Inaccessible Pinnacle

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The Inaccessible Pinnacle (often abbreviated to the In Pinn) is the second highest summit in the Skye Cuillin. It is notorious as the most difficult of the Munros, requiring a rock-climb and an abseil (and suitable experience or help from an expert) to complete the ascent. It rises from the summit of Sgurr Dearg.

Photo: Ian Jeffrey

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Region: Isle of Skye

Altitude: 986 metres

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Detailed route description and map

Sgurr Dearg and the approach to the Inn Pinn

Other routes and challenges

The West Ridge is a Difficult or Very Difficult rock-climb, whereas the longer East Ridge is graded a Moderate climb, though sensationally exposed. Neither route should be attempted without rock climbing skills and equipment, and some prior experience of abseiling.

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Panoramic summit view (click to open)

Users' walk reports for Inaccessible Pinnacle

There are 3110 Walkhighlanders who have climbed Inaccessible Pinnacle. They have contributed 77 public walk reports including this summit. These are ordered below with the most popular ones first. The rightmost column shows how many summits were included in their report, which may help you to find the most relevant reports.

Walk report	Author	Date walked	Likes	Hills
The Inaccessible Pinnacle is accessed	Ranger	30/03/12	57	M2
The Cuillins in 3 days - no guide required	Mountainlove	22/07/17	39	M11
Ten Cool ‘uns on Skye	Silverhill	08/08/15	22	M12
Skye with Dad, nailing the Pin In	Beaner001	02/07/15	22	M4
The Birthday Pinn	Jaxter	09/07/17	21	M2
Five days in the Black Cuillin	rockhopper	22/07/13	21	M12
Complete! - Sick Kid bags her Full House on Skye	weaselmaster	18/06/18	20	M9
The Inevitable Pinnacle	2manyYorkies	31/05/17	17	M2
Scrambling in Scotland's Rockies - Pinned it!	Mrs Scoob	20/08/16	16	M4
more Cuillin sun and the In Pinn, oh yes indeed!	mrssanta	09/05/12	16	M2
Compleation!!! on the Inn Pinn	Guinessman	28/10/16	14	M1
The Cuillin Ridge One and a Third Times	DaveX	06/06/16	13	M11
Cuillin Traverse: Ration sweat not water (Day 2)	jimandandrea	27/05/12	12	M11
The Innaccessible Pinnacle with Jonah and Kate Winslett	kevsbald	16/05/12	11	M1
9 Skye Gems	jamesb63	11/05/17	10	M9
First munro: In.. at the deep end	pamfox	24/06/16	10	M2
In goes the pinn	scottishkennyg	15/05/14	10	M1
Getting Engaged on the Inaccessible Pinnacle	andrewdoggett	09/10/12	10	M12C1
Some biblical weather on the Cuillin ridge!	goingforawii	03/09/19	9	M11
Inaccessible Pinnacle, Cuillin Hills	Bod	04/06/11	9	M1
43, scared of heights, climbed In Pinn	giladt	29/08/16	8	M1
In Pinn and Sgurr Mhic Choinnich - a misty climb	skyeles	01/07/16	8	M2
Cuillin Ridge Traverse	johnrich	07/09/15	8	M11
Cuillin Traverse – 5 Munro’s then a White flag!!	007iron	19/05/14	8	M5
A Proper Mixed bag - Skye Meet	Fife Flyer	12/07/18	7	M4
