{"id":1180,"date":"2017-06-12T12:14:01","date_gmt":"2017-06-12T11:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/?p=1180"},"modified":"2023-04-03T21:27:18","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T20:27:18","slug":"gentians-on-skye-may-2017-day-2-on-the-cuillin-ridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/2017\/06\/12\/gentians-on-skye-may-2017-day-2-on-the-cuillin-ridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Gentians on Skye May 2017 – On the Cuillin Ridge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, Alan, Helen, John, Julia, Maria, Stuart and I tackled two Munros – Sgurr a’ Mhadaidh and Sgurr a’ Ghreadaidh. The weather started off OK but by the time we were bagging the 2nd Munro the mist had descended making the rock wet and slippery.<\/p>\n

Great day \u00a0– my first time on the Cuillin Ridge –\u00a0and two more Munros in the bag.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t

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Allt a’ Choire Ghreadaidh Lower Falls<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t
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Allt a’ Choire Ghreadaidh Upper Falls<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t
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Heading towards Sgurr nan Gobhar<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t
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Contemplating the day ahead . . .<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t
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Heading for the bealach . . .<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t
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Getting a bit steeper . . . <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t
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Climbing the scree . . . <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t
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Approaching the bealach at An Dorus – very steep now . . <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t
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An Dorus bealach<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t
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On the summit of Sgurr a’ Mhadaidh<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t
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Sgurr Thuilm from the bealach at An Dorus<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t
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Loch Coruisk from Sgurr a’ Ghreadaidh<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t
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Sgurr a’ Mhadaidh from Sgurr a’ Ghreadaidh. If you look closely you can see some climbers on it.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t
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On the summit of Sgurr a’ Ghreadaidh<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n

If you think this looks like fun – come and join us<\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today, Alan, Helen, John, Julia, Maria, Stuart and I tackled two Munros – Sgurr a’ Mhadaidh and Sgurr a’ Ghreadaidh. The weather started off OK but by the time we were bagging the 2nd Munro the mist had descended making the rock wet and slippery. Great day \u00a0– my first time on the Cuillin Ridge<\/p>\n

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