{"id":1227,"date":"2017-06-13T19:09:11","date_gmt":"2017-06-13T18:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/?p=1227"},"modified":"2026-01-27T15:19:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T15:19:26","slug":"trip-report-gentians-on-skye-may-2017-inaccessible-pinnacle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/2017\/06\/13\/trip-report-gentians-on-skye-may-2017-inaccessible-pinnacle\/","title":{"rendered":"Gentians on Skye \u2013 The Inaccessible Pinnacle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Day 4 on The Isle of Skye saw a few intrepid souls climb back up onto the Cuillin Ridge to bag Sgurr MhicChoinnich and Sgurr Dearg and its infamous &#8216;Inaccessible Pinnacle&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The weather wasn&#8217;t great in the morning but the forecast was for dry sunny weather later in the day so we headed up Coire Lagan to the little tarn beneath the Coireachan Ruadha Crags. From there it is a very steep climb up boulders and loose scree on to the bealach proper.<\/p>\n<p>Turning right we scrambled south across very rocky and spiky terrain to the summit\u00a0Sgurr MhicChoinnich for lunch.<\/p>\n<p>After retracing our steps back to the bealach we continued up to the base of the\u00a0Inaccessible Pinnacle &#8211; arriving about 3pm.<\/p>\n<p>Since the afternoon had turned into a lovely day and, it being May Bank Holiday week, there had been a steady stream of enthusiastic Munro baggers queueing to take their turn on the UK&#8217;s most infamous peak. Apparently, some had had to wait a couple of hours.<\/p>\n<p>Our relatively late arrival though meant there were only and few people in front of us and by the time we had donned our harnesses and John had sorted the rope we were good to go.<\/p>\n<p>I am not a rock climber and had only occasionally &#8216;had a go&#8217; before so the climb up the south ridge of the pinnacle was pretty daunting &#8211; and the rucksack and walking boots didn&#8217;t help. At one point I was totally flummoxed by a 2 m high lump of rock offering no way round, no hand holds or clues how to get up it. With John up above belaying my safety rope and Stuart right behind me I somehow managed to scramble up though still not exactly sure how.<\/p>\n<p>The ridge soon started to to level out and we reached the top without any further difficulties. Here John anchored me and Stuart to a very solid looking lump of rock while he sorted the abseil rope.<\/p>\n<p>This moment was very, very special since we could relax having done the hard bit and drink in the stunning scenery.<\/p>\n<p>It is truly glorious.<\/p>\n<p>All good things come to an end though so, with the rope set, Stuart abseiled down first, then me and finally John.<\/p>\n<p>After a short celebratory man-hug, we descended back to Glen Brittle via Coire na Banachdich which was far from easy until we managed to locate the correct path.<\/p>\n<p>We arrived back at the bunkhouse about 8pm, tired and exhausted but thrilled to have had such a successful day in such a stunning location. A drink may have been taken.<\/p>\n<p>NB. I&#8217;d like to thank Stuart for all his encouragement and John for his patient guidance helping me to climb this iconic peak. His calm reassurance was very comforting and I felt I was in safe hands at all times. Thanks guys.<\/p>\n<p><em>NB. Click on each picture to see a larger version.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<div id=\"1227-1\" class=\"gallery gallery-1227 gallery-col-1 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-large\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class='gallery-item col-1' itemprop='associatedMedia' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'><a href='https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-1.jpg' itemprop=\"contentURL\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-1-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-1-320x240.jpg 320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption-1227-1228\" itemprop=\"thumbnail\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/768;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption id=\"figcaption-1227-1228\" class=\"gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption\">Elevenses at the top of Coire Lagan<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class='gallery-item col-1' itemprop='associatedMedia' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'><a href='https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-2.jpg' itemprop=\"contentURL\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-2-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-2-360x240.jpg 360w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption-1227-1229\" itemprop=\"thumbnail\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption id=\"figcaption-1227-1229\" class=\"gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption\">Climbing the boulders<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class='gallery-item col-1' itemprop='associatedMedia' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'><a href='https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-4.jpg' itemprop=\"contentURL\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-4-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-4-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-4-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-4-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-4-160x240.jpg 160w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" itemprop=\"thumbnail\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 683px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 683\/1024;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class='gallery-item col-1' itemprop='associatedMedia' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'><a href='https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-3.jpg' itemprop=\"contentURL\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-3-576x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-3-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-3-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-3-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-3-135x240.jpg 135w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption-1227-1230\" itemprop=\"thumbnail\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 576px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 576\/1024;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption id=\"figcaption-1227-1230\" class=\"gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption\">. . . and more scree<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class='gallery-item col-1' itemprop='associatedMedia' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'><a href='https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-5a.jpg' itemprop=\"contentURL\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"355\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-5a-1024x355.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-5a-1024x355.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-5a-300x104.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-5a-768x266.