Clach Glas
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| Clach Glas | |
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 Clach Glas viewed from Blaven |
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| Elevation | 786 m (2579 ft) |
| Location | Cuillin, Scotland |
| Prominence | c. 91 m |
| Parent peak | Blaven |
| Topo map | OS Landranger 32 |
| First ascent | 1888, Charles Pilkington and party. |
| Easiest route | scrambling (Easy–Moderate) |
| OS grid reference | NG534221 |
| Listing | Corbett Top |
| Translation | Grey/blue stone (Scottish Gaelic) |
Clach Glas is a mountain on the Black Cuillin of Skye - its elevation is 2590ft (789m) and the name translates as The Grey Stone. It is often traversed as a sustained scrambling route to Blaven, mostly at a standard between Easy and Moderate, depending on the line followed (see Parker, routes 101 & 102). It is the penultimate mountain in the Greater Traverse of the Black Cuillin.
Ashley Abraham called it 'the Matterhorn of Skye', (a description which is often still used).
According to some sources the first ascent of the top was probably not until 1888 by Charles Pilkington and party.[1]
[edit] Reference
- ^ Jackson, Fred W. (1896). "Clach Glas, Skye". Scottish Mountaineering Club Journal 4 (1).
- Slesser M, (1975), The Island of Skye, SMC District Guide, ISBN 901516 96 1
- Parker, J. Wilson, (1983), Scrambles in Skye, Cicerone Press, ISBN 902 363 387
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