In reply to Gordon Stainforth:
> The long side is scarcely Mod, without any technical difficulty – a literal ladder of (polished) jugs.
For a timid non-climbing walker (eg me), the crux just below the halfway stance can feel quite awkward. I managed the sections below and above this without any particular difficulty but found the high step up on a polished hold quite tricky and got stuck here for a few minutes, and I know of other walkerish types who have found this too.
In terms of the rope arrangements, there were four of us on one rope: a Skye MRT friend leading, then me next as the most wimpish, then two more competent non-climbing (but good scrambling) friends bringing up the rear. We did it in two pitches and there was room enough on the halfway stance although it got a bit cluttered here as a rather impatient guide arrived as well and started setting up his own slings etc.
Re other people's points about doing it early or late, you can also just get lucky. We arrived at the foot of the Pinn at something like 1.30pm on a sunny August Sunday and there was just one party (also of four) ahead of us. By the time we'd got geared up they were already at halfway, so we just got on with it. We'd arrived half-expecting to queue for an hour or so.