The Knoydart Three: Ladhar Bheinn, Luinne Bheinn and Meall Buidhe

The Knoydart Three: Ladhar Bheinn, Luinne Bheinn and Meall Buidhe

Sixteen years ago, I set out on a 5-day winter backpacking trip to climb three Munros in Knoydart, a remote peninsula in northwest Scotland. It turned into an epic that I was lucky to survive. Earlier this year, unexpectedly, I found myself with a chance to make amends.

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The four summits of Sgurr a Mhadaidh: another Cuillin reconnaissance

The four summits of Sgurr a Mhadaidh: another Cuillin reconnaissance

It was time for another Cuillin reconnaissance, and there was one section of tricky scrambling that we hadn’t done: an unavoidable obstacle in the form of the four summits of Sgurr a Mhadaidh. I was keen to complete this section before committing to a full traverse of the ridge.

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