Monday, 2 September 2019
Cuillin - Sgurr nan Eag, Sgurr Dubh Mor and Sgurr Alasdair 2 Sept 2019
I think this was the hardest day's Munroing that I have ever done. The weather was unrelentingly wet and windy. The rivers in Glen Brittle were in spate as a result of the ongoing Atlantic weather systems, and we had to take a long detour on order to be able to cross safely and ascend Coire a'Ghrunnda. The paths up to the southern end of the ridge had actually become streams in their own right such was the volume of water running off the mountains. It took about 4 hours to reach the first of the days Munros, the most southerly Cuillin, Sgurr nan Eag, 3.037' Then a detour out and back to Sgurr Dubh Mor at 3,097' followed by the ascent up to Sgurr Alasdair at 3,258' an interesting route involving a 4m rock chimney that I got up by sheer willpower more than anything! Unfortunately no views from this, the highest of the Cuillin, with its tiny (and slippery) summit and cairn. An extremely wet and long descent down the treacherous Great Stone Shoot, and then back to Glen Brittle campsiter. A very challenging day but 3 Munros bagged, only 3 Cuillin to go now! I want to do them in fine sunny weather and experience the views.... Munros #238.
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