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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.


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