The Inaccessible Pinnacle Climb, Skye. What its like for a Munroer. The In Pinn. SELECT 1080p HD.

The Lowdown on the In Pinn. The toughest of the Munros. Mon 11th June, 2018.
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00:00 Guide, Scott, solo climbs the East Ridge
00:46 The rope uncoils as I wait below
02:44 Time for me to go! Onwards and upwards!
06:33 Reach Scott, first pitch done. Phew!
08:23 Scott secures my position then solo climbs the 2nd pitch
09:06 Scott reaches the summit, I unclip my slings.
10:16 I start 2nd half of the ascent
12:53 The Summit. Handshakes!
13:21 Slight descent to abseil point
13:38 Prepare for the 18m abseil off
24:25 Scott starts his abseil, takes my photo.
25:04 I start my abseil
28:30 I'm down! Elation!
29:50 Walk up to (lower) ridge crest for a breather.
33:02 Descend to start point for rucksacks
33:23 Photographs

I am a walker with 203 Munros under my boots - but not a climber.
Go Pro chest cam running for the duration of the climb/abseil off.
This is what its like for a walker doing Munros.
First book your weather, then your mountain guide.
My guide, Scott, was top notch, one of the best.
Meet at the Glen Brittle Memorial Hut.
Leave room in your rucksack for a climbing harness and helmet.
Climb the West ridge of Sgurr Dearg, facing the hut.
Do some scrambling practice on your way up
Takes 2-2.5 hours to get upto 3000 feet and the In Pinn.
You will be hot and sweaty when you get up there.
First view is of the West ridge for the abseil off. Breathtaking!
5 mins descent to the start point for the ascent of the East Ridge.
Join the queue. I had a 20 min wait so put on your windproof top and hat to stop getting chilled.
Guide Scott goes up first trailing 40m of rope behind him.
Takes 5-10mins then he shouts me (can't see him) to start climbing.
Here we go, its squeaky bum time.
Up I go, steeply, good holds, just look at the centre of the two foot wide crest as I go up it.
5 mins to reach Scott who is waiting on a ledge and tied on to safety slings.
Scott ties me to the safety slings then carries on the second half of the climb, disappears out of sight.
Shouts me 5 mins later to continue climbing.
The crest gets narrower, cloud is swirling about, then suddenly I am at the summit with Scott. Elation!
Short descent to the abseil area. Connect the carabiner to the belay chain around the base of the tall block.
Scott connects my friction device then abseils off himself, takes two photos of me sat by the block, as he goes.
I go next, difficult to lean back, not natural, but that's the way to do it. 5 mins and I am on Terra Firma. Phew!
Absolutely elated but mentally and physically drained.
Descend the Sgurr Dearg slope back to the start point where we had left our rucksacks. The ravens hadn't been at them, fortunately.
Now for the 2nd Munro of the day, Sgurr Mhic Choinnich!

The two Munros took 8.5 hours with 4,022 feet of ascent.
Wonderful day, been building up to this over 20 years of Munroing.

The Isle of Skye.
Made from Mountains.
You will always want to go back.