Sgurr Alasdair Route Information

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Sgurr Alasdair

Quick Facts

This is the summed total of all the climbing within a route and is a good indicator of the strenuousness of a route.

Total Ascent

1025 m

An estimate of the time taken based on a derivation of Naismiths rules. Our calculation is based on the horizontal and ascent components of a climb, we do not make a reduction for descent.

Registered users can customise these walking times by specifying their own walking and ascending speeds. They can also add a fixed time period for stoppages.

Route Time

3.5 hrs

The horizontal distance of the route.

Route Distance

8.75 km

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A brief summary of this route.

Our summary will always contain one of easy, moderate or hard to indicate the severity of the route.

Notes

Requires scrambling and a head for exposure. You are recommended to study a higher scale map of the Black Cuillin of Skye before attempting an ascent.

Here we provide the nearest town to the start of the route where you will find basic services.

We then give directions from that location to the route start. Your approach route may differ.

Travel Information

Head to: Carbost

From Carbost (B8009) travel SE to junction at (NG390310), then SE through Glen Brittle to Glen Brittle Hut.

Route Waypoint Map

The total ascent is 1,025 metres. Allow 3.5 hours to complete this 8.75 km route.

In winter months please check the local snow conditions at sais.gov.uk.

The hillphones service can inform you of stalking activities in the area.

Usually the shortest way to climb the mountain, making best use of tracks and paths to gain altitude. Route navigation requires map reading skills and an ability to navigate with a compass.

The information given here will enable you to annotate your map and plan your route. We do not give anecdotal descriptions on where to find the paths, worn by the feet of previous mountaineers.

Where the access routes are few or the ridge is narrow, paths are generally obvious. On open ground, following paths without using your compass may get you lost in poor visibility.

Route Information

Waypoint Detail

	Start at Glen Brittle Hut
		NG41162158	Distance	Altitude 15 m

1	Follow path ESE to branch
		NG43112086	Distance 2.15 km	Altitude 300 m

2	Continue ESE towards Loch Lagan
		NG43752070	Distance 0.66 km	Altitude 364 m

3	Bear left (E) through Coire Lagan to Loch Lagan
		NG44402096	Distance 0.70 km	Altitude 565 m

4	Head E to base of Great Stone Shoot
		NG44622101	Distance 0.23 km	Altitude 640 m

5	Ascend the Great Stone Shoot
		NG45082077	Distance 0.53 km	Altitude 875 m

6	Scramble to summit of Sgurr Alasdair
		NG45002080	Distance 0.10 km	Altitude 992 m

7	Return by same route
		NG41162158	Distance 4.38 km	Altitude 15 m

A selection of weather forecasts local to this route.

Weather

North West Highlands
by MWIS (PDF format)

West Highlands
by Met Office

Sgurr Alasdair
by Metcheck

Images of Sgurr Alasdair

The great North face of Sron na Ciche, seen from Coire Lagan in early evening light. The dark shadow in the centre of the wall is cast by the curious massive projecting boss of rock known as The Cioch.

Image by David S Brown

Approach into coire lagan with the Great stone chute on the left & the "dead whale" magma deposit on the right foreground. Great place to camp overnight.

Image by Atlas Keir

Looking down the West Ridge of Sgurr Alasdair from close to the summit.

Image by David S Brown

Looking up the East ridge of Sgurr Alasdair to its small summit cone. A straight-forward scramble, by Cuillin standards.

Image by David S Brown

Route Area Map

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Rating & Reviews

Rating & Reviews

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Written by David S Brown on 19 May 2006:

Lovely approach route into splendid Coire Lagan, one of the finest coires in Scotland. Begin to right of centre of stone shoot on relatively stable boulders until first rock outcrops. Thereafter, gently climb 3 and slip back 1. There is no permanent zigzag track anywhere even at the top. Scrambling gloves recommended to save abbrasion of fingertips! The summit ridge is a pleasant scramble, summit itself is tiny. Wonderful views. Descent down stone shoot entails sliding with the scree. Near bottom keep in centre for a very short section of scree-run. Must have been great in the pioneer days!

Written by Malcolm Grey on 05 Aug 2003:

Great way to the top of Skye's highest. Great Stone Shoot not fun as quite eroded, but scenery spectacular. For those with a bit more of a head for heights try over Sgurr Sgumain first, via the easy gully below Sron na Ciche, though there is one "bad step" below the summit, passed by chimney on right. True mountain goats should try the whole round of the corrie finishing on the Inn Pinn, for a major day's scrambling/climbing.

Disclaimer. The details provided above are an aid to planning an expedition, but all distances, altitudes and bearings must be considered approximate. You must navigate with the appropriate map, a compass, your navigation skills and common sense, MunroMagic.com accept no responsibility for your interpretation of our route information.

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