Cuillin

New Danny MacAskill video captures daredevil descent of The Slabs on Skye

A new video from daredevil mountain biker Danny MacAskill is always worth a watch and his latest production is no exception.

28 January 2021

Cuillin record runner Finlay Wild reveals artistic side with Kaleidoscape show

He’s better known as the man who broke the three-hour record for running the whole Skye Cuillin ridge, but Finlay Wild has revealed an artistic side to his talents.

11 February 2016

Police say missing Cuillin walker Thierry Coffie has been found

A walker missing in the Cuillin range on the Isle of Skye has been found. Police Scotland said that French visitor Thierry Coffie was traced on Wed...

13 August 2015

Skye death-fall leader Graham Paterson 'had no formal qualification'

The body that oversees mountaineering qualifications in the UK has revealed that the man who died on the Skye Cuillin two years ago while leading a novice had no formal qualification.

20 December 2014

Watch The Ridge as Danny MacAskill tackles the Cuillin ridge by bike

It’s reckoned by many to be the most difficult scrambling ridge in the UK, and is approached with trepidation by many walkers.

03 October 2014

Blàbheinn path restoration project wins £24,000 cash contest

Work will begin on restoring the path up a Hebridean mountain after success in a European competition secured £24,000 cash for the project.

01 April 2014

Police name John Hamer as walker who died in Skye Cuillin fall

Police have named the man who died 10 days ago on the Skye Cuillin range. The body of John Hamer, 66, of Hayton, near Brampton, Cumbria, was found ...

04 October 2013

Search underway for missing walker on Skye Cuillin range

A major search is underway for a walker missing on the Isle of Skye. The man, in his 60s, was reported overdue from a trip to the Cuillin range yes...

25 September 2013

Hillrunner Finlay Wild breaks record for Cuillin Traverse on Skye

A Scottish hillrunner has broken the record for one of the biggest mountain challenges in Britain. Lochaber Athletic Club member Finlay Wild comple...

17 June 2013

Man critical after 'significant' fall on Cuillin range on Skye

A man was airlifted to hospital after suffering serious injuries in a fall on the Isle of Skye. Members of the Skye Mountain Rescue Team spent nine...

15 August 2020

Three teams join nine-hour rescue of injured woman on Skye Cuillin range

Three mountain rescue teams worked through the night to bring to safety an injured woman who fell on a ridge on the Isle of Skye.

24 October 2015

Body of missing Skye tourist Kamai Yusuke found on Trotternish Ridge

The body of a missing holidaymaker has been found on a ridge on the Isle of Skye. Kamai Yusuke, 29, from Japan, had been reported missing after fai...

12 August 2015

'Regulate guides' suggestion after Graham Paterson Cuillin fall death

The Scottish Government should consider regulating mountain guides, a sheriff said. Sheriff Derek Pyle made the recommendation following a fatal ac...

16 December 2014

Exhausted walker airlifted from Ben Nevis

A walker was airlifted from Britain’s highest mountain after getting into difficulties. The woman was walking on Ben Nevis yesterday when she com...

11 September 2014

Hill sleuths demote munro top as Knight's Peak falls six inches short

Three hill sleuths tackled their hardest mountaineering task ever to cut a peak down to size. Amateur surveyors Graham Jackson, John Barnard and My...

13 November 2013

Skye Cuillin search teams find man's body in Coir’a’Ghrundda

Rescuers searching for a missing walker on the Isle of Skye have found a man’s body. The discovery was made in the Coir’a’Ghrundda area of th...

26 September 2013

Hill sleuths plan to measure Knight's Peak in 'hardest ever' survey

A trio of amateur hills sleuths are planning their most adventurous surveying trip so far. The men, who use professional-standard technology to mea...

14 August 2013

Search underway for Skye walker missing on Blàbheinn

A search is underway on a Hebridean island for a walker reported overdue. Police Scotland said the man was walking in the Blàbheinn area of the Sk...

07 April 2013

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