Skye Cuillin Munro Courses - Skye Munro Guides

Climb all the Skye Cuillin Munros with a Skye Cuillin Munro Guide

Skye Cuillin Munro Course -dates for 2024

Price per person is £675 for the 4 days guiding, which includes the use of helmet and harness. All courses have a maximum of 2 places available, accommodation and food are not provided.

May 6th - 9th - 1 space available

June 10th - 13th - 1 space available

July 15th - 18th - Places available

5th - 8th August - Places available

9th - 12th September - Places available

Cuillin Munro course enquiry

We offer private guiding for the Skye Cuillin Munros starting from £300 a day. We can offer all of the main ridge Munros over four days or individual days if there are certain Munros you need to finish off. Book one of our Skye Cuillin Guides to help you make the best out of your time on the ridge and complete those Skye Cuillin Munros.

We also offer open Skye Cuillin Munros Courses with a range of dates available throughout the summer. Anyone wishing to book onto a Cuillin Munro course needs to have a good level of fitness and have experience of scrambling on some of Scotland's other classic routes. If you are unsure or want to know more, please do get in touch. Dates are below and the cost per person is £675 with a minimum of 2 people needed for a course to run.

Skye has twelve Munros, with eleven on the main ridge. The Munros on Skye are very different from the others, most involve complex route finding with unavoidable sections of sometimes exposed scrambling. Some people find that hiring a guide will improve their success rate and help make the most out of their time on the island. We are available for single or multiple day guiding, if you have done none of the Cuillin Munros before, the eleven on the main ridge can usually be done over four days if you have a good level of fitness.

Prices start at £300 a day and it is possible to have up to three people in a group, please get in touch to discuss your needs.

Skye Cuillin Munro 4-day course outline

The outline below is the standard approach to the four days but we tend to be flexible with the order to make the most of the weather on the given days. Certain days, such as the In Pinn day are far more affected by weather.

Most days will start at 8 am either from Glen Brittle or Sligachen. Your guides will communicate with you to confirm the details.

Day 1: Sgurr nan Eag, Sgurr Dubh Mor and Sgurr Alasdair

Start point: Glen Brittle Campsite, Ascent: 1450m, Distance: 12.5km, Time: 8-9 hours

Beginning at the southern end of the Cuillin Ridge and heading into Coire Ghrunnda. Our first peak is Sgurr nan Eag which introduces scrambling on Skye's magnificent rock and is one of the easier peaks before moving on to Sgurr Dubh Mor and Sgurr Alasdair to finish the day with a walk out via Coire Laggan.

Day 2: Sgurr Mhic Choinnich, the ‘In-Pinn’ and Sgurr na Banachdich

Start point: Glen Brittle Memorial Hut, Ascent: 1400m, Distance: 12.0km, Time: 7-9 hours

Walking into Coire Lagan and up beside the An Stac screes onto the ridge at the col between the Sgurr Dearg and Sgurr Mhic Choinnich. Sgurr Mhic Choinnich is usually done first before the highlight of many people’s trips the ‘Inaccessible Pinnacle’. Following the excitement of the In Pinn there is some slightly easier scrambling to take us over to Sgurr na Banachdich before the day finishes with a pleasant walk out through Coire nan Each.

Day 3: Sgurr a’Ghreadaidh and Sgurr a’Mhadaidh

Start point: Glen Brittle Youth Hostel, Ascent: 1000m, Distance: 9.0km, Time: 6-7 hours

This is the easier day to give tired legs a rest and begins with a walk up Coire a’Ghreadaidh heading for ‘An Dorus’. From the bealach between Sgurr a’Mhadaidh and Sgurr a’Ghreadaidh we scramble up to the Munro summits and return the same way.

Day 4: Sgurr nan Gillean, Am Basteir and Bruach na Frithe

Start point: Sligchan Hotel, Ascent: 1350m, Distance: 14.0km, Time: 7-8 hours

This northern section of the ridge is tackled from Sligachan where we head up into the impressive Coire a’Bhasteir. Sgurr nan Gillean and Am Bastier, both ascended from Bealach A Bhasteir in an 'out and back' fashion. The day finishes with a walk over to Bruach na Frithe, and a walkout back to the Sligachen.

Previous experience required for this trip

Experience of roped climbing is not essential, however, the course is aimed at fit hill walkers and you’ll need a good level of fitness.

Although Climbing experience is not essential, some scrambling and mountaineering experience would be of great benefit. Having tackled other grade I/II scrambles previously would be recommended. Examples would be the Aonach Eagach, Tower Ridge, Liathach etc.

To achieve all 11 Munros there will be large sections of the Ridge where it is expected that you will be comfortable enough to move un-roped. If you feel that this is not appropriate for you then maybe private guiding would be a better option, to allow you to move at your own pace.

Skye Cuillin Munro kit list

Comfortable walking boots. The Rock on Skye is notoriously rough on kit, especially footwear. Long days on rough, rocky ground means you should be wearing something you can wear for hours on end. Lighter-weight boots or scrambling/approach shoes are great but often lack protection on very wet days.
Waterproof jacket and trousers. An absolute must
Socks.
Baselayers are to be worn next to the skin. (not cotton)
Comfortable walking trousers. Light-weight and dry quickly
Warm mid-layers. At least two, one to wear and one as an emergency layer.
Hats and gloves. the rough rock can be damaging to hands so people often wear gloves for the majority of scrambling. We suggest leather gloves or cheaper gardening gloves. 4 days use and they may be ruined already.
Head torch. Long daylight hours in the summer mean it is not likely you will use this. worth carrying though, just in case.
A small personal first aid kit. Plasters, paracetamol/ibuprofin and personal meds etc.
Drinks bottle, 1L should be enough. You will be passing fresh water in the mountains, so you do not need to carry too much.
A rucksack. Anything larger than a 30L pack will do and a waterproof liner
Emergency survival bag/bivi shelter
Helmet
Harness
belay plate and Karabiner.

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