Sgùrr nan Eag

The southernmost peak in the Cuillin, Sgùrr nan Eag is on one of the more straightforward sections of ridge though it does still require scrambling skills. This section of the ridge continues out to the terminal peak of Gars-bheinn and its position above the sea gives it stupendous views.

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Region: Isle of Skye

Altitude: 924 metres

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Routes and maps

Sgùrr Dubh Mòr and Sgùrr nan Eag via Coire Ghrunnda

Other routes and challenges

The route above from the Bealach a' Garbh Choire is usually preferred. The bealach can also be reached - over extremely rough and bouldery ground - from the Coruisk side.

The flank of Gars-bheinn has unrelentingly steep scree which deters this as an approach.

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Users' walk reports for Sgùrr nan Eag

There are 5837 Walkhighlanders who have climbed Sgùrr nan Eag. They have contributed 73 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 Cuillins in 3 days - no guide required	Mountainlove	22/7/17	47	M11
Ten Cool ‘uns on Skye	Silverhill	8/8/15	26	M12
Cloud Inversion on the South Cuillin Ridge- Dubh Mor and Eag	Somerled87	18/3/16	21	M2
Five days in the Black Cuillin	rockhopper	22/7/13	21	M12
A Walk Across the Rooftops - Winter Cuillin!	Jaxter	13/2/20	20	M1
The roof of Skye - Alasdair, Dubh Mor and Eag	Ranger	24/3/12	18	M3
Southern Cuillins- Over land and sea	Mountainlove	2/8/21	16	M2
A Grand Day Out	andygunn23	20/9/19	14	M2
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
Welcome to the Cuillin Ridge	The English Alpinist	3/4/25	12	M2
South Cuillin 4	gman	9/7/15	12	M4
Dark Skye: routes the rain couldn't ruin	Christopher Pulman	8/9/25	10	M4F2
Sgurr nan Eag to An Stac Screes - Four South Cuillin Munros	go spazieren	3/4/25	10	M4
Some biblical weather on the Cuillin ridge!	goingforawii	3/9/19	10	M11
A Skye blue day on the southern Cuillin	malky_c	13/2/20	9	M1
Cuillin Traverse – 5 Munro’s then a White flag!!	007iron	19/5/14	9	M5
Cuillin revisited	uk-scrambler	24/4/25	8	M4
Cuillin Ridge Traverse	johnrich	7/9/15	8	M11
Skye day 5, what a finish!	kmai1961	19/5/15	8	M3
Grinning all round Ghruunda	basscadet	22/8/14	8	M2
Scrambled Eag ..... and Mor!	JimboJim	14/10/20	7	M2
Cystic Fibrosis climbs a Cullin	IainT1996	13/7/16	7	M1
Skye! pure fun, simply brilliant.	martin.h	12/6/16	7	M10
Sgurr nan Eag	johnbythell	15/8/25	6	M1
Defeated by the heated Cuillin	zatapathique	15/6/23	6	M1
the cullin ridge traverse	mgmt!	4/6/11	6	M11
Cuillins! 8 out of 9 – I’ll take that!	DaveSan	1/6/26	5	M8
My Cuillin starter menu: Dubh Mòr scrambled, Eag	djarvie	24/9/25	5	M2
Traverse from Gars-bheinn to Sgurr Alasdair	Kenny_G	23/4/25	5	M3
A Hill too far	Fife Flyer	15/4/23	5	M1
Skye - Some Black Cuillin	weaselmaster	6/6/16	5	M2
The Devil's Ridge at the End of The Cuillins	Quadbarrel	15/10/14	5	M3
Skye High!	Riverman	2/6/14	5	M11
SGURR NAN EAG: The Southernmost Cuillin Munro	Bonxie1	20/4/23	4	M1
Last Cuillin Munros, Day 1: Sgurr nan Eag & Sgurr Dubh Mor	Emmanuelle	28/8/16	4	M2
The Cuillin - A break in the clouds	shivy88	6/10/15	4	M6
A night in Coire a'Ghrunnda	Clach Liath	10/7/13	4	M1
Munros One Hundred and Seventy Three and Seventy Four	Chris Henshall	29/5/18	3	M5
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
Cuillin Munros May 2013	ikt68	26/5/13	3	M11
Sgurr nan Eag and Sgurr Dubh Mor	Meatball	22/9/12	3	M2
Fun in the Sun on the southern Cuillin	mrssanta	7/5/12	3	M3
Cuillin Ridge Traverse	wilkiemurray	5/1/07	3	M11
Reminiscing of the Cuillin Ridge	madasa mongoose	19/5/03	3	M11
First venture on the Cuillins WOW	jamesb63	9/9/16	2	M2
Its Skye time, day 1, 3 sunny Munros	Johnny Corbett	27/5/14	2	M3
Wet and windy in the Cullins	thand	18/5/14	2	M11
The Southern Skye Ridge	scoob999	13/7/13	2	M8
Sgurr Dubh Mor and Sgurr nan Eag	foggieclimber	30/5/08	2	M2
Cuillin Ridge Traverse	wilkiemurray	5/6/07	2	M11
Old Stuff 3: Loyal, hopping counterclockwise to Skye (1997)	Klaasloopt	2/4/97	2	M4C3F6S1
Southern Cuillins - under the stars	findhornloon	18/7/22	1	M2
Skye and Torridon	weaselmaster	15/7/18	1	M6
5 days on Skye	Coop	25/5/18	1	M12
Scratching Cuillin Memories: Sgurr a Mhadaidh & Sgurr nan Ea	old danensian	19/6/17	1	M2
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
The Full Monty...	andrewdoggett	21/5/12	1	M11
Sgurr nan Eag, southern Cuillin	martyn	12/10/09	1	M1
Southern Cuillin	MacCookie	15/6/09	1	M3
Cuillin Ridge - South Part	Xavi Coll	11/10/21	0	M3
Skye - Nan Eag, Dubh Mor & Alisdair	Louise993	31/5/14	0	M3
Hi ro stu horo Eilean - Sgurr nan Eag is Sgurr Dubh Mor	Collaciotach	15/5/13	0	M2
Skye Day 2	bootsandpaddles	17/10/12	0	M3
Sgurr nan Eag	headless spectre	18/11/11	0	M1
Skye you having a laugh and its MAY ???????? Part 2	stomper	28/5/11	0	M2
Skye you having a laugh and its MAY ???????? Part 1	stomper	24/5/11	0	M1
Sgurr na Eag	spiderwebb	22/5/11	0	M1
or go to skye on my holidays	magicdin	9/4/10	0	M3
Sgurr nan Eag	Nige R	29/5/09	0	M1
Gars-bheinn to Sgurr Dearg	litljortindan	7/5/00	0	M3

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