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 Sgùrr Dearg.

Photo: Ian Jeffrey

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Region: Isle of Skye

Altitude: 986 metres

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Detailed route description and map

Sgùrr 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 4963 Walkhighlanders who have climbed Inaccessible Pinnacle. They have contributed 84 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	30/3/12	61	M2
The Cuillins in 3 days - no guide required	Mountainlove	22/7/17	41	M11
The In Pinn & Mhic-Choinnich. Do I do, or Do I don't ?	JimboJim	22/5/21	29	M2
The Birthday Pinn	Jaxter	9/7/17	24	M2
Ten Cool ‘uns on Skye	Silverhill	8/8/15	24	M12
Skye with Dad, nailing the Pin In	Beaner001	2/7/15	23	M4
Five days in the Black Cuillin	rockhopper	22/7/13	21	M12
Complete! - Sick Kid bags her Full House on Skye	weaselmaster	18/6/18	20	M9
The Inevitable Pinnacle	2manyYorkies	31/5/17	19	M2
Scrambling in Scotland's Rockies - Pinned it!	Mrs Scoob	20/8/16	16	M4
more Cuillin sun and the In Pinn, oh yes indeed!	mrssanta	9/5/12	16	M2
Compleation!!! on the Inn Pinn	Guinessman	28/10/16	14	M1
The Cuillin Ridge One and a Third Times	DaveX	6/6/16	14	M11
Cuillin Traverse: Ration sweat not water (Day 2)	jimandandrea	27/5/12	14	M11
Memories of summer (from June!)	johnbythell	6/6/23	11	M5
First munro: In.. at the deep end	pamfox	24/6/16	11	M2
The Innaccessible Pinnacle with Jonah and Kate Winslett	kevsbald	16/5/12	11	M1
9 Skye Gems	jamesb63	11/5/17	10	M9
43, scared of heights, climbed In Pinn	giladt	29/8/16	10	M1
In goes the pinn	scottishkennyg	15/5/14	10	M1
Getting Engaged on the Inaccessible Pinnacle	andrewdoggett	9/10/12	10	M12C1
Finally, the Inaccessible Pinnacle	andygunn23	31/5/22	9	M2
Some biblical weather on the Cuillin ridge!	goingforawii	3/9/19	9	M11
Inaccessible Pinnacle, Cuillin Hills	Bod	4/6/11	9	M1
The In Pin and Sgurr Mhic Coinnich	Sspaterson	31/8/22	8	M2
In Pinn and Sgurr Mhic Choinnich - a misty climb	skyeles	1/7/16	8	M2
Cuillin Ridge Traverse	johnrich	7/9/15	8	M11
Cuillin Traverse – 5 Munro’s then a White flag!!	007iron	19/5/14	8	M5
Just lucky, I guess - In Pinn and Sgùrr Mhic Chòinnich	zatapathique	13/6/23	7	M2
Skye Cuillin Munros - Guided 4 day course	Kev R	28/9/21	7	M1
A Proper Mixed bag - Skye Meet	Fife Flyer	12/7/18	7	M4
Skye! pure fun, simply brilliant.	martin.h	12/6/16	7	M10
Following in Danny MacAskill's Steps on the Cuillin	Quadbarrel	13/10/14	7	M4
A Skye Adventure with Skye Adventure.	mamoset	22/5/18	6	M2
the cullin ridge traverse	mgmt!	4/6/11	6	M11
High in the Skye!	mountainboy12	13/9/14	5	M3
Een Peen day	pigeon	21/6/14	5	M1
Skye High!	Riverman	2/6/14	5	M11
Skye (inn pinn)	stomper	3/10/11	5	M1
The Inaccessible Pinnacle and Sgurr Mhic Choinnich	Redrock	4/6/11	5	M2
or go to skye - days 4 and 5	magicdin	19/4/10	5	M2
SGURR DEARG & IN PIN, scree run, epic thou	blueyed	20/7/13	4	M1
3 Scots + 2 Aussies + 1 Guide = The In Pin	RussellR	25/8/12	4	M1
Sgurr Mhic Choinnich and the Inn Pin	kennygwood	6/8/12	4	M2
Sgurr Dearg – Inaccessible Pinnacle – Take 2	NevJB	9/5/16	3	M1
Skye Week - Days 6 & 7	NevJB	14/5/15	3	M1
All hail the pinn	basscadet	19/8/14	3	M1
Inn Pinn accessed	Ian Bayne	21/6/14	3	M1
Leaving some skin on top of the Cuillin	theformerastronomer	21/5/14	3	M11
Finlay Wild runs sub 3 hours Cuillin Ridge Traverse	Roger Wild	13/10/13	3	M11
Inn Pinn and Banachdich. 12 rounds with Tyson	Louise993	1/6/13	3	M2
Cuillin Munros May 2013	ikt68	26/5/13	3	M11
Sgurr Dearg (In Pin) & Sgurr na Banachdich	foggieclimber	2/6/08	3	M2
Cuillin Ridge Traverse	wilkiemurray	5/1/07	3	M11
Reminiscing of the Cuillin Ridge	madasa mongoose	19/5/03	3	M11
Munros One Hundred and Sixty Nine to Seventy	Chris Henshall	29/5/18	2	M5
Tower Ridge, Red Cuillin and the In Pin	Colley	25/7/15	2	M2F1
Wet and windy in the Cullins	thand	18/5/14	2	M11
The Southern Skye Ridge	scoob999	13/7/13	2	M8
Turning 30 & hitting 50 on the Inn Pinn	Alan S	7/8/10	2	M1
The Round of Coire Lagan	Benaden887	24/4/93	2	M3
The Cullins gave me COVID	mnichols	16/5/23	1	M1
Three Awesome Skye Days	seamus0	18/9/20	1	M1
Day 2 on Skye the Pinn & 2 neighbours	Johnny Corbett	28/5/14	1	M3
Cuillin Ridge Traverse from Elgol Part 2	tall-story	3/6/13	1	M11
Dha Laithean anns an Eilean .... An Inn Pinn and three	Collaciotach	12/5/13	1	M4
Inaccessible Pinnacle (Sgurr Dearg) & Sgurr na Banachdich	Stuart Blakeley	17/7/12	1	M2
Sgurr Dearg & the In Pin	martyn	26/6/12	1	M1
The Full Monty...	andrewdoggett	21/5/12	1	M11
Cuillin Ridge Traverse	wilkiemurray	5/6/07	1	M11
Munros Seventy Six and Seventy Seven	Chris Henshall	6/7/01	1	M2
5 days on Skye	Coop	25/5/18	0	M12
Day 1 on Skye and the Inaccessible Pinnacle is accessed	clivew	21/6/12	0	M2
Success on the InPin in Mist	Les Stuart	7/8/11	0	M1
Skye you having a laugh and its MAY ???????? Part 3	stomper	28/5/11	0	M1
The Inaccessible Pinnacle - despite the weather.	EACHANN AN DOIRE	18/5/11	0	M1
Clamber up the Inn Pinn!!!!!!	kirstybeast	13/8/10	0	M2
30,50,60 on the in pin	gammy leg walker	8/8/10	0	M1
In Pin	hughiek	27/9/09	0	M1
A spectator of the Inn Pinn.	IainG	14/8/09	0	M1
Cuillin Walk	seadog	27/7/09	0	M1
Sgurr Dearg and the Inaccessible Pinnacle	Papagenos	7/7/08	0	M1
The Cioch and the Corrie Lagan Round	Benaden887	21/6/97	0	M4
Inaccessible Pinnacle	aileanban53	30/4/88	0	M1

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