Checking out An Dorus I have lost count of the number of times I have climbed the two big central Cuillin Munros, Sgurr a' Ghreadaidh (973m) and Sgurr a' Mhadaidh (918m). It's a perplexing part of the Main Ridge traverse, completely uncompromising, and quite appropriate that reading, saying, understanding and spelling the names of these two linked peaks is the most challenging on the whole massif. However, I had never approached them from the 'Trade Route' starting at the Youth Hostel in Glen

I had an interesting day starting from Victoria Bridge on the Southern edge of the Blackmount, following a track in Glen Kinglass as far as a fishing hut and then turning off up a stalkers track towards the mountains. The path was very wet as there had been lots of rain and the drains had long ago failed. It had once been a very direct route from the glen into the large corrie separating the two mountains I was going to climb, but lack of maintenance had taken its toll here, as everywhere else.

A late start and a swift ascent from Kinlochleven to the high-level stalkers paths leading to the eastern end of the Mamores. I had been up here a couple of times before - to Binnein Mor and to Sgor Eilde Mor, but the high-level contouring path to Binnein Beag had intrigued me and I resolved to walk on it, and climb this peak from this side. I seemed to be going well and decided to save taking pictures for when i was on unfamiliar ground, and particularly when i was on the way back. I gave

Sgurr na Banachdich has a reputation as the easiest Cuillin Munro, but it doesn't have to be a grind. Not all the way, anyway. The approach, from the Memorial Hut, up the North bank of the Allt Coire Banachdich leads to the screes of Sgurr nan Gobhar. The high point of the grass-type vegetation is a moraine, which seemed to be the best approach to minimise the dreaded scree-slog. Coire na Banachdich seemed to be full of waterfalls and torrents. Not obvious from these pictures is that on three