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Sailing and Walking the West Coast of Scotland - Posted: March 4, 2007 - 6:27 PM
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This is a regular Yotlinx event open to all. It is an event created to combine hillwalking and sailing, hillwalkers and sailors, to get the most from the magnificent West Coast of Scotland. We charter boats on the Isle of Skye, Armadale, Scotland.
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Our events usually start at ca.1600 on Friday, ending the same time on the Monday. This often involves the crew(s) taking the Friday to get to Skye arriving early/mid afternoon, either food shopping on the way of perhaps the previous night.
It is good to get out of Armadale as early as possible and make for more sheltered water for the first night. If some crew can only make it to Skye by Friday evening, then there are alternative meeting points possible.
The sailing and walking very much depend on what people want and what the weather permits. Probably the toughest walks would be over the Knoydart peninsula taking in a few Monroes on the way or the Skye Cullins tackled from the South. These are reasonably strenuous all day walks. On other days we try and manage some easier (but just as wonderful) walks such as the Rum Cullins or walks on Canna or say Eigg. Basically, we'll do what we want to do in as much as is possible. See below for details of 'Ronnie's Walks'.
Most event crews will agree on a night at the Old Forge Inverie. '' . wordwrap ('http://www.theoldforge.co.uk', 70, '
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Finally, costs! Theses kind of trips usually work out at about £65/day per head. So £195 each for the long weekend. This includes yacht charter & extras and all the food and drink aboard. It's about the best value weekend on earth as it includes your accomodation (with stunning and changing views), food and your activity built in. You'd be hard put to get bed & breakfast and an evening meal for that. These costs do not include transport to and from Skye or money spent eating out, say at the Old Forge.
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Islof Skye Yachts Contact Details
Mark & Charmian Entwistle
Isle of Skye Yachts
ARDVASAR
Isle of Skye
IV45 8RS
Tel. +44(0)1471 844216
Fax. +44(0)1471 844387
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If you need to hire waterproofs or sleeping bags etc. Please give IOSY as much notice as possible.
Ronnie's Walks
Walks by Ronnie Robb for Yotlinx Skye Sailing and Walking weekends.
MAINLAND ROUTES
Route 1) Meale Bhuide, Knoydart; an A to B route; 14km; 1,100m of ascent; 6-8 hours; OS map 33. Terrain - remote, hill paths, wide rocky ridges and land rover tracks. After sailing up Loch Nevis, leave from the pier at Camusrory up the glen then ascend Sgurr Sgeithe from it's southerly aspect. Then head North and West to the summit of Meale Bhuide, one of most remote Munro's. Descend West via Ant Uiriohlach to Inverie. This route has an optional side trip over Luinne Bheinn depending on the weather.
Route 2) Ladhar Bheinn, Knoydart; an A to B route; 14km; 1450m of ascent; 8-10 hours; OS map 33. Terrain - remote, heather slopes, mountain paths, grassy ridges and track. Sail up Loch Hourn to Barrisdale Bay and ascend North ridge of Ladhar Bheinn to summit, (narrow near the top for 200m). Then head south along ridge of Stob a' Chearchaill to the 'Corbett' of Sgurr Coire Choinnichean and finally descend straight down to Inverei.
Route 3) North shore of Loch Morar; an A to B route; 16km; 300m of ascent; 4-6 hours; OS map 33. Terrain - boggy hill path, heather moor, land rover track and flat. Sail up Loch Nevis to Tarbert on the North shore of the Morar peninsula. Walk over the hill to the inland loch of Loch Morar and than follow the path along it's North shore to Mallaig. This route can be done in reverse depending on the weather, tides etc.
Route 4) Sgurr Coirre Choinnichean, Knoydart, A short circular route designed for bad weather. Starts and finishes from Inverei; 3.5km; 800m of ascent; 2.5-3 hours; OS map 33. Terrain - steep heather slopes and grassy ridges.
ISLAND ROUTES
Route 1) The Rhum Cullin Traverse. An A to B route; 11km; 1,300m of ascent; 7-9 hours; OS map 39. Terrain - remote, mountain paths, short grass & heather slopes, rough, rocky and lots of scree slopes. Dropped off at Dibidil bothy on the South of the island and starting with the most Westerly top, traverse the further 5 summits in roughly South to North order finishing at the little pub, come grocery shop at Kinloch. A peach of a route if good weather prevails.
Route 2) An Sgurr, Island of Eigg. A circular route; 8.5km, 400m of ascent; 4-5 hours; OS map 39. Terrain - land rover tracks, rough moorland, heather slopes and rocky summit ridge. Head west from Galmisdale pier along land-rover track and ascend Southern slopes of the crag to the summit. Reverse the direction but via the Northern slopes.
Route 3) Carn a' Ghaill, Isle of Canna. A circular route; 7km; 250m of ascent; 2-3 hours;OS map 39, Terrain - thin grassy moorland, rocky outcrops and prone to the wind. A wet weather alternative to some of the bigger routes. A circular route from A'Chil pier in a counter clockwise direction.
Route 4) South ridge of Bla Bheinn, Isle of Skye. An A to B route; 7.5km; 1,000m of ascent; 5-6 hours; OS map 32. Terrain - short grass ridges, short rocky scrambling sections, scree slopes and mountain paths. Sail up Loch Scavaig and dropped off at Camasunary. Ascend almost due North straight up the relentless but interesting Southerly ridge narrowing all the time towards the rocky South summit. Then ascend the true summit by scrambling into and up the other side of a rocky 'notch' on the summit ridge. Descend via Eastern scree slopes and picked up at the slipway on Loch Slappin.
Route 5) North East ridge of Sgurr a' Coire Bhig, Isle of Skye. A route that can be A to B or circular depending upon weather and tides. 8km; 1,000m of ascent; 5-6 hours; OS map 32. Terrain - Rocky slopes, scree, mountain paths, with a little scrambling and some exposure on the summit ridges. Sail up Loch Scavaig and dropped of at Camasunary. Walk into Glen behind the bothy and ascend south easterly slopes above Loch Coruisk to the summit of Sgur a' Choire Bhig. Then head North along a short section of the Cullin ridge ticking off the Munro's of Sgurr Dubh Mor and Sgurr nan Eag. Then descend rocky slopes to the West of the summit ridge down to Glen Brittle. Alternatively descend to the South over the top of Garbh Beinn back to the original drop off point.
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