Britain's Narrowest Ridge Hike: Conquering the Cuillin Ridge In Winter

Join me, Willem, David and Rab, on an epic winter adventure as we take on a sections of Britain's most beautiful and challenging ridge hike: the iconic Cuillin Ridge on the Isle of Skye.

This circular hike started and finished at Glen Brittle Youth Hostel and saw us summiting three incredible Munros: Sgurr na Banachdich, Sgurr a' Ghreadaidh, and Sgurr a' Mhadaidh.

The Cuillin Ridge is not for the faint-hearted or inexperienced hikers. This hike is extremely technical and exposed, taking us across the narrowest and most difficult ridge in the UK, where every step demanded skill, precision, and focus. With icy conditions and stunning winter scenery, this was an unforgettable experience, but one that required the right skillset, knowledge, gear, and favourable weather to undertake safely.

If you're considering tackling this awe-inspiring ridge, or just want to experience the beauty and intensity of this world-class route, make sure you have the skillset, equipment , and knowledge to do so. If in doubt, hire a guide or give it a miss.

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[FitforAdventure]

This is awesome mate - I could watch footage of that ridge all day, it's the best 😍

[cazza]

Beautifully shot. Stunning views all around.

[WillemExplores]

So good I watched it twice, what a day we had bro!

[neilchugani]

Absolutely awe inspiring! What an epic day, brilliantly captured. Such majestic panoramas. Thank you for this Chris 🙏🏼

[whigwood]

Thankyou so much for this. I doubt if, at the age of 78, I'll be able to bag these views for myself now, so your terrific drone footage, esp. in full screen, is going some small way to show me what I've missed.

[summitwithstevie]

Lovely video there mate.
It's a special place and you caught it in all It's glory .
Great conditions for you although some of those ridges looked a bit more narrow with the white stuff on them 😮.
I done them in summer over 4 days and it brought back some memories.
Good drone footage with good music to match 👌

[scottrobinson]

Music is by Ben Winwood with the track Scottish Highlands if anyone is wondering. Thank you for producing an awe-inspiring video Chris. You have captured the stunning views majestically. Excellent work.

[scot]

Brilliant video. What a day you all had. Brought back many happy memories for me. First climbed on the Cuillins in 1970. Did the whole ridge in one push in 1979. Glad to see there are young guys like yourself still getting out there.

[ScottishMunroJourney]

Cracking Video Chris, doesn’t get much better than that! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[geoffreysutton]

Love your enthusiasm, Chris, and your Gaelic pronunciation. Terrific!

[ervinslens]

What a beautiful scenery man! Majestic indeed, you edited this masterfully!

[charlesrobert]

Superb video. The ridge looked perfect with a light dusting.

[thepeakdistrictviking]

Stunning scenery, Skye is a special place. Great film!

[doorntreader]

It's never been that good when I've been up there. Fantastic!

[nopasaran]

Thank you for that, stunning photography, one of your last shots from Banachdich made the In Pinn look to be within touching distance!

[andy-astro]

Good stuff lads, nothing quite like the Cuillins on a beautiful day.

[Johnmell]

Great video footage, I could never do this, what an amazing achievement, all of you!!

[lesguersten]

Well done, great film. Left it a bit late to get down hey...

[scottishmaninavan]

What a day we had ma man! Absolutely brilliant vlog, loved watching it all back through your lenses 💪😎

[phillipwilliams]

Amazing Chris.Well done for showing us.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