I remember scaling this peak with my friends Simon and Caroline. It was a great day...
A good description of the rock that it is made from, along with much of the Cuillins:
Most of the Black Cuillin rock is gabbro, a rough grey stuff that tears the skin but grips well. Intersecting it is blocky basalt, with smooth surfaces and a peach hue intensified by orange lichens. These visual charms, however, belie its treachery, for it becomes fiendishly slick when wet.I need to go back...

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