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-5a-692x240.jpg 692w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption-1227-1250\" itemprop=\"thumbnail\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/355;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption id=\"figcaption-1227-1250\" class=\"gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption\">The view east into Coir&#8217;-uisg from the top of Coireachan Ruadha Crags<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class='gallery-item col-1' itemprop='associatedMedia' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'><a href='https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-7.jpg' itemprop=\"contentURL\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-7-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-7-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-7-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-7-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-7-360x240.jpg 360w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption-1227-1234\" itemprop=\"thumbnail\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption id=\"figcaption-1227-1234\" class=\"gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption\">The view wast from the top of Coireachan Ruadha Crags to the Hebrides<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class='gallery-item col-1' itemprop='associatedMedia' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'><a href='https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-8.jpg' itemprop=\"contentURL\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-8-576x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-8-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-8-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-8-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-8-135x240.jpg 135w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption-1227-1235\" itemprop=\"thumbnail\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 576px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 576\/1024;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption id=\"figcaption-1227-1235\" class=\"gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption\">Lunch on Sgurr MhicChoinnich &#8211; what a view!<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class='gallery-item col-1' itemprop='associatedMedia' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'><a href='https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-9.jpg' itemprop=\"contentURL\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-9-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-9-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-9-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-9-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-9-360x240.jpg 360w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption-1227-1236\" itemprop=\"thumbnail\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption id=\"figcaption-1227-1236\" class=\"gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption\">John and Helen on the summit of Sgurr MhicChoinnich<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class='gallery-item col-1' itemprop='associatedMedia' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'><a href='https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-10-pan.jpg' itemprop=\"contentURL\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"197\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-10-pan-1024x197.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-10-pan-1024x197.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-10-pan-300x58.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-10-pan-768x148.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-10-pan-1249x240.jpg 1249w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption-1227-1237\" itemprop=\"thumbnail\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/197;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption id=\"figcaption-1227-1237\" class=\"gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption\">The Cuillin Ridge from Sgurr MhicChoinnich<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class='gallery-item col-1' itemprop='associatedMedia' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'><a href='https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-15.jpg' itemprop=\"contentURL\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-15-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-15-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-15-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-15-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-15-427x240.jpg 427w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption-1227-1238\" itemprop=\"thumbnail\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/576;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption id=\"figcaption-1227-1238\" class=\"gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption\">Sgurr Dearg and Coireachan Ruadha Crags from Sgurr MhicChoinnich. The Inaccessible Pinnacle is the little knob of rock sticking up in the top left of this picture<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class='gallery-item col-1' itemprop='associatedMedia' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'><a href='https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-16.jpg' itemprop=\"contentURL\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-16-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-16-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-16-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-16-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-16-427x240.jpg 427w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption-1227-1239\" itemprop=\"thumbnail\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/576;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption id=\"figcaption-1227-1239\" class=\"gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption\">Getting closer to The Inaccessible Pinnacle <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class='gallery-item col-1' itemprop='associatedMedia' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'><a href='https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-17.jpg' itemprop=\"contentURL\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-17-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-17-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-17-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-17-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-17-427x240.jpg 427w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption-1227-1240\" itemprop=\"thumbnail\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/576;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption id=\"figcaption-1227-1240\" class=\"gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption\">A few people at the bottom of The Inaccessible Pinnacle waiting to climb.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class='gallery-item col-1' itemprop='associatedMedia' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'><a href='https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-18.jpg' itemprop=\"contentURL\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-18-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-18-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-18-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-18-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-18-160x240.jpg 160w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption-1227-1241\" itemprop=\"thumbnail\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 683px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 683\/1024;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption id=\"figcaption-1227-1241\" class=\"gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption\">The route up The Inaccessible Pinnacle &#8211; just follow the rope.