Cicerone Skye's Cuillin Ridge Traverse : Strategies, Advice, Detailed Topo Booklet and 10 Classic Scrambles

Trendall, Adrian

ISBN 10: 1786310430 / ISBN 13: 9781786310439

Published by Cicerone Press Limited, 2020

About this Item

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cicerone Skye's Cuillin Ridge Traverse : Strategies, Advice, Detailed Topo Booklet and 10 Classic Scrambles
• Publisher: Cicerone Press Limited
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1786310430
• ISBN 13: 9781786310439
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

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. 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. This volume also includes in-depth route description and advice for completing the traverse in winter
• 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. This volume is the perfect size to carry with you during the traverse
• The traverse is typically completed over 1-2 days
• 10 classic Cuillin scrambles are also included that can be used as practice routes
• Easier climbing alternatives (Cuillin Ridge Light) have been provided for the harder climbing sections

About the Author

Adrian Trendall 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.