the Cuillin on the Isle of Skye, a tangled mass of spectacular rock architecture. A physically and mentally draining experience but well worth the effort." I will definitely be back for the full traverse! Join us for our guided traverse of the Skye Cullin Ridge, one of the most sought-after and memorable mountaineering challenges in the UK. The Harvey’s map “Skye The Cuillin” is the best map and is printed on waterproof paper. item 4 Cuillin Ridge - Topo-guide, Paperback by Prentice, Tom, Brand New, Free shipp... - Cuillin Ridge - Topo-guide, Paperback by Prentice, Tom, Brand New, Free shipp... $27.40 . Issuu company logo. And I have a great program trekking up Ben Nevis! Our Skye Cuillin Munro courses are a great and affordable way to summit all 11 of the main Skye Cuillin Ridge Munros for those looking to complete the Munros. You'll need a good combination of fitness and scrambling ability to complete two demanding days and an overnight bivouac on the ridge. Features Fullscreen sharing Embed Statistics Article stories Visual Stories SEO. Felt happy and confident in the company of an excellent guide. I learned a huge amount and would never have contemplated going onto those peaks on my own. The Cuillin Ridge Traverse is arguably the finest climb in Britain. It also gives a detailed description of the famous Cuillin Ridge Traverse, the Greater Ridge Traverse and Winter ascents of both. The descriptions are detailed and accompanied by an OS 1:50 000 map of your chosen walk. Mike Lates has been a mountain guide on Skye since 1995 and has completed more than fifty Traverses including a Greater Traverse and two in full winter conditions. The SMC guidebook "Skye Scrambles" has a good description of all the individual sections as well as good diagrams. Whilst it does cover the ridge it is by no means the focus of the book, which is - I would say - the island as a whole. Top Ten Routes. Forty-five annotated photo topo-diagrams show the Cuillin Ridge in good detail, highlighting the best route for tackling the UK's premier mountain challenge. Perhaps it's because the book has such an extremely tight focus. Book online » 11-14 May'21: £489 ... rock-scrambling on the Skye Cuillin ridge with one of our experienced and qualified guides. "Just wanted to sing your praises Caspar for getting me along the ridge. Andy Hyslop's mini guide to the ridge is possibly the best resource to have though. It is all about a single 12km mountain ridge on the Isle of Skye. The Cuillin ridge is a 12km long ridge of continuous interest to the mountaineer, with eleven of its summits being Munros (Scottish hills over 3000ft/914m). With over 13,000ft of ascent across complex, exposed and testing terrain, this ridge requires respect, a cool head, a high level of fitness and favourable conditions to have our best chance of success. Valley Base The Black Cuillin are the most spectacular and challenging mountains in Britain. A full traverse of the main ridge normally takes 2 days to complete in summer conditions with a night spent sleeping on the crest of the ridge. He has been climbing since the 1980s with a CV that includes Alpine north faces, big walls in Yosemite and first ascents on the White Cliffs of Dover. Guidebook and Map . There are several shorter walks that enable less experienced walkers to experience something of their drama, alternatively why not hire a guide to help you complete that particularly difficult route. Your guide will show you a way along this complex and involved scrambling ridge, the longest in the United Kingdom. Cuillin Ridge Traverse Booked a Cuillin ridge Traverse with West Coast Mountain guides. See all. When I first picked up The Cuillin & Other Skye Mountains I was expecting a book dedicated to the traverse of the Cuillin Ridge, but the reality is something quite different. No ratings or reviews yet. Gordon Stainforth's book "The Cuillin" is excellent and has a useful guide to the main ridge traverse at the back -- not that you'd want to carry the book in your rucksack, mind, but you could always photocopy the relevant pages for what would probably be the lightest guide available. A map is essential to find your way to any of these locations and plan your route. Authored by local mountain guide and enthusiastic Skye aficionado Mike Lates, the new SMC guidebook to the Cuillin is a complete re-write of the previous volume (published in 1996). Try. Skye’s Cuillin Ridge Traverse by Adrian Trendall is a detailed topo guidebook describing both summer and winter traverses. A concise, lightweight and pocket-sized, topo-guide to Skye's Cuillin Ridge. Twelve Munros are packed into its length with the Inaccessible Pinnacle being the toughest of all the Scottish Munros. Close. The Harvey's map "Skye The Cuillin" is the best map and is printed on waterproof paper. 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