Hillwalking and mountain treking routes to Munro and Corbett hills in the Fannaich range above Loch Fannich and Fannich Lodge. Date recorded Grid Ref. This topic has been archived, and won't accept reply postings. Information is provided free of charge; it is each walker's responsibility to check it and navigate Great reading your report - amazingly clear pics - you could wait years for weather like that. Buachaille Etive Mor Walkhighlands. Meall Chuaich Munro mountain east of Dalwhinnie East of Dalwhinnie, Meall Chuaich is a rounded hill slightly tucked behind humps and hummocks but can be glimpsed when driving on the A9 or taking the Perth-to-Inverness train. Brilliant report! After losing around 300m of height you'll come to a more level area , start heading more northwards and down grassy wet ground to pick up a burn that flows to the Allt Coire a'Ghabhalach at around c500m. Curved Ridge is regarded as a classic hard scramble (Grade 3 - or Moderate rock-climb) - … Curved Ridge on Buachaille Etive Mor. Broad Buttress route on Buachaille Etive Mor . Cheers for the advice folks, hitting the ridge tomorrow and have decided to add Crowberry Ridge and Tower to the day, any of you guys tried this, is it easy to identify from the end of the ridge? Ben Hope Hiking routes up the most northerly Munro Ben Hope is the most northerly Munro, lying on the Moine Thrust. This is what I've been waiting for ever since my first time up Curved Ridge - great pics and the route shown on the mountain, so that I can show off to my husband! Walking buachaille etive beag map the route one of the best hikes for newbies to glen coe. Share your personal walking route experiences in Scotland, and comment on other peoples' reports. Walking can be dangerous and is done entirely at your own risk. 2 Munros in the Arrochar Alps – Íme is the highest summit in the range and Narnain its rocky neighbour. Hey guys doing the Curved Ridge on Stob Dearg this Monday. Broad Buttress is a Grade 2 scramble - easier than Curved Ridge. Curved Ridge on Buachaille Etive Mor. Aonach Eagach Ridge Buachaille Etive Mor by Curved Ridge Bidean by Lost Valley Horseshoe. To bag the two Munros takes a mere hike from Dundonnell of around 5 hours. Curved Ridge is the classic scramble on Buachaille Etive Mor, one of the most iconic mountains in Scotland. If writing a report or sharing your experiences from a route, please use the other boards. As you've noticed, the Buchaille is pretty steep: the most direct ascent which doesn't involve tech climbing is Curved Ridge [near Crowberry Ridge, which is probably on the map you looked at], but it's exposed; there's an ascent via Coire na Tuilach, that's an ascent of about 600m in 2 Km, but it holds snow into early Summer therefore the route can be tricky. Here are some more pictures of curved ridge showing some people on the tower. People are asked to stay at home except for essential purposes. What a fantastic report and a great way and day to bring up you half century. Anyone got any first hand experience of this, advice would be much appreciated. Gigantic jagged and seemingly unassailable it belongs in a mordor filming set for sheer drama. I may never be up there again (time's winged chariot and all that) but this is a great reminder of a day before digital cameras were the norm. Home » Munros » Central Highlands » Meall Chuaich. Guys, I hate exposure, I shy away from it. As I was looking for something that bit special for my 50th munro, the lure of Buachaille Etive Mor in Glencoe was too much for me to resist. Buachaille Etive Mor (large) Walk Route Map h143 Buachaille Etive Mor (Stob Dearg) from ... Buachaille Etive Mor. After we complete the ridge is it possible to continue to the summit of Carn Dearg and Ben Nevis? I doubt I would ever manage that route, but its lovely to see and experience it albeit in lovely photos, congrats on your 50th, a fantastic and encouraging (for me) report. When you get to the cairn at the end of the ridge it is the big tower in front of you. Thats great, I'm not going all that way without a summit, Fort Wiiliam is 2 and a half hours from me!. Those bairns are putting me to shame. It is the natural end of crowberry ridge of which rannoch wall sits. CURVED RIDGE - NEW LOOSE ROCK DANGER! Walkhighlands advises that the route along the ridge from the south-east avoids fearsome scree slopes on the flanks of the mountain. Hi, I read that the start of Curved Ridge Glencoe is tricky to find, does anyone have a good description of how to find it, or a gps reading for the start? In normal conditions Curved Ridge is an easy rock climb . via. Curved Ridge. Pretty much at the extent of my scrambling competence, although there was a harsh wind blowing and a few bits where the rock was still drying. Much chossier higher up than expected. iangpark: 29/08/2020: South glencoe traverse: Ruth: 26/08/2020: Both Buachailles in a single day: Altnafeadh - BEB car park - Stob Coire Raineach … Buachaille Etive Mor mountain … using a map and compass. The Aonach