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class='gallery-item col-1' itemprop='associatedMedia' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'><a href='https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-23.jpg' itemprop=\"contentURL\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-23-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-23-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-23-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-23-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-23-427x240.jpg 427w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption-1227-1246\" itemprop=\"thumbnail\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/576;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption id=\"figcaption-1227-1246\" class=\"gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption\">Stuart on the south ridge of The Inaccessible Pinnacle<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class='gallery-item col-1' itemprop='associatedMedia' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'><a href='https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-19.jpg' itemprop=\"contentURL\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-19-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-19-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-19-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-19-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-19-320x240.jpg 320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption-1227-1242\" itemprop=\"thumbnail\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/768;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption id=\"figcaption-1227-1242\" class=\"gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption\">Me waiting to abseil off The Inaccessible Pinnacle. Photo by Stuart<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class='gallery-item col-1' itemprop='associatedMedia' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'><a href='https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-20.jpg' itemprop=\"contentURL\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-20-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-20-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-20-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-20-180x240.jpg 180w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption-1227-1243\" itemprop=\"thumbnail\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 768\/1024;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption id=\"figcaption-1227-1243\" class=\"gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption\">The Inaccessible Pinnacle with me in mid abseil. Photo by Stuart<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class='gallery-item col-1' itemprop='associatedMedia' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'><a href='https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-21.jpg' itemprop=\"contentURL\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-21-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-21-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-21-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-21-180x240.jpg 180w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption-1227-1244\" itemprop=\"thumbnail\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 768\/1024;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption id=\"figcaption-1227-1244\" class=\"gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption\">And in close up. Photo by Stuart<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class='gallery-item col-1' itemprop='associatedMedia' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'><a href='https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-25.jpg' itemprop=\"contentURL\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-25-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-25-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-25-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-25-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-25-160x240.jpg 160w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption-1227-1248\" itemprop=\"thumbnail\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 683px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 683\/1024;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption id=\"figcaption-1227-1248\" class=\"gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption\">John abseils off The Inaccessible Pinnacle<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class='gallery-item col-1' itemprop='associatedMedia' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'><a href='https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-22.jpg' itemprop=\"contentURL\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-22-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-22-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-22-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-22-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-22-320x240.jpg 320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption-1227-1245\" itemprop=\"thumbnail\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/768;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption id=\"figcaption-1227-1245\" class=\"gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption\">We&#8217;ve done it! Happy and relieved.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class='gallery-item col-1' itemprop='associatedMedia' itemscope itemtype='http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'><a href='https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-24.jpg' itemprop=\"contentURL\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-24-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-24-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-24-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-24-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Skye-May-2017-Day-4-24-427x240.jpg 427w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption-1227-1247\" itemprop=\"thumbnail\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/576;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption id=\"figcaption-1227-1247\" class=\"gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption\">The Cuillin Ridge from The Inaccessible Pinnacle<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p>If you think this looks like fun &#8211; come and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gentianclub.org.uk\/blogs\/home\/\"><em><strong>join us<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Day 4 on The Isle of Skye saw a few intrepid souls climb back up onto the Cuillin Ridge to bag Sgurr MhicChoinnich and Sgurr Dearg and its infamous &#8216;Inaccessible Pinnacle&#8217;. 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