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Name:Sgurr nan Eag
Hill number:1258
Height:926.3m / 3039ft
Parent (Ma):1239  Sgurr Alasdair
RHB Section:17B: Minginish and the Cuillin Hills
County/UA:Highland
Island:Skye
Class:Hump, Simm, Munro, High Hills of Britain, Murdo,
Yeaman
(Hu,Tu,Sim,M,HHB,Mur,Y)
Grid ref:NG 45710 19524
Summit feature:cairn
Drop:130.3m
Col:796m  NG 4541 2016  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 32
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Survey:Leica Disto D510/Leica RX1250
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 710 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
Cuillin Traverse with Tom (Coruisk to Sligachan)D.Hoyle05/09/2023
Cuillin traverseRuth12/06/2023
Revisit, on route to Sgurr a' Choire Bhig and Gars-bheinn.PGCE22/05/2023
Second time up this Munro. With Simon Turnerassynt_bob26/08/2022
From Glenbrittle camp site. Last one at the end of a long day, with Iain, my guide. Misty but dry, humid and warm.iangalbraith15/08/2022
Day 1 on Skye, tough day out with poor visibility but great day with technical walking and great scrambling made up for the lack of views.Kevthecat03/07/2022
First of 3 with guide Alex on a shocker of a day. Rocks slippy but he kept us right with ropes for tricky scrambles😀. Great dayakmilne27/06/2022
1/11FCMark27/06/2022
with Daniel. Slimeypaulpitcher24/06/2022
Sgurr nan Eag and Sgurr Dubh Mor with Harrison and Bethany. Roasting hot day added a extra challenge, and Bethany decided to skip Dubh Mor and wait in Coire Ghrunnda for us to return. Was glad to get back to Glenbrittle (where I just about emptied the campsite shop of cold drinks).mproudfoot05/06/2022
Ridge with Roy and davidHardenC02/06/2022
Sgurr Nan Eag, Sgurr Dubh Mor, Sgurr Alasdair, Sgurr MhicConnich, Inn Pinn, Sgurr na Banachdauch, Sgurr a Ghreadaidh, Sgurr a Madhaidh. Over TD Gap, and up West face of Inn Pinn With GuideHuwel01/06/2022
Up to Coire Ghrunnda, over to Sgurr nan Eag and Gars-Bhein, and back again.atreides788729/05/2022
Climbed with Taff of West Coast guides.Rob Rees21/05/2022
OMC Meet at Glenbrittle campsite, with Karen Webber and Andy Moffat. The hike into Coira' Ghrunnda was fine until a navigational mishap required a rope over a slightly exposed step well to the left of the burn. From the coire up to Sgurr nan Eag was steep but ok then along the ridge. Sunny all day with views of Rum, Canna, Muck, Eigg and Mull, western islea just visible in the haze. Once back in coire the coastguard helicopter buzzed us twice then landed as a training exercise, amazing.chillyman829/04/2022
With Dave on trip to Dunvegan, but he went down and left this to me. Very tricky descent.Tintenty29/04/2022
With D, James and Jayne, perfect weather on round of southern 3.Rodge27/06/2021
Southern 8 Cuillins climbed on rather wet day. An attempt to climb all 11, but plans changed due to weather. 22km, 13h, 2000m elevation gain.ytropek30/08/2020
From Glen Brittle Memorial Hut, good track leads up into Coir' a' Ghrunnda, gets a bit scrambly but nothing difficult. Fourth hill on a linear route to Gars-bheinn. On to Sgurr a' Choire Bhig.jonglew01/10/2019
Solo fr car parked by Glen Brittle campsite, mostly running on improved path to Coir' a' Ghrunnda then scrambled up here. Tops all clear with a light dusting of snow, but rather hazy.NorfolkPT2108/04/2019
From Glenbrittle camp site, via moorland paths to foot of SW flank. An initial 'barrier' of iced-up slabs at the start of the SW flank was passed approximately centrally, then 2,000 feet of snow covered unstable boulders and scree, interspersed with slabs coated with ice. Lots of 'dead' ground above, meaning some route choices had to be reversed once what was in the dead ground was revealed. If there is an 'obvious' zig-zag scree path, I saw no signs of it. Route finding was not half so difficult coming back down, but care had to be taken to locate the passage back through the icy slabs barrier. Not a route I wish to repeat.Isbjorn Winter Round18/01/2019
