Walking down a damp Glen Sligachan – Isle of Skye, May

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A sculptural representation of the Cuillin range

Heading off down a rather wet Glen Sligachan

One of many watery sections along the path

Lousewort? Otherwise known as Dwarf Red Rattle

Loch an Athain in front of Bla Bheinn. Clach Glas hidden in mist above Coire Dubh

Looking north back down Glen Sligachan from the shoulder between Meall Dearg and Sgurr Hain

Little lochan at eye level as you get onto the shoulder before Sgurr Hain

Marsco and Ruadh Stac in the Red Cuillin

Looking south-west towards Loch Coruisk. Gars-bheinn, Sgurr a’ Choire Bhig, and Sgurr Dubh Beag visible (the top of Sgurr nan Eag was in the clouds)

Looking out to sea past Loch Coruisk (to Rum?)

Sgurr na Stri to the left of the Loch, with the Rum Cuilln visible out to sea

The tops of the Black Cuillin shrouded in mist. The lower slabs of the Dubh Ridge are now visible above Loch Coruisk.

The top of Bla Bheinn still in cloud, above Loch an Athain

The day after our Cioch climb (which had been the last of our guided days), the forecast was not great, so we decided to do something low-level but which might still give us some good views if the weather improved, and which would give us the opportunity to try a path we had not used before.

We started walking from the campsite, heading into Glen Sligachan, at the end of which Loch Coruisk can be reached with some hoursâ€™ walking. There was quite a lot of surface water left from the rain, though we were on a good path. Once we reached higher ground Sgurr Hain, it was quite windy and harder to communicate with each other. We had thought to go as far as Sgurr na Stri, but as we had a long return walk-out before we could meet P and B1 back at the campsite as planned, and the tops were still covered in cloud, we decided to head back.