Orion M.C.

I have been scanning some of my old photos and came across these two trips to Skye with the club. They were all the more memorable due to the cracking weather.


July 2000

Day 1 – Sgurr na Banachdich to the Inn Pin, with Jon and Andy

Jon on the ridge near Sgurr na Banachdich



The three of us near the bottom of the Inn Pin



Jon and I on the east ridge of the Inn Pin



On top of the Inn Pin



Jon abseiling off the Inn Pin



Day 2 – Sgurr Dubh Mor and Sgurr nan Eag, on my own

Andy, Gordon Innes, Julian and Jon at Glen Brittle before I set off



Sgurr Alisdair and Coir’a Ghrunnda



Beautiful skies on the way to Sgurr nan Eag



Gars-beinn



Blaven and Loch Coruisk




May Bank Holiday 2002

Day 1 – Pinnacle Ridge, Sgurr nan Gillean, with Clive Jon and Paul

Near the bottom of the ridge with Am Bastier behind



Jon on the Ridge



Looking back to others behind us abseiling off the third pinnacle



The third pinnacle with the Red Hills behind.



At the top of Sgurr nan Gillean



View to Am Bastier, the Bastier Tooth and Bruach na Frithe from Sgurr nan Gillean



Evening wine on the beach at Glen Brittle. Gavin, Alex, Julian, Craig, Mel, me, Jon and Paul



Day 2 – Sgurr Alisdair, with Clive, Paul, Gavin, Steve, Mel, Craig

Gavin, Clive, Craig and Mel at the top of Sgurr Alisdair



Me, Steve Wells and Paul on Sgurr Alisdair



Sgurr Dearg and the Inn Pin from the top of the Great Stone Shute



Day 3 – Sgurr Mhic Choinnich via King’s Chimney, with Julian

Julian leading King’s Chimney



Sgurr Alisdair from Sgurr Mhic Choinnich



Julian at the top of Sgurr Mhic Choinnich



Anyone out there who was along on either of these weekends but enjoyed different outings from me and has got any pics they can post

Uhm...I was there in May 2002.

Day 1 was doing White Slab Direct with Jools.One very "exciting" pitch which two of the clubs tigers on the rope in front of us chose to avoid.They shall remain nameless

Day 2 was up at the sea cliffs at Neist Point where I faffed around with Gavin and Sharples.

Day 3 was going up the Inn Pinn with Clive and Paul.

My camera had broken in Colorado the previous month so don`t think I have any pics but will have a look later....

Ahh yes I remeber the weekend to Skye afew years ago when Fraser, Gordon and myself went up Am Basteir after a very very late and drunken night at a Celidh in Carboost. Suprised we didn't fall off the ridge:) I have some pics on my pc but the dame thing is still broken!

Aye, that was also a great Skye trip of fine weather, well the first two days anyway, but was a good few years later (Sept 2005) than the two trips above. Graham, I’ve got a few pics from that weekend.

Craig and I headed up on the Thursday night and a smashing day on the Clach Glas – Blaven Traverse the next day.

The Cuillin from Clach Glas



Craig at the top of Clach Glas



Craig on the Imposter



Top of Blaven looking to the Red Hills and Rassay



The next day I headed out to go climbing with Craig and Neil. Unfortunately I had really bad toothache and I left the guys near to the Cioch and took a short walk over Sgurr Sgumain instead. Graham, I think that was the day you headed up Am Bastier with Fraser and Gordon.

Before heading off from the Slig campsite…Graham, Gordon, Fraser, me and Neil (photo by Craig, I think)



Walk in to Coire Lagan (photo by Neil, I think)



Craig and Neil below the Cioch, just as I decided that I couldn’t go too much further.



Can’t remember what route it was we were going to climb. But I took this pic from Sgumain and if you look closely you can just see Craig sitting on the top of the Cioch bringing Neil up the last pitch of the route.



Top of Arrow Route and bottom of Integrity taken from the Cioch. (photo taken by Neil, I think)



The next day it was back to typical Skye wet weather and we all went for a wild walk up Marsco.

Just noticed your posting Alex and I remember you guys doing White Slab Direct on "Day 1" (were the tigers Gavin and Steve Wells oops have I let it slip ), but if you were at Neist with Gavin on "Day 2" who is the bearded dude on the top of Sgurr Alistair with me in the photos above

Maybe I got the days mixed up...or even the year

A previous trip to Skye.....a long time ago.

Blaven.

Alex, dare I ask, is that anyone I know in that pic above

Some more photos below...the only time I've had an entire weekend of cloud free hills on a winter trip to the Cuillin (March 1993)

In the coire below Am Basteir



Am Basteir



The Cuillin ridge from the top of Blaven

YES

Here`s a pic of Gavin and Steve starting off up White Slab Direct...

So is that your roundabout way of saying "yeah, you're right Scott, it was Steve and Gavin who avoided the exciting pitch"?

Some more pics I have recently scanned….other recommendable days out on Skye, but not on the Cuillin.

Julia looking to Marsco and Blaven from Glamaig



Looking to Rassay from Glamaig



Below The Quirang