With Euan, first Munro in 2 years after ankle injury, back to the big stuff!BigNick29/07/2018
From Sgurr Dubh Mor & Sgurr Dubh na Da Bheinn, with Mike Lates.Dangerous Dave23/07/2018
With Jonathan, guided by Paddy.Chris Blake04/06/2018
Standard route up Coire a’Ghrunnda from Glen Brittle. Onto Sgurr Dubh MorN.Morters26/05/2018
Attempted with Dave and Scott - reached Loch Coir' a' Ghrunnda at 698m, but thick mist and rain prevented us continuing to the main ridgebarnz4830/09/2017
BC Skye meet, with Ken Wright and Jim Plaice.clashcityrocker18/07/2017
With Ken and Dave our guide. 9 hour demanding day. Lot of boulder work and scrambling . Misty and overcast and route finding would have been difficult without a guide. I was roped up for Dubh Mor .slynch16/07/2017
From campsite, a round of Sgurr Dubh an Da Bheinn, Sgurr Dubh Mor and Sgurr nan Eag.rhalstead08/06/2017
With I.mcSkimming, Coire Ghrunndha to Gars BheinnHighland Days29/04/2017
Part of traverse from Sgurr nan Eag to Sgurr a' Mhadaidh with Ewan. Ascended via Coir a' Ghrunndaraffemeister08/10/2016
With pam pope , her husband Andy, jennifer, dave B,Margaret, and Iain Price. Not really a good .was clashed in. But we managed to do this one ,attempted the next but we run out of and managed to get off the hill just before dark.tallblond10/09/2016
with NeilsKonstanci08/05/2016
From Glen Brittle campsite with Jamie. Sgurr nan Eag then Sgurr Dubh Mor before finishing with scramble on to Sgurr Alasdair. Returned to Glen Brittle via Great Stone Shute.knarf06/05/2016
1st of the day with george yeomans, roy, dave and derek ellismn2322/06/2015
With GHC from the hostel. Clearing top, cool and breezy. Only one Munro, a real disappointment!Play2End30/05/2015
First summit on traverse to Sgurr Alasdair. Walk round to Coir' a' Ghrunnda from Glen Brittle easy, ascent to Loch more difficult as was ascent onto ridge. Great views across to Bla Bheinn. Walked out to Gars-bheinn and returned over summit again.quadbarrel15/10/2014
1 of 5: From Glen Brittle campsite CP.ChrisR26/06/2014
2nd of 2. After having lunch I then started the trek over to nan Eag...ended up on the wrong side of the ridge and had a hairy moment to get back on the right side. Ran into troubles descending too...very different to mainland Munros! 16.6km, 1685m, 11hr30.bowzi16/06/2014
Climbed from Glenbrittle Campsite with my dad (his and my first Cuillin Munro) in beautiful clear conditions. Relatively straightforward approach from Loch a Ghrunnda. Seemed to be one of the very few people on the hill without a Guide.andy04/06/2014
Day 1 of Cullin Ridge Traverse. Francis Blunt (guide) and Robert Wight (MMC) Sunny, warm, high cloud and perfect viz. 11 hour day. Easy walking.alexmaclennan31/05/2014
B&A 4 days after traverseMorning24/05/2014
2nd time.PGCE02/10/2013
An atempt on the ridge, stopped for bad weatherJamesSDonald05/09/2013
Week on Skye with Mum. Unexpectedly poor weather - attempt on Eag and Dubh Mor but very foggy coming up Coir' a' Ghrunnda with very difficult route finding. Made it to Sgurr nan Eag by NW ridge in quite 'adventurous' conditions.Mark Jackson14/07/2013
With Matt Alex Simon David & SarahPDR196603/07/2013
Eag to InnPinnKevin2903507/10/2012
1 day ascent of the cuillin ridge - 13.58 minutes strat to finish including all munros but no naismiths roue or kings chimney Walked in and walked back to glen brittle campsite - total time 23:20jonathanwilliam04/06/2012
Traverse from Gars-bheinn to Sgurr Alasdair with Ruth, Will and DC. Perfect sunny weather.davidpettit8402/06/2012
Cuillin Ridge in two days w BrunoMartin Barratt22/05/2012