Ranger wrote:Hoping to do the in pin this summer and must say I'd prefer to the west ridge!
From what I've seen.....a V Diff climb, certainly do-able, but with about 5-10% of the exposure/terror of the east ridge.
That east ridge looks terrifying!
For info, the West Ridge has been upgraded to "Severe" in the revised Skye Cuillin guidebook.
Much less exposure, than East Ridge, but very polished and lacking protection in the lower half.
Ascent of West RidgeThe East Ridge is a hard scramble / "Moderate" climb but with incredible exposure.
Most enjoyable ridge I've been up is
Pinnacle Ridge. Have yet to do the Dubhs though - it's meant to be superb too.