Sgurr a' Ghreadaidh and the four tops of Sgurr a' Mhadaidh from Bealach Coir an Lochan   © Peter Burgess

Sgurr a' Ghreadaidh from the summit of Sgurr na Banachdich   © Peter Burgess

Sgurr a'Ghreadaidh from the summit of Sgurr na Banachdich   © Allan Donald

The full Black Cuillin ridge, viewed from Sgurr Coire Choinnichean, Knoydart   © Adam Rixon

Sgurr Ghreadaidh and Sgurr Mhadaidh from Loch Coruisk, one of the finest views I have ever seen.   © Gareth Pratt

Sgurr a`Ghreadaidh from the south   © Jon Stockton

An Dorus, mid-May 2006, with a large block of snow making scrambling a bit harder. Sgurr a' Ghreadaidh left and Sgurr a' Mhadaidh right, and Coire an Dorus below.   © David S Brown

View across the Eag Dubh gap (of Sgurr a Ghreadaidh's North ridge). Note the wide ledge slanting up to right on the opposite side of the gap, which gives the easiest route back up onto the ridge from the base of the gap down left.   © David S Brown

The South top of Sgurr a' Ghreadaidh, with the SW ridge looking sensationally narrow running down right. Hadn't time to complete the traverse to Banachdich, so will return another day!   © David S Brown

The prospect along the summit ridge from the North top of Sgurr a' Ghreadaidh, with the South top at the end.   © David S Brown

The North (highest) top of Sgurr a' Ghreadaidh, with summit cairn visible.   © David S Brown

Looking West into Eag Dubh. This gap is easily passed by a short scramble down from the ridge right, best regained left by the gently-rising broad ledge visible on the dark shadow side (good hand-holds, feels less exposed than the rock slab alternative).   © David S Brown

Looking up the North ridge of Sgurr a' Ghreadaidh towards 'The Wart' (like a facial profile looking up and left) from just above the climb out of An Dorus. The North cliff is easily passed to the right on boulders and scree.   © David S Brown

From a vantage point on Sgurr a' Mhadaidh above An Dorus, I watched this group with a guide (in pink) tackling the rock wall at the beginning of the ascent of Sgurr a' Ghreadaidh's North ridge - the only bit of 'Grade 3 Scrambling' involved.   © David S Brown

Looking up towards the short but steep scree scramble to An Dorus, the Mhadaidh/Ghreadaidh col.   © David S Brown

Sgurr a' Ghreadaidh seen from the stone shoot on Sgurr Alasdair. Note especially 'The Wart', the curious rocky feature just right of the summit (actually on the North ridge), which from this angle resembles an upwardly-inclined ancient Egyptian mask.   © David S Brown

The arete between the tops of Sgurr a' Greadaidh, requires a cool head.   © Mark Blackwell

Sgurr a'Ghreadaidh (highest on skyline), with Sgurr a'Mhadaidh to right, seen from Coruisk.   © David S Brown

View from summit of Sgurr na Banachdich: looking over nearby Sgurr Thormaid and the Three Teeth then up the south ridge of Sgurr a'Ghreadaidh famously described by Walter Puocher (Magic of Skye) as "..soaring skywards like the curving blade of a titanic s   © David S Brown