Skye's Cuillin Ridge Traverse :Strategies, advice, detailed topo booklet and 10 classic scrambles
Skye's Cuillin Ridge Traverse :Strategies, advice, detailed topo booklet and 10 classic scrambles
paperback
Published:
7 March, 2023
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Description
A guidebook to the Isle of Skye’s Cuillin Ridge Traverse. This 2-volume set is a comprehensive guide to planning and completing this challenging and technical 12km scramble, typically done in 1-2 days. With a route that includes scrambling sections to Grade 3, technical climbs to Severe and a handful of abseils, a head for heights, technical skill and mental and physical stamina are needed.
Volume 1 contains planning and logistics information, training notes, recommended gear list and safety tips. Volume 2 focuses on the traverse itself, across 10 sections a step-by-step guide to traversing the ridge is given with full route description, Harvey mapping and photo topos. The two volumes are sold together.
- Harvey mapping and photo topos
- In-depth route description and advice for completing the traverse in winter
- Volume 2 is perfectly sized to carry with you during the traverse
- 10 classic Cuillin scrambles are also included that can be used as practice routes
- Easier climbing alternatives (Cuillin Ridge Light) are provided for the harder climbing sections
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781786310439 |
| ISBN10 | 1786310430 |
| Number Of Pages | 144 |
| Item Weight | 320 g |
| Product Dimensions | 116 x 172 x 9 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Cicerone Press |
| Format | paperback |
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Author's Bio
Adrian and his wife live at the foot of the Cuillin: they run a guiding and photography company, All Things Cuillin and have set up the popular Facebook group of the same name. Adrian has been climbing since the 1980s with a CV which includes first ascents on the White Cliffs of Dover, Alpine North Faces and Big Walls in Yosemite.