MattBonnie wrote:JK,
Great post! My wife and I are going back to Skye this summer, this time with our 4-month old baby girl. We've only hiked northern Skye, not the Cuilllins. We're considering Bruach an Frithe or Sgurr na Banachdich. Would you say it is possible (and not completely crazy) to complete this hike with a baby carrier on me? Guides say no scrambling necessary but a first hand account is always best...
Thanks!
I'd say Bruach would be your best bet due to it being a gentle ascent in the main. Banachdich is straightforward but really rather steep. Just make sure you pick a really good day weather wise. Even if you don't bag a Munro there is loads of routes in the foothills to wander that still give a good flavour of the majestic Cuillin.
martyn wrote:Great report, JKLL! It was sitting on the summit of BnF, looking along the whole length of the ridge to the south, on a clear, sunny June day in 2007 that sowed the seed for me moving up here. I relocated to Skye February 2012 and have picked off a few more Cuillin Munros, including the Inaccessible Pinnacle on Sgurr Dearg last week, but the walk up BnF from Sligachan still remains my favourite (all weather) walk. I'm hoping to climb BnF again via the NW ridge tomorrow or Tuesday before heading to London for a few days' business/family stuff.
MattBonnie - choose a good day and there's no reason why you couldn't get up either BnF or SnB toting a baby-carrier perfectly safely - just avoid a claggy day with any risk of wind-buffeting higher up. I'd suggest walking poles for extra stability on the steeper sections of scree path approaching the top of Fionn Choire on BNF or the scree path up to An Diallaid en route to SnB. I suspect midgies are more of a menace to your baby than the walk, judging by the net-festooned carriers I've seen up here. Enjoy!
Thanks for the kind words. We would love to move to Skye but just can't see it happening in all honesty
Well done to making the jump however, needless to say I'm very jealous