Skye! pure fun, simply brilliant.	martin.h	12/06/16	7	M10
Following in Danny MacAskill's Steps on the Cuillin	Quadbarrel	13/10/14	7	M4
the cullin ridge traverse	mgmt!	04/06/11	6	M11
A Skye Adventure with Skye Adventure.	mamoset	22/05/18	5	M2
High in the Skye!	mountainboy12	13/09/14	5	M3
Een Peen day	pigeon	21/06/14	5	M1
Skye High!	Riverman	02/06/14	5	M11
Skye (inn pinn)	stomper	03/10/11	5	M1
The Inaccessible Pinnacle and Sgurr Mhic Choinnich	Redrock	04/06/11	5	M2
3 Scots + 2 Aussies + 1 Guide = The In Pin	RussellR	25/08/12	4	M1
Sgurr Mhic Choinnich and the Inn Pin	kennygwood	06/08/12	4	M2
or go to skye - days 4 and 5	magicdin	19/04/10	4	M2
Skye Week - Days 6 & 7	NevJB	14/05/15	3	M1
All hail the pinn	basscadet	19/08/14	3	M1
Inn Pinn accessed	Ian Bayne	21/06/14	3	M1
Leaving some skin on top of the Cuillin	theformerastronomer	21/05/14	3	M11
Finlay Wild runs sub 3 hours Cuillin Ridge Traverse	Roger Wild	13/10/13	3	M11
SGURR DEARG & IN PIN, scree run, epic thou	blueyed	20/07/13	3	M1
Inn Pinn and Banachdich. 12 rounds with Tyson	Louise993	01/06/13	3	M2
Cuillin Ridge Traverse	wilkiemurray	05/01/07	3	M11
Reminiscing of the Cuillin Ridge	madasa mongoose	19/05/03	3	M11
Sgurr Dearg – Inaccessible Pinnacle – Take 2	NevJB	09/05/16	2	M1
Tower Ridge, Red Cuillin and the In Pin	Colley	25/07/15	2	M2G1
Wet and windy in the Cullins	thand	18/05/14	2	M11
The Southern Skye Ridge	scoob999	13/07/13	2	M8
Cuillin Munros May 2013	ikt68	26/05/13	2	M11
Turning 30 & hitting 50 on the Inn Pinn	Alan S	07/08/10	2	M1
Sgurr Dearg (In Pin) & Sgurr na Banachdich	foggieclimber	02/06/08	2	M2
The Round of Coire Lagan	Benaden887	24/04/93	2	M3
Three Awesome Skye Days	seamus0	18/09/20	1	M1
Munros One Hundred and Sixty Nine to Seventy	Chris Henshall	29/05/18	1	M5
Day 2 on Skye the Pinn & 2 neighbours	Johnny Corbett	28/05/14	1	M3
Cuillin Ridge Traverse from Elgol Part 2	tall-story	03/06/13	1	M11
Dha Laithean anns an Eilean .... An Inn Pinn and three	Collaciotach	12/05/13	1	M4
Inaccessible Pinnacle (Sgurr Dearg) & Sgurr na Banachdich	Stuart Blakeley	17/07/12	1	M2
Sgurr Dearg & the In Pin	martyn	26/06/12	1	M1
The Full Monty...	andrewdoggett	21/05/12	1	M11
Cuillin Ridge Traverse	wilkiemurray	05/06/07	1	M11
Munros Seventy Six and Seventy Seven	Chris Henshall	06/07/01	1	M2
5 days on Skye	Coop	25/05/18	0	M12
Day 1 on Skye and the Inaccessible Pinnacle is accessed	clivew	21/06/12	0	M2
Success on the InPin in Mist	Les Stuart	07/08/11	0	M1
Skye you having a laugh and its MAY ???????? Part 3	stomper	28/05/11	0	M1
The Inaccessible Pinnacle - despite the weather.	EACHANN AN DOIRE	18/05/11	0	M1
Clamber up the Inn Pinn!!!!!!	kirstybeast	13/08/10	0	M2
30,50,60 on the in pin	gammy leg walker	08/08/10	0	M1
In Pin	hughiek	27/09/09	0	M1
A spectator of the Inn Pinn.	IainG	14/08/09	0	M1
Cuillin Walk	seadog	27/07/09	0	M1
Sgurr Dearg and the Inaccessible Pinnacle	Papagenos	07/07/08	0	M1
The Cioch and the Corrie Lagan Round	Benaden887	21/06/97	0	M4
Inaccessible Pinnacle	aileanban53	30/04/88	0	M1

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