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A truly arresting sight the first
time you
see it, and the novelty never really wears off. The Black Cuillin seen
from the bridge at Sligachan. The conical peak to the left of the group
is Sgurr nan Gillean, the "Peak of the Young Men". A tricky scramble,
it
was considered unclimbable until the 19th century but is conquered
almost
daily nowadays. |
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Glamaig, one of the principal
summits of
the Red Cuillin. 2525ft in altitude, it rises in a uniform and very
steep
slope, straight from sea level on the shore of Loch Sligachan. There is
a documented ascent of Glamaig by a Gurkha soldier who apparently
reached
the summit from sea level in eighteen minutes flat. Most of us would be
happy to make in in three or four hours if we were even fit enough to
attempt
it at all. |
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From the same point, the vast
glacial bowl
of Glen Sligachan. |
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The A850 from Sligachan to Kyleakin
runs
almost halfway round Glamaig and here we see it from the back, as the
road
rounds Loch Ainort, From here Glamaig is revealed as two tops (Sgurr
Mhairi
and An Coileach) connected by a ridge. |
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Glamaig's companions to the south,
Beinn
Dearg Mhor and Beinn Dearg Mheadhonach. (The names mean "big red
mountain"
and "middle red mountain". There should really be a Beinn Dearg Beag,
or
"little red mountain" somewhere). |
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Further south, as we approach
Broadford,
Beinn na Caillich (2401ft) dominates the view. The name means "peak of
the old woman". |
