Newlyweds climb mountain in wedding outfits

By Sarah Ward via SWNS

Newlyweds climbed the most notorious peak in the UK wearing their wedding outfits.

Mark Lyons and wife Victoria tied the knot in an elopement ceremony on a beach.

The couple first met in 2010 and got engaged in the Atlas Mountains, Morocco, in March.

Back in 2018 they abseiled up the Inaccessible Pinnacle on Skye, Highlands and had happy memories of it.

The rock formation is the hardest Munro to climb and the only one which requires abseiling.

It is considered the 'holy grail' for climbers.

They got hitched in an elopement ceremony on Glen Brittle beach just below the Cuillin mountains and the next day, July 18, decided to climb the Inn Pin a second time, accompanied by their wedding photographer.

They hiked 3,000 feet up the Sgurr Dearg Munro carrying their outfits, with photographer Becy Stabler.

The couple got changed below the Inaccessible Pinnacle, and scaled the rocky summit wearing climbing helmets, before jetting off to Portugal for a campervan honeymoon.

Mark, from the Scottish Borders, said: "We were married in Glen Brittle just below the Cuillin mountains and due to our special memories of the original climb we decided to revisit in our wedding attire the following day.

"Glen Brittle beach is such a spiritual place held between the Cuillin mountains and the Sea of Hebrides.

"The day was manifested with beautiful atmospheric conditions, sun and mist and a light breeze helped keep the midges at bay.

"The Inaccessible Pinnacle sits over 3,000 feet up on the Sgurr Dearg Munro so we hiked and scrambled for over two hours carrying a heavy load of climbing equipment, ropes, a wedding dress and a suit up the side of the mountain.

"The mountain climb was spectacular, the mountain held us and gave us an amazing show all the way to the top.

"On the Inaccessible Pinnacle there was a handful of fellow climbers, one of whom took the photo that started all the interest.

"The love and all the congratulations that came with this is beautiful and we thank everyone for their best wishes."

The climbing started on the Inaccessible Pinnacle, a large rock spur sat on the very top of Sgurr Dearg.

Mark added: "The wedding dress and suit held up well until we had an impromptu swim in the loch sat in Coire Lagan on the walk out.

"The climb would never have happened if we weren’t perfectly happy we could do it safely in the conditions that were given and our use of the necessary safety equipment carried.

"We would climb the Inn Pin again but will never repeat it dressed up.

"Naked maybe?"