Tag: scrambling
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^^-áµ¥-^-^ Second day of the Cuillin traverse – Skye, Scotland, May ^áµ¥–^-^
(Blog entry below the photographs) All too soon (or not soon enough?), M’s alarm quietly sounded at 3.00 am, and we started getting up. Eating and drinking what we could, we stashed our sleeping gear near the cave, and set off up to Sgurr Alasdair, the highest point in the Cuillin. Getting onto the ridge…
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^-^-^^ At last on Skye for the Black Cuillin traverse – Scotland, May ^^–^
(Blog entry below photographs) We had been preparing all year for this since our decision to attempt the Black Cuillin traverse on the Isle of Skye. A lot of time and effort had gone into training for it and making arrangements. Normally we would have driven and camped using B’s van, but as we had…
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More scrambling, up east ridge of Y Garn, Snowdonia – April
Continuing with trying to get some practice of more challenging scrambling in the lead-up to our trip to Skye in May, we went up the east ridge of Y Garn, with rope and gear in our packs. Once we got to a point where the situation was getting more exposed, we took out our gear…