Eagach ridge is considered to be one of the finest ridge traverses on the UK mainland, but is for the confident scrambler only. Buachaille Etive Mòr (Scottish Gaelic: Buachaille Èite Mòr, meaning "the herdsman of Etive"), generally known to climbers simply as The Buachaille, is a mountain at the head of Glen Etive in the Highlands of Scotland. This ridge encloses Coire Thollaidh, in which the River Finnan has its source. Click for details, by audreywaugh » Thu Jun 03, 2010 9:11 am, by Paul Webster » Thu Jun 03, 2010 10:21 am. I love that feeling of achievement when you appear out of nowhere lol. Entry no. via. Curved Ridge. Pretty much at the extent of my scrambling competence, although there was a harsh wind blowing and a few bits where the rock was still drying. Much chossier higher up than expected. iangpark: 29/08/2020: South glencoe traverse: Ruth: 26/08/2020: Both Buachailles in a single day: Altnafeadh - BEB car park - Stob Coire Raineach … Sgurr Alasdair is the highest peak on the Black Cuillin and a slight detour from the main ridge. There is … Winter sunsets on the snow-clad peaks are amazing ! Return to 'Sassenach's Cairn' on Beinn Dorain's north top, then turn east following a wide ridge heading towards Meall Garbh. 3 – (NG 46844 25223) This is where the fun begins. Hey Milesy we got on great. CURVED RIDGE UPDATE. - Info from Andy Nelson Glencoe MRT Leader: “A mountain rescue on Curved Ridge today as a result of loose rock. Meall Chuaich - Munro mountain east of Dalwhinnie. Buachaille Etive Mor Prints For Sale By Mountain Landscape The mountain forms a ridge combined with four other peaks that stretches for almost 5 miles with the river etive flowing wildly around its perimeter. Buachaille Etive Mor via Curved Ridge - 50th & 51st munros, http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=8599&hilit=idiots+guide+curved, Re: Buachaille Etive Mor via Curved Ridge - 50th & 51st munros. Another alternative could be climbing Buachaille Etive Mor, one of the most iconic of Scottish mountains, by the classic scramble up Curved Ridge. The ... Sgùrr Thuilm has three distinct ridges: the curved western ridge connects it to Sgùrr nan Coireachan; the northeastern ridge runs into Glen Peann via a subsidiary top Meall an Fhir-eoin; and the southwestern ridge, named Druim Coire a' Bheithe, drops to Glenfinnan Lodge. The easiest way to negotiate this section is a large chimney which is about 50m left (north) of the crest and has a convenient traversing ledge running along to its base. Only made one route finding mistake near the Rannoch Wall but this was because we failed to cross the gully at the right point. Crowberry ridge itself cant really be added in as it runs parallel. Will need to pluck up the courage to do this now!! Left for curved ridge, right for the tourist route: From memory, the route taken up Stob Dearg, the gap near the top is where the route goes behind the Crowberry tower: You gain a lot of height before even getting to the scree bit! Andy . Once there, curved ridge runs parallel left to the wall with a gully seperating them on your right. Although less well known than the neighbouring, celebrated peak of Foinaven (this peak is almost a Munro), Arkle is a magnificent mountain in its own right with a fine, curved ridge of shattered quartzite. You can do the tower though. Cracking video, i felt a bit uneasy every time you pointed the camera over the edge, Great report. Sunday 24th July 2011 was one of those days, you just knew that you could have picked any mountain in West of Scotland and the weather would be superb. Buachaille Etive Mor Weather (Days 0-3): The weather forecast for Buachaille Etive Mor is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morningFreeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Fri afternoon)Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, near gales from the W by Sun afternoon). Added the remaining videos now which show the ridge walk to the 2nd munro and have all of my photos included. By Steven Fallon An Teallach, meaning 'the Forge' is the dramatic and imposing sandstone mountain south-west of Ullapool. The Fionn Choire Horseshoe Scurr Nan Gillean by Pinnacle Ridge Cuillin Ridge Traverse Blaven and Clach Glas Traverse. I believe it is supposed to be dry at least. Feature / Observations / Survey Recorded by Status Subpoint Latest review; 10971: 04/10/2015: NN 19073 52558 : F: Cairn next to shelter DSM There are some great resources out there to help you plan, amongst those are We went on Friday, took a while to find the correct route onto the ridge but then headed on up. Follow the ridge eastwards over a few small rock towers before the main wall of the west ridge thrusts up in front. Thank you! / Curved ridge start: New Topic Reply to Topic. Hopefully the weather will hold up. The mountain forms a ridge combined with four other peaks that stretches for almost 5 miles with the river etive flowing wildly around its perimeter. 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