Ask anyone who's done both and they'll tell you the same thing. The Cuillin in summer and the Cuillin in winter are not the same mountain. Same ridges, same peaks, but your head runs a completely different game. In summer, Isle of Skye climbing feels friendly enough to make you careless. In winter, everything feels hard enough to make you freeze. Here's how that plays out on the hill, and what we actually work on with people before they step onto a winter ridge. Table of Cont