Sgurr nan Gillean and Am Basteir (Cuillin) 17 Sept 2020

The next three days were pivotal to my quest to complete the Munros. Guided by Dave Buckett, of Highland Mountain Company, today our target was the northern end of the Cuillin Ridge, the iconic view from Sligachan. We headed up Glen Brittle and round the shoulder to the east, then up the SE ridge of Sgurr nan Gillean. A cautious slide over the increasingly narrow ridge led to the tiny summit (3,166') seemingly up in the sky, in the patchy mist. We then descended the W ridge (with an 20m abseil en route) then from the ridge, and in increasingly bright/sunny conditions, ascended Am Basteir, bypassing the bad step to the summit at 3,068'. The pinnacles of Gillean looked dramatic as we headed down to Sligachan with my penultimate Cuillin Munro conquered. Munros #255.