Joe is our guide for 4 days as we attempt to climb the Cuillins in Skye. He's a great guy - chatty, clever, attentive and above all, he explains all the safety aspects well when it comes to using ropes and abseiling - a first for us. The weather is being very kind so far. My only complaint is that a raven stole my lunch out of my rucksack when we left the rucksacks behind to scale the summit of Sgurr Nan Gillean. 3 new Munros in the bag yesterday and possibly 3 today.
@shutterbug49 We're loving it all. Our guide is great. The days are quite challenging, both from a physical aspect, but also mentally as we need to keep our eye on the ball, so to speak. We're not backpacking, but coming down to base every day. That means a lot of ascent and descent, but a comfortable night in between days on the mountains.
@christinav We could never have done this alone. Too technical. But wonderful when you have someone to show you the routes through the crags and 'airy' ridges, and help with the ropework. Not to mention the abseiling - something we'd never done.
Glad the weather is kind.
That cheeky little raven!