Sgùrr Mhic Chòinnich

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Sgùrr Mhic Chòinnich is a wedge-shaped ridge of rock above the back of Coire Lagan. For non-climbers it is probably one of the more difficult Cuillin Munros, the ridge from the bealach having one particularly exposed climb up. The mountain is named after the early local climbing guide, John Mackenzie.

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Region: Isle of Skye

Altitude: 948 metres

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Detailed route description and map

Sgùrr Mhic Chòinnich from Coire Lagan

Other routes and challenges

The only feasible alternative for very experienced scramblers is to ascend via Hart's Ledge (commonly known as Collie's Ledge, though the first ascent has been reattributed).

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Panoramic summit view (click to open)


Sgùrr Mhic Chòinnich



Users' walk reports for Sgùrr Mhic Chòinnich

There are 4045 Walkhighlanders who have climbed Sgùrr Mhic Chòinnich. They have contributed 63 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 AuthorDate walked LikesHills
  30/3/12  61 M2
  22/7/17  41 M11
  22/5/21  29 M2
  1/7/19  25 M2
  9/7/17  24 M2
  8/8/15  24 M12
  2/7/15  23 M4
  22/7/13  21 M12
  18/6/18  20 M9
  31/5/17  19 M2
  9/5/12  16 M2
  20/9/60  16 M3
  14/8/20  14 M2
  6/6/16  14 M11
  27/5/12  14 M11
  20/5/14  13 M1
  9/7/15  12 M4
  6/6/23  11 M5
  24/6/16  11 M2
  11/5/17  10 M9
  9/10/12  10 M12C1
  3/9/19  9 M11
  31/8/22  8 M2
  1/7/16  8 M2
  7/9/15  8 M11
  19/5/14  8 M5
  13/6/23  7 M2
  12/6/16  7 M10
  13/10/14  7 M4
  22/5/18  6 M2
  14/8/15  6 M5
  4/6/11  6 M11
  12/5/16  5 M1
  15/11/14  5 M2
  13/9/14  5 M3
  2/6/14  5 M11
  4/6/11  5 M2
  6/8/12  4 M2
  21/5/14  3 M11
  13/10/13  3 M11
  26/5/13  3 M11
  4/6/11  3 M1
  5/1/07  3 M11
  19/5/03  3 M11
  29/5/18  2 M5
  18/5/14  2 M11
  13/7/13  2 M8
  24/4/93  2 M3
  29/8/16  1 M1
  3/7/16  1 M1
  28/5/14  1 M3
  10/6/13  1 M2
  3/6/13  1 M11
  14/5/11  1 M2
  5/6/07  1 M11
  7/7/01  1 M2
  25/5/18  0 M12
  29/5/16  0 M1
  21/6/12  0 M2
  21/4/12  0 M2
  12/5/07  0 M2
  7/5/00  0 M3
  21/6/97  0 M4

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