In reply to UKC/UKH Articles:
Hi all, I asked Rob Woodall to help clear things up, as I was getting pretty confused by the many variations, routes and names for rounds. Here's what he told us:
"A bit like with the Bob Graham, there's a lot of history, and a lot of big days out in the Skye Cuillin have likely gone unrecorded.
Clive Rowlands as I understand it, added three Red Cuillin tops to the Greater Traverse. For convenience I've called this the Sligachan Horseshoe. Clive may have been the first to do it, taking 31 hours including a 3hr bivvy. Various other folk have done it, as it's a pretty logical extension, several completing in under 24 hours. Clive's son Will Rowland did it in 2021, IN WINTER, possibly including Pinnacle Ridge. I've just come across this interview with Will which I've yet to listen to https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/go-mountain-goats/episode-7-winter-gre...
The Cuillin Round adds to the Horseshoe the following tops: Sgurr Sgumain, Knights Peak, Sgurr na h-Uamh, Belig and Sgurr nan Each, Sgurr na Stri and Druim Hain, making a circuit. As far as I know, I was first to do this. Yiannis Tridimas added Sgurr a' Bhasteir ; James Gibson did the extended version too, in a new record time.
The TransCuillin also adds the remaining Red Hills east to Broadford, ie Glas-Bheinn Mhor, Beinn na Cro and the Beinn na Caillich group, also Ruadh Stac west of Garbh Bheinn; these represent a big additional effort. James Gibson is the only known completer. The timing is from Gars-bheinn in the west to Beinn na Caillich in the east. James completed in under hours (23:13)."