Editing Cuillin (section)

==Climbing and hillwalking==
[[File:main ridge of the cuillin in skye arp.jpg|thumb|300px|The main ridge]]
The summits of the Cuillin are bare rock, jagged in outline and with steep cliffs and deep cut [[cirque|corries]] and gullies. Twelve Black Cuillin peaks are listed as [[Munros]], though one of them, [[Blaven]], is part of a group of outliers separated from the main ridge by Glen Sligachan.<ref name="munros"/>

The [[scrambling|scrambler]] can access most of the individual peaks by their easiest routes. Only the [[Sgùrr Dearg#The Inaccessible Pinnacle|Inaccessible Pinnacle]] is a [[grade (climbing)|graded]] rock climb (Moderate) by its simplest line but several of the other summits require scrambling skills. Navigation on the ridge is difficult due to jagged terrain and magnetic abnormalities that make compass reading unreliable.<ref name="munros"/> The majority of scramblers heading on to the Black Cuillin do so via routes from Glenbrittle (where there is a campsite and a [[youth hostel]]) or Sligachan for the northern peaks: due to the remoteness of Loch Coruisk, which can only be reached by boat or a {{circa}} {{cvt|10|km}} walk from [[Elgol]], routes starting from this side are less frequented.<ref name="munros"/>

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[[File:Cuillin ridgs, Scotland, sketch map.svg|thumb|300px|Sketch map of main Black Cuillin ridge]]
In addition to climbing individual peaks, there is the challenge of a full [[traverse (climbing)#In mountaineering|mountain traverse]] of the main Black Cuillin ridge. Although only {{cvt|7|mi|km|order=flip}} in length, the average traverse is likely to take 15–20 hours from sea level at [[Glenbrittle]] to the bar of the [[Sligachan]] Hotel, owing to the difficulty of the terrain and route-finding problems. The first recorded traverse in under 24 hours was on 10 June 1911 by Leslie Shadbolt and Alastair C. McLaren, in 12 hours 18 minutes top to top<ref>{{cite book |author=Calum Smith |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-FnxDwAAQBAJ |title=The Black Cuillin: The Story of Skye's Mountains |page=179 |publisher=Rymour Books |year=2020 |isbn=9780954070441}}</ref> (16.75 hours in total<ref>{{cite journal |author=H. E. L. Porter|title=Leslie Garnet Shadbolt (1883–1973) |journal=[[Alpine Journal]] |volume=|pages=284–85 |year=1974 |url=https://www.alpinejournal.org.uk/Contents/Contents_1974_files/AJ%201974%20279-286%20In%20Memoriam.pdf}}</ref>). The record for the full traverse, set by [[Finlay Wild]] in October 2013, stands at 2 hours, 59 minutes and 22 seconds<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/item.php?id=68413 |title=Finlay Wild Breaks Cuillin Record - Again}}</ref> (though this time is from Gars-bheinn to [[Sgùrr nan Gillean]] and does not include the initial ascent from [[Glenbrittle]] or the final descent to Sligachan).<ref>Colin Wells, [http://www.sundayherald.com/sport/nationalsport/display.var.1429069.0.running_in_heaven.php Running in Heaven] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930031706/http://www.sundayherald.com/sport/nationalsport/display.var.1429069.0.running_in_heaven.php |date=30 September 2007}}. ''Sunday Herald'' (accessed 14 June 2007).</ref> A further issue for those attempting the full traverse is the fact that there are no natural sources of water on the ridge (except for winter snows and melt water), although there are a few high burns just off the main ridge from which water can be obtained.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thebmc.co.uk/how-to-scramble-the-cuillin-ridge |title=How to scramble: the Cuillin Ridge |publisher=The BMC |date=4 August 2015 |access-date=28 February 2018}}</ref>

Some believe the ultimate mountaineering experience of the UK is the full traverse of the Cuillin Ridge, especially under winter conditions.<ref>{{cite web |last=Begley |first=Alastair |title=A Winter Cuillin Traverse |url=http://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/page.php?id=6139 |website=ukclimbing.com |access-date=19 March 2016 |date=February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Lates |first=Mark |title=The Cuillin Ridge: Tips for success by Mike Lates |url=http://skyeguides.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/2007_Ridge_Download.pdf |website=skyeguides.co.uk |access-date=19 March 2016}}</ref> The Isle of Skye's position in the warm [[Gulf Stream]] makes genuine winter conditions rare, and the very short winter days probably make a 24-hour traverse impractical. The first recorded, over two days, was in 1965 by D. Crabbe, B. Robertson, [[Tom Patey|T. Patey]] and [[Hamish MacInnes|H. MacInnes]].<ref>{{cite journal | title = The first Winter Traverse of the Cuillin Ridge | journal =Scottish Mountaineeering Club Journal| date= 1965|  first =Tom | last =   Patey   |  volume =#28 | issue= 156 | pages= 69-86 |   access-date = 26 June 2024   |url = https://simrich.ams3.digitaloceanspaces.com/SMCJ/Number%20156%20-%20Vol%2028%20-%20May%201965_Reduced.pdf }}</ref>

