Everything you need to know about Skye's Cuillin Ridge

Is Skye's Cuillin Ridge on your bucket list? If so, you're not alone – it’s one of the longest continuous Alpine style routes in Europe and one of the world's most iconic ridges. The full Cuillin Ridge Traverse involves climbing to Severe, abseils, and miles of steep, exposed scrambling, but there's also a lighter option that removes some of the hardest climbing pitches and replaces them with easier (albeit still exposed scrambling) alternatives. Here are our go-to resources to help you plan a traverse of the iconic ridge, or another scrambling adventure.

Essential articles

Feature · 15 Feb 2020

The Cuillin Ridge Light – what you need to know

Imagine seeing the distant jagged skyline of Skye's Cuillin Ridge from Elgol, seeing the first peak Gars-bheinn, then tracing the route along to the finish on Sgurr nan Gillean...

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Feature · 29 Nov 2020

Tackling Skye's Cuillin Ridge in a day

After a failed attempt on the Skye’s Cuillin Ridge traverse in 2019, Caroline returned this year to have another go. Taking the Cuillin Ridge Light approach, she managed to complete the route in a day. Here, she tells the story of taking on the...

Feature · 12 Jan 2020

Successfully traversing Skye's Cuillin Ridge in winter

A climb of alpine proportions, epic scenery, and mile after mile of ridge make the Cuillin Ridge an adventurous and highly sought-after route that, says Adrian Trendall, should...

Feature · 13 Feb 2021

Five of the best scrambles in the Lake District

The Lake District offers many scrambles, ranging from family-friendly rambles to iconic routes suitable only for experienced climbers. In his two guidebooks to 'Scrambles in the...