One day to play with, and possibly one last chance for Loz to climb for a while as baby Monckton is due very soon. Therefore it seemed fitting to make the most of the day and head to Skye.
 |
| Elgol - what a view |
I have only been to Skye once many years ago, and it rained on the drive up, rained for the the day and night there and the forecast was for rain for the next week so we bailed back to England and I've never been back!
 |
| Friendly abseil |
Heading over it was a nice sunny day and I was blown away by the views of everything really. The Cuillin did look magnificent and I started to think why haven't I been here in the last 3 years living in Scotland!?
 |
| Me following HairyMary I think |
We headed to the scenic Elgol, again what a beautiful spot watching the boat trips and whale spotting. After a quick coffee at the pickup truck we headed off round the coast to Suidhe Biorach. Wow, wow, wow!
 |
| The phew top hold after the crux on Angel of Sharkness |
 |
| Jamie Jampot the great VS - also the abseil point |
A friendly abseil saw us on a lovely sun trap ledge above a calm sea. Jelly fish were floating around as we started our campaign on the climbs. The hard sandstone was incredible to climb and we did 4 fine routes, most of which looked improbable or very hard, but generally weren't. Angel of Sharkness (HVS) was cool, steep with big holds until the crux at the very top, and Hairy Mary looked a crazy line for VS, but was actually easy climbing, just fairly exposed.
 |
| Me looking down Hairy Mary thinking never VS |
 |
| Loz climbing it |
A fine day that I will certainly remember for a long time, I must get back to Skye for more adventures soon its amazing!
No comments:
Post a Comment