We take pride in offering carefully described books and excellent customer service. The descriptions are detailed and accompanied by an OS 1:50 000 map of your chosen walk. Twelve Munros are packed into its length with the Inaccessible Pinnacle being the toughest of all the Scottish Munros. Top Ten Routes. A physically and mentally draining experience but well worth the effort." The topos also offer 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. 1980 First Edition. Thirty-five years ago I failed to traverse the Cuillin Ridge. Unfortunately the weather wasn’t great, but Dave my guide for the 3 days was outstanding. Our maximum guide to client ratio on this event is 1:3. Free shipping. Until you are on this section of the 13km (8-mile) Cuillin Ridge, it’s difficult to imagine its uncompromisingly gnarly structure. 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. 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. 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! Dave was excellent to work with and I would highly recommend him. The Cuillin ridge rises straight from the sea and takes in 11 Munros (individual Scottish mountains of over 3,000ft). This traverse is a classic expedition in the UK. Your guide will know the ridge extremely well and will also be able to give you insight into the flora, fauna and geology. There is no easy way up most of the summits. The book will be published by Cicerone in March and is priced at £19.95. Try. 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. 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. We aim to summit the 11 Munros during the traverse. 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. Best Selling in Fiction & Literature. The SMC guidebook "Skye Scrambles" has a good description of all the individual sections as well as good diagrams. Be the first to write a review. Standard paper and weatherproof versions with fast, free delivery. It also gives a detailed description of the famous Cuillin Ridge Traverse, the Greater Ridge Traverse and Winter ascents of both. 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. I will definitely be back for the full traverse! Andy Hyslop’s mini guide to the ridge is possibly the best resource to have though. Glacier Books are experienced and professional booksellers. Close. The most famous mountaineering expedition in Britain is the Skye Ridge. Felt happy and confident in the company of an excellent guide. Book your Skye Cuillin Ridge Traverse with Kirkhope Mountaineering, offering dates to suit you with qualified and experienced Skye Cuillin Guides. 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). Buy OS Explorer Map 411: Skye - Cuillin Hills from the Ordnance Survey shop. Basecamp Cuillin Mountaineering "a good weather spell meant that we'd tackled nearly every summit on the ridge. 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. 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. 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. The Cuillin Ridge Traverse is arguably the finest climb in Britain. Then we see him cycling south again (the wrong way) along a knife-edge ridge with the peaks of the Red Cuillin behind him. The Harvey's map "Skye The Cuillin" is the best map and is printed on waterproof paper. It involves 4000m or ascent and descent. 112pp, softback, rubbing to covers, VG A guide to the Black Cuillin Ridge with descriptions, diagrams and maps. The Cuillin ridge is an exciting challenge for mountaineers with a lot of experience and a high sense of adventure. In addition, Adrian has become the author of a new book, Skye’s Cuillin Ridge Traverse, published by Cicerone earlier this year. No ratings or reviews yet. The guide Skyes’s Cuillin Ridge Traverse comprises two separate parts; two books. A traverse of the Cuillin Ridge #2. Climbing the Cuillin Ridge is no easy task. A Skye Cuillin Ridge Traverse is considered to be one of the greatest routes in the country. Cuillin Ridge Traverse Booked a Cuillin ridge Traverse with West Coast Mountain guides. Guide book to cuillin ridge traverse. 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. The Four days will be planned around the weather to help you achieve the Munro summits. If you are inexperienced or unsure, however, hire a guide. 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. 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. 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. A concise, lightweight and pocket-sized, topo-guide to Skye's Cuillin Ridge. 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. Book now and traverse with me through the daunting Cuillin Ridge – I will give you an experience unlike any other in the world! Features Fullscreen sharing Embed Statistics Article stories Visual Stories SEO. Issuu company logo. It is all about a single 12km mountain ridge on the Isle of Skye. Join us for our guided traverse of the Skye Cuillin Ridge, one of the most sought-after and memorable mountaineering challenges in the UK. 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 . Book online » 11-14 May'21: £489 ... rock-scrambling on the Skye Cuillin ridge with one of our experienced and qualified guides. A map is essential to find your way to any of these locations and plan your route. Finally he ends up in Glen Brittle, south-west of the Black Cuillin, where he cycles into a fence. Andy Hyslop's mini guide to the ridge is possibly the best resource to have though. There are plenty guide books covering safety on the Cuillin. See all. 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. 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. And I have a great program trekking up Ben Nevis! This is not something to book on a whim. A guided traverse along the Black Cuillin Ridge is Scotland’s most serious undertaking when it comes to scrambling and mountaineering. 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