Sgurr Dubh Mor and Sgurr nan Eag

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Hills: Sgurr Dubh Mor and Sgurr nan Eag
Date: Friday 30th May 2008
Company: Foggieclimber and Turracoo
Weather: Sunny
Time: 9 hours

Parked just outside Glenbrittle car park and set off along the track which starts behind the campsite toilets. We continued along this path heading towards Coruisk, crossing the Allt Coire Lagan and then took the upper path which skirts round the side of Sron na Ciche.

View of Rhum from path to Coruisk:


After skirting Sron na Ciche we ascended, steeply at first, up into Coir a’Ghrunda sticking just below the rocks of Sron na Ciche.

Turracoo posing on walk up to Coir a’Ghrunda:


A wee bit of easy scrambling took us into the upper coire beside Loch Coir a’ Ghrunda.

Turracoo at Loch Coir’ a’ Ghrunda:


After a short break we set off up scree initially towards Sgurr Alasdair and then skirted right towards Bealach Coir’ an Lochain.

Sgurr Dubh na Da Bheinn, Caisteal a’ Garbh-choire and Sgurr nan Eag:

Loch Coir’ a’ Ghrunda from near Bealach Coir’ an Lochain:


View towards Bruach na Frithe, Bhastier Tooth and Am Bastier, Sgurr nan Gillean, Glamaig, Beinn Dearg Mhor and Marsco:


Next we scrambled up the North-West ridge of Sgurr Dubh na Da Bheinn to its summit (Grade 1).

View towards Sgurr Alasdair and Sgurr Thearlaich from Sgurr Dubh na Da Bheinn:


From the summit of Sgurr Dubh na Da Bheinn we descended the East Ridge towards Sgurr Dubh Mor passing the initial pinnacles on the right-hand side (Grade 2/3). The final pinnacle, just before Sgurr Dubh Mor, we skirted on the left.

Looking up towards summit of Sgurr Dubh Mor:


The final stretch of Sgurr Dubh Mor involved more exposed scrambling up a series of ledges on the right-side of the peak. If you can’t see a way up try looking further right.

Foggieclimber at summit of Sgurr Dubh Mor with views towards Sgurr Sgumain, Sgurr Alasdair, Sgurr Dearg and In Pin and Sgurr na Banachdich:


In Pin and Sgurr Dearg from summit of Sgurr Dubh Mor:


Looking towards TD Gap and path continuation of main ridge up Sgurr Thearlaich:


We returned back towards Sgurr Dubh na Da Bheinn but skirted round below it’s top to gain the South Ridge of Sgurr Dubh na Da Bheinn which led to the base of Caisteal a’Garbh-choire (Grade 2).

While descending Sgurr Dubh na Da Bheinn we saw a helicopter winch someone off of Sgurr Alasdair:


We skirted the Caisteal, on a very easy path, on the Loch Coruisk side, before ascending the North Ridge of Sgurr nan Eag sticking just below the crest on the Coir’ a’ Ghrunda side (Grade 2).

Climbers on South Ridge of Caisteal a’Garbh-choire:


Didn’t take long before we reached the summit of the second Munro Sgurr nan Eag.

Turracoo at summit of Sgurr nan Eag:


From the summit of Sgurr nan Eag we returned several hundred metres before skirting diagonally right down through lots of boulders to reach Loch Coir’a’ Ghrunda (Grade 1). From Loch Coir’a’ Ghrunda we returned out to the car as per our in-bound route.