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I'm a late 50s, not-so-fit latecomer, doing his first walk report and pretty duff at technology so please bear with me.
That Sgurr nan Eag - it's rather good, isn't it?
Climbed it on 12 October with my locally-acquired accomplice, Pete, who I had first bumped into on the summit of Bruach na Frithe in May this year - we are both, cautiously, ticking off the Cuillins.
The day was calm and a little overcast but the cloudbase was well above the tops. The route we took was pretty well as per the walk description - except, out of respect to my aching knees, we gave the Sgurr Dubh an Da Bheinn/Sgurr Dubh Mor detour a miss. Maybe next time, with the reassurance of a rope.
That said, the views en route to and from the summit of Sgurr nan Eag were reward enough.
- "Let's pause and admire that view"
- "It's up that way, I believe"
- View over Soay to Rum, Eigg and beyond
- The view along the ridge south towards Gars-Bheinn
- Probably of more interest to geologists than botanists....
- ....and now for a nice walk home.
Next time, I think I'll choose a summer's day and make time to walk the ridge to Gars-Bheinn or wild-camp first at the lochan....if I could find somewhere for the tent-pegs.
It's days like this in places like this that make life extra good.