The day started off very promising for Peter, Geoff, Carl and myself today, as we made the steep ascent up Am Bodach to start the traverse of the Aonach Eagach in Glencoe today. We were treated to great views across Glen Coe, as well as to Ben Nevis and the Mamores to the north and we also passed a herd of wild goats on our way up.

As Peter, Geoff and Carl were all pretty experienced in the mountains, and with conditions being good underfoot, we made good progress, and soloed much of the ridge. The clouds held off for much of our traverse, but closed in after the final section of scrambling, and brought with it a bit of drizzle.

Still, a great day to be out in Glencoe, and a fine accomplishment for Peter, Geoff and Carl. The beauty with completing the Aonach Eagach is that it opens up a world of mountaineering and scrambling possibilities throughout the Highlands and on the Isle of Skye.

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For our final day of our Skye Munros Course, Steve, myself and our team of 6 tackled the northern 3 Munros on the main Cuillin Ridge; Sgurr Nan Gillean, Am Basteir and Bruach na Frithe.

We ascended the brilliant West Ridge of Sgurr Nan Gillean before then ascending the East Ridge of Am Basteir. Sgurr Nan Gillean must be one of my favourite mountains in the UK, with three excellent ridges emanating from its lofty summit, none of them easy.

On the East Ridge of Am Basteir, we stayed close to the crest, and tackled the bad step in both directions, before finally cutting beneath Am Basteir and crossing the head of Fionn Choire and up our eleventh Munro; Bruach Na Frithe, the only Munro on the main Cuillin Ridge to feature a trig point.

The weather remained largely dry today, but we did have a sharp shower of hail. It definitely felt quite autumnal.

These courses are run in conjunction with Steven Fallon Mountain Guiding

For our second day of our Skye Munros Course, run in conjunction with Steven Fallon Mountain Guiding, Steve, myself and our team tackled Sgurr Mhic Choinnich, The In Pinn and Sgurr na Banachdich.

The weather remained largely dry, but it was definitely cooler and with more clouds than expected. That said, the rock was dry throughout. The team cruised over Sgurr Mhic Choinnich, and up the brown ramp beneath An Stac. The In Pinn, which for many Munroists, can prove to be a bit of a nemesis, was tackled with enthusiasm.

We then skirted over to Sgurr Na Banachdich in good time. It was quite a busy day, with a number of other teams on Sgurr Mhic Choinnich, but we were fortunate to have a clear run up the In Pinn.

Bit of a change in the weather for tomorrow, but with the forecasts not having been entirety accurate recently, it may not be quite so wet tomorrow…

The day started off well today, but we were soon in the cloud, followed by quite a bit of rain. That didn't stop Simon, Catherine and I enjoying one of the best mountaineering routes on Skye, and hence the UK; the Clach Glas – Blaven traverse.

We gained the ridge in good time, but the wet rock thereafter slowed us down a bit. This sustained route takes a cunning line up the north ridge of Clach Glas, before descending the infamous Imposter and then weaves back and forth over the south ridge and eventually gains the Putting Green. The final section involves a short steep wall and finally a long pitch up a chockstone filled gully.

Well done to Simon and Catherine for putting in a huge amount of effort today!

Simon, Catherine and I had an excellent day on Pinnacle Ridge on Sgurr nan Gillean today. The weather forecast for today was excellent, the weather first this morning wasn't, but fortunately, the early morning showers soon cleared, giving a largely dry and clear day.

The thing I particularly enjoy about Pinnacle Ridge is the huge variety of situations to be found en route, from steep buttresses and grooves, weaving in amongst towers and outcrops, narrow and exposed crests, not to mention the fantastically airy abseil off the summit of the Third Pinnacle, which Catherine did very well on, particularly as it was her first ever abseil. The route is sustained through-out and finishes right at the summit of Sgurr nan Gillean.

We had a bite to eat on the summit, before descending the West Ridge, which in itself is no pushover, rounding off a full day of mountaineering and probably one of the best single day outings in the UK.