Sgurr Dubh Mor and Sgurr nan Eag - Big lad!

The second day of our time in Skye saw us take on the last 2 Munros of the Cuillin at the Southern end. The weather was fantastic today and our day couldn't have been any better. The walk from Glen Brittle over to Coir' a' Ghrunnda was again swift with Scott and Darren leading the way. When we got round the corner, the view stunned us - it was like something out of hell. Masses of molten rock, gabbro and slabs everywhere - it looked impenetrable. However, a fine path adhering to the rocks of Sron na Ciche saw us make steady ascent over some slabs and through some large boulder fields before we levelled out at the Loch - what a loch it was and we vowed that we would all go for a dip in there after we had done the 2 Munros. The climb up towards Alasdair was steep but we soon emerged on to the airy ridge and made our way over to Sgurr Dubh an Da Bheinn. From here, Sgurr Dubh Mor looked quite tricky. Scott created a new route and we cursed him for an unnecessary but fun ascent up to the summit. Our descent was much better and rather than go over the top of the Top, we bypassed that and headed for An Caisteal. What a brute of a thing it is. Once past this, the route up to 2nd Munro was relatively straightforward and afforded brilliant views over to Rhum, Eigg and proximal Gars-Bheinn. In itself, it looked a fine hill. We chilled out at the top, had a few photos then descended down into Coir a Ghrunnda. Daz, as true to his word stripped off and jumped into the loch for a swim. Scott commonly calls him 'Big Lad' but that would soon change as Darren rapidly emerged, feeling a new woman. I had got down to my briefs but could not bring myself to charge forth as I liked having just the one Adam's apple. Our return to the car was quick and most enjoyable. The Cuillin really are quite remarkable hills.