Started near the school, and made our ascent up the northeast ridge.
Steep continuous ascent, path ok
You can see the path just below the snow line to the right of the picture.
- On way up
Due to the ice, couldn't climb the way the path directed us.
Took a sort of bypass path, very exposed, with a scramble up a gully Not shown).
- Bit of a scramble to fist top
At the summit of the first top
- First top
Put on crampons to walk to ridge to Sgorr Dhearg
- Ridge to Sgorr Dhearg
Summit of Sgorr Dhearg - first munro
- Summit of Sgorr Dhearg
First view of Sgorr Dhonuill - very intimidating - great vista.
- First view Sgorr Dhonuill
Walk to Dhonuill did not look too bad until looked at the top section.
Aready said to Jelly that I might not make the final ascent.
He told me to grow a pair and go for it.
For scale you can just see two walkers about midway to Sgorr Dhonuill near a large patch of snow.
- Dhonuill
The final section didn't look too bad, however there is a 10m long, level ridge walk that takes you to the summit plateau.
The short bit of ridge is very exposed (not shown).
- Final section
Maybe you realised from a previous report ( An Teallach ) , I have a fear of heights / exposure.
I was literally at the same level as the summit but 15m away from the plateau - I was not going to do the last 10m.
After some coaching, and security of sure footedness from the crampons I progressed to the plateau - under pressure, and sweating like a fat lass.
Great views from Sgorr Dhonuill summit - glad I did it.
Didn't want to stay at the top for too long as still worrying about the 10m ridge of fear.
- Dhonuill summit
Glad to be descending, quickly over summit ridge and back down the steep slopes of Sgorr Dhonuill towards the bealach
- Way down off Dhonuill
On way down from Sgorr Dhonuill to bealach
Photo looking back towards bealach
- Looking back to bealach
