Included on traverse from Bruach na Frithe to Sgurr nan Gillean. Nice walk out from Bealach nan Lice. With Mark, Steve & guide Jonah. First peak of a week on Skye, climbed easily from Sligachan with Nick P. We descended over it after climbing Am Basteir 3 days later so it's one of the few I've climbed twice. You may be lucky and spot a Golden Eagle or the magnificent Sea Eagle. The descent of the NE Ridge of Sgurr a' Bhasteir is a grade 1 scramble with some exposure and more than its fair share of rubbly loose rock that needs a bit of care. 8.5x20” oil on panel. Though the peak can be gained with a minimum of clambering, the mid-grade scrambling circuit described here has a little more bite. Note - this is a hard mountain trip, which involves difficult and technical scrambling, and is for experienced walkers only. Sligachan Bridge Wide View. Loch and light. Week on Skye with Mum. Sligachan - Coire a' Bhasteir - Sgurr a' Bhasteir - Sgurr a'Fionn Choire - Bruach na Frithe - back to the bealach and round the N side of Am Basteir - up Basteir by E ridge, avoiding the Bad Step by a loose traverse on the S side (Grade 2 scramble). Glorious weather. With Rod, Andrew, Stephen and John going high up above Coire am Bhasteir to the bealach, then dropping down with Stephen while the others did the Munro. Up and out to Sgurr a'Bhasteir on my own then up Bruach na Frithe and back down through the corrie. NG48355 29694 - Allt Dearg Mor - Bealach Nan Lice - Sgurr a Bhasteir - Sgurr a Fionn Choire - Bruach na Frithe - NW Ridge - NG48355 29694, With Graham. Certainly May but exact date unknown. Bhasteir Tooth and Am Basteir We stopped by Sgurr a' Fionn Choire, then onto the foot of the Tooth. Isle of Skye, Sgurr a Bhasteir ridge. Seasonal variations: In full winter conditions this route becomes a proper mountaineering round, with plenty of consequential ground. for Sgùrr a' Bhàsteir, Highland (IV47 8SW) Use the map type in the top left to choose OS Explorer for walking maps, or OS Landranger for cycling or driving maps. Cuillin Mountains seen from Elgol, Isle of Skye. Hot, sunny, calm, good views, 'interesting' top. fine sharp hill, summit appar. immed N of cairn. ydt extended Cuillin Round from coruisk. All the walking routes up Sgurr nan Gillean Things to Do .... Wildlife. This proved a good decision as the rain was heavy enough that the normal path back to Sligachan required several streams to be forded and the lower steps of the bridge near Sligachan were under water on our return. Camera was stashed so no photos til the summit: Nathan didn't seem keen to lead this, and I have to say I was pretty overawed the sight of Naismith's Route. Sgùrr nan Gillean is a mountain in the northern section of the Cuillin range on the Isle of Skye in Scotland.With a height of 966.1 metres (3,169 feet 7 inches), it is one of eleven Munros in the Cuillin ridge. *For information about access rights in Scotland see the ScotWays website.Please report via the contact page any logs you see below which describe or encourage acts of trespass. The two either side – Sgurr nan Gillean and Sgurr a Bhasteir – are steep pyramids. Loading... Unsubscribe from VAL REUTS? The Skye Cuillin aren't known for their hands-free summits, but among the climbs and scrambles some cracking less-technical walks can be found. These preferences will be saved and used for any crag page you visit, and can be changed at any point by clicking the button again. Am Basteir ('The Executioner') is a spectacular peak at the back of Coire Basteir, in the centre of the famous view from Sligachan, accompanied by the jagged Basteir Tooth. The other emblematic summit Am Bhàsteir is nust nearby and longs to be climbed as well, but it is defended by a very impressive rocky feature called the Bhasteir Tooth, standing over pass Bealach nan Lice. We climbed Tooth Chimney to the left of the gendarme (adding a stranger to the end of the rope) and ascended the west ridge of Sgurr nan Gillean to its summit. Skye Winter Festival Report. In the background, the cliffs of Storr are emerging from clouds. There's a theme here! Scenic Scotland. ‘Hail showers from Sgurr a’ bhasteir’. Switch to OS OpenSpace view, Show all mountains within map bounds Some hill summits are on private property or on land where there is no public right of way. Az Am Basteir a skóciai Skye szigetén található csúcs. The one in the middle – Am Basteir – is sharp and jagged like the blade of an axe. Sgurr nan Gillean is 964 metres high. N.B. © UKClimbing Limited. size: 833485 sha1: 6f19ea3c58cbebc57a134302b3eeca2178950da3 sha256: … Teetery ledge on Sgurr a Bhasteir.jpg (81.52 kB, 800x638 - viewed 823 times.) Panorama from ridge: Link to larger pano: Sgurr nan Gillean: Hazel stayed put from here and I headed up. Parked at Sligachan Hotel and walked up to the cave at top of Coire a' Bhasteir. Direct walk up to the summit.Lovely hill. Went on to tackle Bhasteir Tooth. With SkyeGuide, Mike Lates. A short day to a fine view point for Bhasteir tooth and Pinnacle ridge. traversed over top and down via Fionn Choire and direct line back to start on cottage track. No problems, another short day to tick off a top previously missed. Failure to get up pinnacle ridge and also up on to west ridge of SnG so traversed across under Am Basteir screes and out to Sgurr a'Bhasteir. Vues vers Storr et vers Sligachan, le Loch Sligachan et la table du roi Mac Leod, en redescendant. This mountain translates as ‘Peak of the executioner’ and in the centre is ‘Am Bhasteir’, (the executioner), his axe waiting to fall. High Willhays, Yes Tor, Hangingstone Hill and Cranmere Pool, Binnein Mor, Binnein Beag, Na Gruagaichean & Sgurr Eilde Mor. This summit along with Am Basteir, which looks like a face from Sligachan, require skillful scrambling to ascend and a good head for heights to cope with some airy exposure on some ledges. There is no feedback for this climb. Tooth Chimney.jpg (92.55 kB, 800x600 - viewed 743 times.) Local … Site best viewed with screen area of 1024 by 768 pixels. Permission should be sought from the landowner where access to a hill summit is through private land(*). We also briefly looked at how to treat delicate Cuillin ice before having to put crampons back on for the painful return over the icy slabs. In Coire a Bhasteir, with Am Basteir up ahead and figures on their way up to the col Ascent starts in Coire a' Bhasteir N of Sgurr nan Gillean on a path marked by cairns up a rocky slope to the base of the pinnacled ridge. The Cuillin Ridge dominates walking on the Isle of Skye. Sgurr a’Bhasteir is a summit in the Skye region or range in Scotland. Pinnacle Ridge of Sgurr nan Gillean.jpg (83.58 kB, 800x625 - viewed 946 times.) There are some great icy alternatives on either side that form readily, all in the lower grades and all put up by Beads with a variety of partners. The top can be identified by the rock a few metres N of cairn. ... Sgurr a' Bhuic 360° Summit View - Duration: 0:39. In the dark I appreciated that I had confirmed the starting point of the "established" path in daytime yesterday. A Sligachanból könnyen elérhető csúcsra vezető túra 14 kilométeres, és 6-8 órát vesz igénybe. The seventh Skye Winter Festival was another great success. Last updated December 07 2018. 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