A longer challenge, known as the "Greater Traverse" includes all the Skye Munros, though omitting some gabbro outliers: this involves continuing on to [[Clach Glas]] and [[Blaven]] totalling some {{cvt|20|km}} distance and {{cvt|4000|m}} ascent. This traverse was first done independently by two parties, in the summer of 1939, with I. Charleson and W. Forde claiming precedence over W. H. Murray & R. G. Donaldon a few weeks later (see [[W. H. Murray]]'s book<ref>{{cite book | title = Mountaineering in Scotland | date=1947|  first = William H| last = Murray     |publisher =J.M.Dent and Sons Ltd |pages=148-167  | access-date = 27 June 2024   | url =https://archive.org/details/mountaineeringin00murr/page/148/mode/2up?q=%22the+cuillin+ridge+and+blaven%22  }}</ref> for details of his traverse).<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Trendall |first=Adrian |title=Skye's Cullin Ridge Traverse |publisher=Cicerone |year=2020 |isbn=978-1-78631-043-9 |pages=53–5}}</ref>

Extending the Greater Traverse even further is the Cullin Round. This takes in most of the major peaks of the Black and Red Cullin, totalling {{cvt|54|km}}, {{cvt|7000|m}} ascent and 12 Munros. The fastest time of 16 hours 46 minutes was set by Mark Shaw in 2002.<ref name=":0" />

The Trans Cullin Challenge is yet to be completed in under 24 hours. It is an east-west traverse of every Cullin top between Gars-bheinn and [[Beinn na Caillich (Red Hills)|Beinn na Caillich]], totalling some {{cvt|61|km}}, {{cvt|9000|m}} ascent and 70 tops.<ref name=":0" />

===List of summits===
The list below shows all the [[Munro]]s, [[Corbett (hill)|Corbetts]] and [[Graham (hill)|Grahams]] of the Cuillin. It, therefore, excludes peaks such as [[Clach Glas]], which do not meet the criteria for these hill listings.

{| class="wikitable"
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! Summit !! Range !! Classification !! Absolute height (m)!! [[Relative height]] (m)!! Grade of easiest route !! Easiest route(s)
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| [[Sgùrr nan Gillean]] || Black Cuillin || Munro || 964 || {{c.|204}} || Grade 3 scramble || South-east ridge<ref name="munros"/>
|-
| [[Am Basteir]] || Black Cuillin || Munro || 934 || {{c.|55}} || Grade 2 scramble || East ridge avoiding the "Broken Step" on the left<ref name="munros"/>
|-
| [[Bruach na Frìthe]]|| Black Cuillin || Munro || 958 || {{c.|125}} || Walk || Ascent via Fionn Choire<ref name="munros"/>
|-
| [[Sgùrr a' Mhadaidh]]|| Black Cuillin || Munro ||918 || {{c.|71}} || Grade 2/3 scramble || North-west or south ridges<ref name="munros"/>
|-
| [[Sgùrr a' Ghreadaidh]] || Black Cuillin|| Munro || 973 || {{circa|123}} || Grade 3 scramble || North ridge<ref name="munros"/>
|-
| [[Sgùrr na Banachdaich]]|| Black Cuillin || Munro ||965 || {{c.|114}} || Walk || Ascent via Coire nan Eich<ref name="munros"/>
|-
| [[Inaccessible Pinnacle]] ([[Sgùrr Dearg]])|| Black Cuillin || Munro ||986 || 182 || Moderate rock climb || East ridge of Inaccessible Pinnacle<ref name="munros"/>
|-
| [[Sgùrr MhicChoinnich]] || Black Cuillin || Munro || 948 || {{c.|56}} || Grade 2 scramble || North ridge<ref name="munros"/>
|-
| [[Sgùrr Alasdair]] || Black Cuillin|| Munro ||992 || 992 || Grade 2 scramble || North-east ridge from top of Great Stone Chute<ref name="munros"/>
|-
| [[Sgùrr Dubh Mòr]]|| Black Cuillin || Munro ||944 || {{c.|89}} || Grade 2 scramble || From Coir' a' Ghrunnda<ref name="munros"/>
|-
| [[Sgùrr nan Eag]] || Black Cuillin|| Munro ||924 || {{c.|127}} || Grade 1/2 scramble || From Coir' a' Ghrunnda<ref name="munros"/>
|-
| [[Blà Bheinn]] || Outlier (Blaven group) || Munro ||928 || 301 || Walk || Ascent via Coire Uaigneis<ref name="munros"/>
|-
| [[Garbh-bheinn_(Skye)|Garbh-bheinn]] ||Outlier (Blaven group) || Corbett || 808 || 172 || Walk || From head of Loch Ainort<ref name="corbetts"/>
|-
| [[Glamaig]] || Red Cuillin || Corbett || 775 || {{c.|480}} || Walk || From Sligachan<ref name="corbetts"/>
|-
| [[Marsco]] || Red Cuillin || Graham || 736 || 413 || Walk || From Sligachan<ref name="grahams"/>
|-
| [[Beinn_Dearg_Mhor_(Sligachan)|Beinn Dearg Mhòr]] ||Red Cuillin || Graham|| 731 || 152 || Walk || From Sligachan<ref name="grahams"/>
|-
| [[Belig]] ||Red Cuillin || Graham || 702 || 246 || Walk || From head of Loch Ainort<ref name="grahams"/>
|}